Baptism by fire : eight presidents who took office in times of crisis / Mark K. Updegrove.

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...

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Main Author: Updegrove, Mark K.
Language:English
Published: New York : Thomas Dunne Books, 2009.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Presidents > United States > History.
Crisis management in government > United States > History.
Political leadership > United States > History.
Presidents > United States > Biography.
Genre:
Biography.
Physical Description:x, 292 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • 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".