Updegrove, Mark K. <br/><br/>
Baptism by fire :  eight presidents who took office in times of crisis / 
Mark K. Updegrove. 
 - 1st ed. 
 - New York :  Thomas Dunne Books,  2009. 
 - x, 292 p., [8] p. of plates :  ill. ;  25 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 273-278) and index. 
<br/><br/>George Washington : the first -- Thomas Jefferson : "We are all Republicans, we are all Federalists" -- John Tyler : the accidental president -- Abraham Lincoln : "The Union is unbroken" -- Franklin D. Roosevelt : nothing to fear -- Harry S. Truman : "If you pray, pray for me now" -- John F. Kennedy : "The torch has been passed" -- Gerald R. Ford : "Our long national nightmare is over". 
<br/><br/> 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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780312388034 (alk. paper) 0312388039 (alk. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2008033055 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. No.: </label>GBA8C6071  bnb 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: </label>014793954  Uk 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Presidents--History.--United States<br/>Crisis management in government--History.--United States<br/>Political leadership--History.--United States<br/>Presidents--United States--Biography.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>E176.1  / .U688 2009