Presidential Leadership

by RAGONE, NICKVELSHI, ALI

• ISBN13: 9781616142377
• ISBN10: 1616142375
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2011-02-01
• Publisher: Prometheus Books

Summary

A contributor to US News & World Report.com, examines major decisions of the presidency and the stories behind them. He brings the presidency and its big decisions to life with his unique storytelling and highlights the lessons to be learned.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. 9
Foreword	p. 11
Introduction	p. 13
Washington Puts Down the Whiskey Rebellion	p. 17
Thomas Jefferson Purchases the Louisiana Territory	p. 33
Andrew Jackson Rejects Nullification	p. 47
Lincoln Signs the Emancipation Proclamation	p. 67
Teddy Roosevelt Builds the Panama Canal	p. 89
Woodrow Wilson and the League of Nations	p. 111
Franklin Roosevelt and the Lend-Lease Program	p. 129
Truman Drops the Bomb	p. 155
Truman Fires MacArthur	p. 173
Eisenhower, Kennedy, and the Race to the Moon	p. 187
Lyndon Johnson and Civil Rights	p. 207
Richard Nixon Visits China	p. 225
Ford Pardons Nixon	p. 241
Reagan and the Evil Empire	p. 257
Barack Obama Takes On Healthcare Reform	p. 271
Afterword	p. 283
Notes	p. 285
Index	p. 325
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