A review by judyward
Presidential Courage: Brave Leaders and How They Changed America, 1789-1989 by Michael R. Beschloss

4.0

Becoming president has changed many men and certainly the men included in this examination of presidential decisions made in the face of public opinion and political pressures. Examples of presidential courage range from Washington facing possible impeachment while trying to keep the U.S. out of a war with France, to Jackson's war against the Bank of the United States in 1832, to Reagan's decisions that helped to end the Cold War. Michael Beschloss makes this historical examination of presidential decision making read almost like a novel.