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Reagan on Ending Wars: Ending the Cold War
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Reagan on Ending Wars: Ending the Cold War
President Reagan needed to make concessions in order to reduce the nuclear threat.
Nixon on Ending a War: Carpet Bombing
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Nixon on Ending a War: Carpet Bombing
Nixon decided to use force to end the Vietnam War with "the Christmas Bombing."
Nixon and Age: The Kennedy Style
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Nixon and Age: The Kennedy Style
The Nixon-Kennedy debates would forever change the way Americans chose their Presidents.
Truman's First Lady: Bess
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Truman's First Lady: Bess
The spotlight did not appeal to first lady Bess Truman.
FDR on Lying: Creating a Reason to Go to War
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FDR on Lying: Creating a Reason to Go to War
"I am perfectly willing to... tell untruths if it will help win the war," FDR said.
Carter on the Enemy: Revolutionary Iran
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Carter on the Enemy: Revolutionary Iran
Americans were held hostage at the US Embassy in Iran in 1979.
Truman on the Enemy: Sizing up Stalin
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Truman on the Enemy: Sizing up Stalin
Truman's first impression of Joseph Stalin was favorable.
FDR on the Enemy: Fear Itself
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FDR on the Enemy: Fear Itself
FDR's inaugural address filled the American people with confidence in their new leader.
Truman, FDR and Age: A Careful Choice for Vice President
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Truman, FDR and Age: A Careful Choice for Vice President
The focus was on the Vice Presidency during the 1944 Democratic National Convention.
Carter on Lying: Campaigning on Honesty
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Carter on Lying: Campaigning on Honesty
Carter campaigned on a platform on honesty at a time when the nation sorely needed it.
FDR on the Enemy: Imperial Japan
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FDR on the Enemy: Imperial Japan
On Dec 7, 1941, the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor. President Roosevelt was deeply shaken.
Carter's First Lady: Rosalynn
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Carter's First Lady: Rosalynn
Rosalynn Carter was a major figure in her husband's campaigns and policy meetings.
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