Presidential Courage: Brave Leaders and how They Changed America, 1789-1989Documents crucial historical moments in each of the first forty presidencies during which the future of the United States has been dramatically affected by a bold executive decision, and offers insight into the factors that influenced the choices made byeach president. |
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Page 166
Whigs claimed that Jackson would try to avert censure by abolishing the House
and Senate by bayonet : if he tried it , two hundred thousand patriots ... Defending
the President , Tom Benton told the Senate that Clay was trying to avenge the “.
Whigs claimed that Jackson would try to avert censure by abolishing the House
and Senate by bayonet : if he tried it , two hundred thousand patriots ... Defending
the President , Tom Benton told the Senate that Clay was trying to avenge the “.
Page 513
They come over here trying to get a picture in front of the hospital and trying to
talk to the President when he may be on his deathbed . ” A doctor told White
House aides that Reagan was exhausted because he felt he should “ entertain
his ...
They come over here trying to get a picture in front of the hospital and trying to
talk to the President when he may be on his deathbed . ” A doctor told White
House aides that Reagan was exhausted because he felt he should “ entertain
his ...
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Soon the President faced a firestorm for breaking his own pox against such
bargaining . Incensed at the “ irresponsible press bilge , ” Reagan said he had
merely been trying to encourage Iranian moderates . He told his diary , “ The
media ...
Soon the President faced a firestorm for breaking his own pox against such
bargaining . Incensed at the “ irresponsible press bilge , ” Reagan said he had
merely been trying to encourage Iranian moderates . He told his diary , “ The
media ...
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| Title | Presidential Courage: Brave Leaders and how They Changed America, 1789-1989 Thorndike Nonfiction Thorndike Press Large Print Nonfiction Series Thorndike Press Large Print Popular and Narrative Nonfiction Series |
| Author | Michael R. Beschloss |
| Edition | large print |
| Publisher | Thorndike Press, 2007 |
| ISBN | 0786296739, 9780786296736 |
| Length | 804 pages |
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