PRESIDENTIAL COURAGE
Nine Brave Leaders and How They Changed America 1789-1989
By Michael Beschloss


     
 Summary/Analysis by Walter Antoniotti 2/20/24
 

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1) G. Washington made voters unhappy with the Jay Treaty and Taxes
 
6) FDR unpopular stance by planning for war, still reelected.
 
2) J. Adams avoided a Quasi-War with France  which cost him reelection.
 		 7) HT made tough decisions quickly-recognize the new sate of Israel
 
3) A. Jackson Took On Eastern Oligarchs to Serve Rural America.
 		 8) JFK push school integration despite potential political opposition.
 
4) A. Lincoln required freeing the slaves  as a condition of saving the Union. 9) R. Reagan hastened Cold War end with deficit spending.

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5) T. Roosevelt took on corporate RR trusts for consumers and farmers.