Baptism by fire
Subtitle: eight presidents who took office in times of crisis
By: Mark K. Updegrove.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Thomas Dunne Books
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 292
ISBN-13: 9780312388034
Subjects: Presidents -- United States -- History; Crisis management in government -- United States -- History; Political leadership -- United States -- History; Presidents -- United States -- Biography
Genres: Biography.
Description: 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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 273-278) and index.
Table of contents: title: George Washington : the first; title: Thomas Jefferson : "We are all Republicans, we are all Federalists"; title: John Tyler : the accidental president; title: Abraham Lincoln : "The Union is unbroken"; title: Franklin D. Roosevelt : nothing to fear; title: Harry S. Truman : "If  you pray, pray for me now"; title: John F. Kennedy : "The torch has been passed"; title: Gerald R. Ford : "Our national nightmare is over".