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3) Eisenhower
Author
Series
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Pub. Date
2006.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xii, 204 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Free Press
Pub. Date
2007.
Edition
First Free Press hardcover edition.
Physical Desc
xiv, 478 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Journalist Talbot sheds a dramatic new light on the tumultuous inner life of the Kennedy presidency and its stunning aftermath. The book begins on the shattering afternoon of November 22, 1963, as a grief-stricken Robert Kennedy urgently demands answers about the assassination of his brother, then shifts back in time, revealing the shadowy conflicts that tore apart the Kennedy administration, pitting the young president and his even younger brother...
Author
Publisher
Norton Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2021]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
158 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
"An accessible, informed, and timely biography of Lyndon Johnson that centers his life and presidency around the passage of the Voting Rights Act. Keenly known for both his triumphs and his failures, Lyndon B. Johnson was one of the most complex and compelling presidents in US history. Anne Quirk's biography alternates between chapters that follow LBJ's childhood in rural Texas learning politics from his parents, his time teaching Mexican American...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Economic hit men are the shock troops of what Perkins calls the corporatocracy, a vast network of corporations, banks, colluding governments, and the rich and powerful people tied to them. Perkins shares new details about the ways he and others cheated countries around the globe out of trillions of dollars. He reveals how EHM have become the dominant system of business, government, and society today. And he gives an insider view with specific actions...
Author
Publisher
Mariner Books
Pub. Date
[2022]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
309 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Barack Obama's chief speechwriter Cody Keenan shares an account of the ten most dramatic days of the presidency, when a hate-fueled massacre and looming Supreme Court decisions put the character of our country on the line, and a president's words could bring the nation together or tear it apart.
Author
Publisher
Basic Books
Pub. Date
[2012]
Physical Desc
xvi, 265 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
When Harry S. Truman left the White House in 1953, his reputation was in ruins. Tarred by corruption scandals and his controversial decision to drop nuclear bombs on Japan, he ended his second term with an abysmal approval rating, his presidency widely considered a failure. But this dim view of Truman ignores his crucial role in the 20th century and his enduring legacy, as celebrated historian Aida D. Donald explains in this incisive biography of...
Author
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"A new biography of Bunny Mellon, the style icon and American aristocrat who designed the White House Rose Garden for her friend JFK and served as a living witness to 20th Century American history, operating in the high-level arenas of politics, diplomacy, art and fashion. Bunny Mellon, who died in 2014 at age 103, was press-shy during her lifetime. With the co-operation of Bunny Mellon's family, author Meryl Gordon received access to thousands of...
Author
Publisher
Schwartz & Wade Books
Pub. Date
[2019]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xvi, 269 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"An anthology for young women by young women, featuring stories from ten inspiring young staffers who joined the Obama administration in their 20s with the hope of making a difference"--
Author
Publisher
PublicAffairs
Pub. Date
[2008]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xxiv, 239 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Black Americans have always relied on the oral tradition--storytelling, preaching, and speechmaking--to assert their rights and preserve and pass on their history and culture. In the pulpit, courtroom, or cotton field, they have understood the power of words, distinctively delivered, to educate and inspire. Vernon E. Jordan, Jr., one of the nation's finest speakers, imbibed this tradition as a young man and has given it his own unique inflection from...
Author
Language
English
Description
In 1985, Nelson Mandela, then in prison for 23 years, set about winning over the fiercest proponents of apartheid, from his jailers to the head of South Africa's military. First he earned his freedom and then he won the presidency in the nation's first free election in 1994. But he knew that South Africa was still dangerously divided. If he couldn't unite his country in a visceral, emotional way--and fast--it would collapse into chaos. He would need...
Author
Publisher
Convergent
Pub. Date
[2019]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xiii, 237 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Robert Brown's memoir takes readers behind the scenes of pivotal moments from the 20th century, where the lessons he learned at his grandmother's knee helped him reshape America. Called "a world-class power broker", Brown has been counselor to every U.S. president since J. F. K. Born into poverty in the 1930s, Robert was raised by his grandmother: "The best way to influence others is to be helpful," she told him. Fueled by lessons on humble, principled...
19) First ladies
Series
Publisher
HighBridge Audio
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
3 CDs (3.5 hr.) : digital, stereo ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
While the role of the First Lady has changed dramatically over the course of the nation's history, one thing remains constant-- Americans have always been fascinated by the wives of the Presidents. This collection features in-depth profiles of many of our beloved, inspiring, and, occasionally, enigmatic First Ladies.
Author
Publisher
Published in association with the Georgia Humanities Council, The University of Georgia Press
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
vii, 270 pages : illustrations ; 22 x 26 cm
Language
English
Description
Franklin Delano Roosevelt visited Georgia forty-one times between 1924 and 1945. This rich gathering of photographs and remembrances documents the vital role of Georgia's people and places in FDR's rise from his position as a despairing politician daunted by disease to his role as a revered leader who guided the country through its worst depression and a world war. A native New Yorker, FDR called Georgia his "other state." Seeking relief from the...
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