Download or read book Profiles in Courage written by John F. Kennedy and published by Black Dog & Leventhal Pub. This book was released on 1998-06 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes the courage and conviction demonstrated by some great Americans
Download or read book The Eisenhower Years written by Michael S. Mayer and published by Infobase Publishing. This book was released on 2009 with total page 1025 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 34th U.S. president to hold office, Dwight D. Eisenhower won America over with his irresistible I like Ike slogan. Bringing to the presidency his prestige as a commanding general during World War II, he worked incessantly during his two terms to ease the tensions of the cold war. Pursuing the moderate policies of Modern Republicanism, he left a legacy of a stronger and more powerful nation. From his crucial role in support of Brown v. Board of Education to the National Defense Education Act, The Eisenhower Years provides a well-balanced study of these politically charged years. Biographical entries on key figures of the Eisenhower era, such as Allen W. Dulles, Joseph R. McCarthy, and Rosa Parks, combine with speeches such as the Military Industrial Complex speech, the Open Skies proposal, the disturbance at Little Rock address, Eisenhower Doctrine, and his speech after the Soviet launch of Sputnik to give an in-depth look at the executive actions of this administration.
Download or read book Presidential Profiles written by Philip Secor and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2008-09 with total page 522 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presidential Profiles is a book that displays bright and colorful verbal pictures of the forty-two men who have led our country from George Washington to George W. Bush. Unlike many works about the presidents, this one is neither a large tome nor a complex study of presidential policies or historical themes arranged by more or less useful analytical categories. Philip Secor, and acclaimed author and historian, has provided here a useful comparative reference for the beginning student and, at the same time, a "good read" for the history buff. Although there are few footnotes and no extensive bibliography, there are a few books suggested for further reading on each president. Each profile seeks to answer four general questions: (1)What kind of person was (is) he in terms of appearance, temperament, personal habits and idiosyncracies? (2) What was his childhood and early life like and what did he do before becoming president? (3) What did he accomplish as president? (4) What did he do after leaving office and what was the manner of his death? Throughout, special emphasis is placed on personal and social relationships.
Download or read book Presidential Profiles written by and published by Profiles of the Presidents. This book was released on 2003-01-01 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Profiles of the Presidents - Whether they served as the father of our country, led the nation out of economic or political crisis, saved the Union, or simply led the nation, these leaders have been responsible for the development of the United States. These titles tell the stories of the people who have been president of the United States of America.
Download or read book Vice Presidential Profiles written by Philip Secor and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2013-04-19 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a companion to my Presidential Profiles, published in 2008. It provides short bigraphies on each of the thirty-three vice presidents who never bcame president. Most readers are familiar with those like John Adams and Thomas Jefferson who did rise to the presidency and so I have decided to write about those less well known. Because most of these vice presidents are virtually forgotten today and yet were very prominent and important figures in their time, I have subtitled the book: Our Forgotten Leaders. In each biographical sketch, the reader will learn about the childhood and youth of the subject, his educational background, his marraige and family life, his career before becoming vice president, his vicepresidency and his life after leaving office.
Download or read book Presidential Profiles written by John Sutherland Bonnell and published by Philadelphia : Westminster Press. This book was released on 1971 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thirty-six capsule biographies sum up the public events and the private presuppositons in the lives of the men who became Presidents of the United States.
Download or read book President Kennedy written by Richard Reeves and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2011-11-08 with total page 800 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: President Kennedy is the compelling, dramatic history of JFK's thousand days in office. It illuminates the presidential center of power by providing an indepth look at the day-by-day decisions and dilemmas of the thirty-fifth president as he faced everything from the threat of nuclear war abroad to racial unrest at home.
Download or read book Presidential Profiles Set written by Stephen F. Knott and published by Facts on File. This book was released on 2005-04-01 with total page 640 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presidential Profiles is a new series that highlights the administrations of the most recent U.S. presidents. Organized in an easy-to-use A-to-Z format, each volume focuses on a particular administration, including an introduction, a section of biographical entries, a chronology that spans the history of the administration, and much more. Extensive appendixes contain important documents such as inaugural addresses, important presidential speeches, tables listing the members of the White House staff, cabinet members, and members of Congress and the Senate. These timely, fact-filled compendiums are written for high school and college students and serve as wonderful resources for anyone interested in American government or these select presidents.
Download or read book Vanity Fair s Presidential Profiles written by Graydon Carter and published by Abrams Books. This book was released on 2010-02 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Commentaries by "Vanity Fair" contributors offer a revealing chronicle of America's presidents, from George Washington to Barack Obama, offering a combination of history, biography, politics, and gossip.
Download or read book Presidential Administration Profiles for Students written by Kelle S. Sisung and published by Gale Cengage. This book was released on 2000 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines the careers, campaigns, administrations, vice presidents, advisors, issues, and impact of American presidents from Washington through Clinton.
Download or read book The Clinton Years written by Shirley Anne Warshaw and published by Infobase Publishing. This book was released on 2014-05-14 with total page 545 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Comprehensive and easy to navigate, "The Clinton Years" gives readers a full perspective of Bill Clinton's presidency, from his successful economic policies to his relations with Monica Lewinsky. This comprehensive A-to-Z reference contains more than 250 biographical entries examining the main politicians and foreign leaders during the administration, and includes a number of primary source documents such as presidential speeches and executive decisions.
Download or read book Character written by Chris Wallace and published by Rugged Land Books. This book was released on 2004 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents a detailed account of sixteen crises in American history, the responses of the men who were President at the time, and the influence that their decisions and actions had on the subsequent course of American history.
Download or read book Profiles and Portraits of American Presidents written by Margaret Byrd Bassett and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Presidents written by Brian Lamb and published by PublicAffairs. This book was released on 2019-04-23 with total page 626 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The complete rankings of our best -- and worst -- presidents, based on C-SPAN's much-cited Historians Surveys of Presidential Leadership. Over a period of decades, C-SPAN has surveyed leading historians on the best and worst of America's presidents across a variety of categories -- their ability to persuade the public, their leadership skills, their moral authority, and more. The crucible of the presidency has forged some of the very best and very worst leaders in our national history, along with everyone in between. Based on interviews conducted over the years with a variety of presidential biographers, this book provides not just a complete ranking of our presidents, but stories and analyses that capture the character of the men who held the office. From Abraham Lincoln's political savvy and rhetorical gifts to James Buchanan's indecisiveness, this book teaches much about what makes a great leader -- and what does not. As America looks ahead to our next election, this book offers perspective and criteria to help us choose our next leader wisely.
Download or read book Powerfully Perplexing Presidential Profiles written by Rod Martinez and published by Histria Kids. This book was released on 2021-10-13 with total page 94 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Powerfully Perplexing Presidential Profiles is a fun fact/trivia book on our United States Presidents from George Washington to Donald Trump, written in a fun, witty style, to make learning entertaining and enjoyable. The book includes a never before published timeline linking two presidents at the same time somewhere in history. Whether you like American History or not, you will find a wealth of stories and facts to be shared that could spark conversation or debate at any party. After all, George Washingtons kids were the first to play on the White House lawn right... or were they? This book covers a vast array of presidential trivia and facts, making it a fun read for kids and adults alike.
Download or read book The George W Bush Years written by John Robert Greene and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume provides a detailed survey of George W. Bush and his administration.
Download or read book Presidential Performance written by Max J. Skidmore and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2014-06-24 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presidential rankings emerged in 1948 when Life Magazine published an article by the prominent historian, Arthur M. Schlesinger, Sr., who had selected 55 experts on the presidency and asked them to rank the presidents. He asked his respondents to rank presidents into categories of "Great," "Near Great," "Average," "Below Average" and "Failure." The result was a substantial article that attracted wide public attention. His work and similar studies have not escaped criticism, however. Many general works on the presidency have discussed presidential greatness and identified presidents who stood out for good or ill. There are likely unavoidable inadequacies in all ranking schemes, regardless of the complicated measures that many authors employ in their attempts to be "scientific." This book provides useful criticism of these presidential rankings. It is arranged chronologically, and discusses each presidential performance and each ranking study in detail. Perhaps it would be sufficient to say that most who held the office were right for their time.
