The buck stops here : the 28 toughest presidential decisions and how they changed history /: the 28 toughest presidential decisions and how they changed history. (2010)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Thomas J. Craughwell and Edwin Kiester, Jr.
• Other Names: Craughwell, Thomas J, 1956-; Kiester, Edwin
• Contents: Cover -- Title -- Dedication -- Contents -- Introduction -- CHAPTER 1 George Washington Puts Down the Whiskey Rebellion and Dooms the Federalist Party, 1794 -- CHAPTER 2 Thomas Jefferson Buys the Louisiana Territory and Doubles the Size of the United States, 1803 -- CHAPTER 3 James Monroe Creates the “Monroe Doctrine, â€? Keystone of U.S. International Policy, 1823 -- CHAPTER 4 James K. Polk Declares War against Mexico and Gains Western States and Control of Texas, 1846 CHAPTER 5 Millard Fillmore Opens Japanese Ports to Trade, Making the United States a Pacific Power, 1853CHAPTER 6 Abraham Lincoln Signs the Emancipation Proclamation, 1863 -- CHAPTER 7 Rutherford Hayes Ends Reconstruction by Withdrawing Federal Troops from the South, 1877 -- CHAPTER 8 Chester A. Arthur: The “Spoilsmanâ€? Who Reformed the Government, 1883 -- CHAPTER 9 William McKinley Annexes the Philippines and Makes the United States an Imperial Power, 1899 -- CHAPTER 10 Theodore Roosevelt: Guess Whoâ€?s Coming to Dinner, 1901 CHAPTER 11 Theodore Roosevelt Backs a New Government in Panama and Digs the Panama Canal, 1903CHAPTER 12 Theodore Roosevelt Puts the Environment on the National Agenda, Early 1900s -- CHAPTER 13 Theodore Roosevelt Sends the Great White Fleet around the World to Dramatize the United Statesâ€? New Role as a World Power, 1907â€?1909 -- CHAPTER 14 Woodrow Wilson Claims an American Place at the Table of World Power, 1917 -- CHAPTER 15 Franklin Roosevelt Establishes Social Security, the First National Safety Net for People with Disabilities and Seniors, 1935 CHAPTER 16 Franklin Roosevelt Takes a Step Toward World War II with the Lend-Lease Program, 1941CHAPTER 17 Franklin Roosevelt Signs the GI Bill of Rights and Transforms the Country Economically, Educationally, and Socially, 1944 -- CHAPTER 18 Franklin Roosevelt, The Atlantic Charter, and the Founding of the United Nations, 1945 -- CHAPTER 19 Harry Truman Opts for Armageddon, 1945 -- CHAPTER 20 Harry Truman and the Berlin Airlift: “We Stay in Berlin, Period!â€? 1948 -- CHAPTER 21 Harry Truman and Korea: “Itâ€?s Hell to Be President, â€? 1950 CHAPTER 22 Dwight Eisenhower and the Interstate Highway System: “Broader Ribbons Across the Land, â€? 1956CHAPTER 23 John F. Kennedy and the Bay of Pigs: “How Could We Have Been So Stupid?â€? 1961 -- CHAPTER 24 John F. Kennedy Announces the United States Will Put a Man on the Moon by the End of the Decade, 1961 -- CHAPTER 25 John F. Kennedy Resolves the Cuban Missile Crisis, Averting the Threat of a Nuclear War with the Soviet Union, 1962 -- CHAPTER 26 Lyndon Johnson Pushes through the Civil Rights Act, 1964
• Publisher Details: Beverly, Mass : Fair Winds Press
• Publication Date: 2010
• Extent: 1 online resource (335 pages), illustrations (some color), maps (some color)
• Subjects: 321.8/042; Presidents -- United States -- History; Presidents -- United States -- Case studies; Political leadership -- United States -- Case studies; POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Ideologies -- Democracy; Political leadership; Politics and government; Politics and government -- Decision making; Presidents; United States -- Politics and government -- Decision making; United States -- Politics and government -- Case studies; United States; Electronic books; Case studies; History
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781616738488; 1616738480
• Related ISBNs: 159233427X; 9781592334278
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 300-305) and index.; Note: Print version record.
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