Baptism by fire, eight presidents who took office in times of crisis, Mark K. Updegrove
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Baptism by fire, eight presidents who took office in times of crisis, Mark K. Updegrove
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 273-278) and index
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non fiction
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Baptism by fire
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Mark K. Updegrove
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eight presidents who took office in times of crisis
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Presents accounts of eight U.S. presidents who assumed office at times of crisis and how they met high-stakes challenges, from Lincoln's efforts on behalf of a divided nation and FDR's strategies during the Depression to Truman's inheritance of World War II and Kennedy's role in addressing the Cold War
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George Washington : the first -- Thomas Jefferson : "We are all Republicans, we are all Federalists" -- John Tyler : the accidental president -- Abraham Lincoln : "The Union is unbroken" -- Franklin D. Roosevelt : nothing to fear -- Harry S. Truman : "If you pray, pray for me now" -- John F. Kennedy : "The torch has been passed" -- Gerald R. Ford : "Our long national nightmare is over"
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