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defining moments of the modern presidents from Franklin Roosevelt to Donald Trump
Crises pose a challenge to leaders as no other tests they confront. In this comprehensive and timely book, veteran journalist Kenneth T. Walsh offers a probing look at how presidents from FDR to Trump dealt with crises they faced. Including domestic as well as international issues and assaults, this book stands apart from other accounts of presidents in crisis. Walsh is in search of lessons we can learn, and his findings focus on the presidential attributes and skills that matter most in trying times. This expertly crafted, elegantly written book is appropriate for a variety of college courses and will find its way onto the reading lists of ambitious politicians and interested citizens alike.
Introduction -- Abraham Lincoln : the nation's worst crisis -- Franklin D. Roosevelt : the Great Depression -- Harry Truman : the battle with Douglas MacArthur -- Dwight Eisenhower : the U-2 mission -- John F. Kennedy : the Cuban Missile Crisis -- Lyndon B. Johnson : the war in Vietnam and re-election -- Richard M. Nixon : the Watergate scandal and national disgrace -- Gerald R. Ford : the pardon -- Jimmy Carter : the Iranian hostage crisis -- Ronald Reagan : a matter of life and death -- George H.W. Bush : the Persian Gulf War -- Bill Clinton : impeachment and scandal -- George W. Bush : 9/11 and the global war on terror -- Barack Obama : ending the "Great Recession" -- Donald Trump : a new era of perpetual crisis -- Epilogue.
Includes bibliographical references and index.