Presidential Courage: Brave Leaders and how They Changed America, 1789-1989Thorndike Press, 2007 - 804 pages From the author Newsweek called the nations leading presidential historian comes an inspiring narrative chronicling the crucial moments when a courageous president has dramatically changed the future of the United States. of full-color photos. |
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Page 65
... wrote , " I am sure the mass of Citizens in the United States mean well , and I firmly believe they will always act well whenever they can obtain a right under- standing of matters . " By sponsoring a treaty with Britain , he practiced ...
... wrote , " I am sure the mass of Citizens in the United States mean well , and I firmly believe they will always act well whenever they can obtain a right under- standing of matters . " By sponsoring a treaty with Britain , he practiced ...
Page 96
... wrote friends that like " every real patriot , " he felt Adams deserved the " tor- ments of the damned . " Insinuating that some French secret agent had blackmailed or bribed the President , Pickering wrote Hamilton , " I beg you to be ...
... wrote friends that like " every real patriot , " he felt Adams deserved the " tor- ments of the damned . " Insinuating that some French secret agent had blackmailed or bribed the President , Pickering wrote Hamilton , " I beg you to be ...
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... wrote and gave the Bible to the world . ... The Nazi Holocaust , which engulfed mil- lions of Jews , proved anew the urgency of ... lifting the Jewish people to equality in the family of nations . " At 6:11 P.M. in the White House ...
... wrote and gave the Bible to the world . ... The Nazi Holocaust , which engulfed mil- lions of Jews , proved anew the urgency of ... lifting the Jewish people to equality in the family of nations . " At 6:11 P.M. in the White House ...
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