Franklin D.Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln: Competing Perspectives on Two Great PresidenciesAbraham Lincoln and Franklin D. Roosevelt are widely considered the two greatest presidents of the past two centuries. How did these two very different men rise to power, run their administrations, and achieve greatness? How did they set their policies, rally public opinion, and transform the nation? Were they ultimately more different or alike? This anthology compares these two presidents and presidencies, examining their legacies, leadership styles, and places in history. |
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... and are used only for identification and explanation without intent to infringe. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Introduction ...........................................................................................
... and are used only for identification and explanation without intent to infringe. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Introduction ...........................................................................................
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... Congress but were true leaders of the nation who so truly interpreted the needs and wishes of the people that they were supported in their great tasks. It seems to be written in our history that at some period in the lives of all of our ...
... Congress but were true leaders of the nation who so truly interpreted the needs and wishes of the people that they were supported in their great tasks. It seems to be written in our history that at some period in the lives of all of our ...
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... Congress whittled away at executive power; the second type were those who had used their constitutional powers to the full in order to do exactly what the nation wished them to do. When FDR appraised Hoover, he had TR's presidential ...
... Congress whittled away at executive power; the second type were those who had used their constitutional powers to the full in order to do exactly what the nation wished them to do. When FDR appraised Hoover, he had TR's presidential ...
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... Congress to reform the bench. "The number of Justices has been changed several times before, in the Administrations of John Adams and Thomas Jefferson—both signers of the Declaration of Independence—Andrew Jackson, Abraham Lincoln and ...
... Congress to reform the bench. "The number of Justices has been changed several times before, in the Administrations of John Adams and Thomas Jefferson—both signers of the Declaration of Independence—Andrew Jackson, Abraham Lincoln and ...
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... Congress. Never before have we had so many Copperheads-and you will remember that it was the Copperheads who, in the days of the War Between the States, tried their best to make Lincoln and his Congress give up the fight, let the Nation ...
... Congress. Never before have we had so many Copperheads-and you will remember that it was the Copperheads who, in the days of the War Between the States, tried their best to make Lincoln and his Congress give up the fight, let the Nation ...
Contents
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Comparative Political Leadership | 153 |
Teaching a Legacy | 213 |
Chronology | 247 |
Biographical Digest | 258 |
Selected Bibliography | 271 |
List of Contributors | 280 |
Index | 281 |
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