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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... believed that Wilson was the last great leader and that the present gray period might just last another ten years, unless a Democratic presidential aspirant were to be successful. Roosevelt was indignant that Lincoln belonged to that ...
... believed that Wilson was the last great leader and that the present gray period might just last another ten years, unless a Democratic presidential aspirant were to be successful. Roosevelt was indignant that Lincoln belonged to that ...
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... believed that President Lincoln had built a nation of villagers and the depression would be beaten, therefore, on the local level. Invoking Lincoln's image, Hoover dedicated the remodeled Lincoln tomb in Springfield that following June ...
... believed that President Lincoln had built a nation of villagers and the depression would be beaten, therefore, on the local level. Invoking Lincoln's image, Hoover dedicated the remodeled Lincoln tomb in Springfield that following June ...
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... believed that the richest and best in American literature could be traced to it, along with poetry, prose, painting, music, and oratory which the English Bible had offered guidance and inspiration. "In it Lincoln found the rounded ...
... believed that the richest and best in American literature could be traced to it, along with poetry, prose, painting, music, and oratory which the English Bible had offered guidance and inspiration. "In it Lincoln found the rounded ...
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... believed in the kind of liberty that we believe in—the great President who preserved the American Union." The words which FDR used were from Lincoln's speech to the Baltimore Sanitary Fair in 1864. "And I ask that you good people give ...
... believed in the kind of liberty that we believe in—the great President who preserved the American Union." The words which FDR used were from Lincoln's speech to the Baltimore Sanitary Fair in 1864. "And I ask that you good people give ...
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... believed that there are usually two general schools of political belief—liberal and conservative. In America, the system of party responsibility requires that one of its parties be the liberal party and the other be the conservative ...
... believed that there are usually two general schools of political belief—liberal and conservative. In America, the system of party responsibility requires that one of its parties be the liberal party and the other be the conservative ...
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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