Baptism by Fire : : Eight Presidents who Took Office in Times of Crisis

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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".
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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PUBLISHED
New York : Thomas Dunne Books, 2009.
Year Published: 2009
Description: x, 292 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Language: English
Format: Book

ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9780312388034
0312388039

SUBJECTS
Presidents -- History.
Crisis management in government -- History.
Political leadership -- History.
Presidents -- Biography.