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A national project to debrief the America experiment at 250 years. In Pursuit is a non-partisan, not-for-profit initiative of More Perfect.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower by Bret Baier (opens the original)
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“He hated and despised the smallness and pettiness of everyday politics,” Dwight D. Eisenhower’s press secretary once said of him.That remained true throughout Eisenhower’s two terms as the nation’s chief executive. Our 34th president didn’t operate like most politicians. He wasn’t interested in hyperpartisanship. He didn’t view politics as war. He knew war. And there too, in the blood and smoke of true combat, he displayed a thoughtfulness that was credited
Bess Truman by Anita B. McBride (opens the original)
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Elizabeth “Bess” Wallace Truman was the second lady for just eighty-two days when President Franklin Roosevelt died and Harry Truman was sworn in as president. Bess had no desire for her husband to become president, and she did not wish to become first lady. Most important to her was protecting her family’s privacy and the ability to retreat to their family home in Independence, Missouri, and avoid the press as much as possible. She had good reason–she was petrified that the public would find ou
Harry S. Truman by William McRaven (opens the original)
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In late April 1945, the war in Germany and Japan was still raging. Franklin D. Roosevelt, the man who had been President for 12 years, was gone. In his place was an untried, unsophisticated, former senator from Missouri who had been Vice President a mere 82 days. But, despite his inexperience, Harry S. Truman would prove to be one of the finest leaders in U.S. history, his decisions shaping the world for decades to come. The essence of Truman’s leadership was captured on a wooden sign displayed
Mary Lincoln's Fiery Trial (opens the original)
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The story of Mary Lincoln's life is often a tale of mental illness, frivolous spending habits, and a rocky marriage to husband, Abraham. But what if we have Mary all wrong? Colleen Shogan talks with author Lois Romano about Mary's difficult childhood, her tenure as First Lady during the Civil War, and her fight to reclaim her own life in widowhood. Read Lois Romano's essay on Mary Lincoln. Hosted by Colleen Shogan, Ph.D. Written and Produced by Jim Ambuske</strong
Eleanor Roosevelt by Hillary Rodham Clinton (opens the original)
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Challenges defined Eleanor Roosevelt’s public and private life. How she learned to confront fear shaped her understanding of politics and her commitment to democracy that left a lasting mark on the world.She witnessed the greatest crises of the twentieth century: two world wars, the Great Depression, the Holocaust, the creation of the atomic bomb, and the rise of the Cold War. She experienced the century’s greatest social challenges: the resurgence of the Ku Klux Klan and the rise of the civil r
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