The first photo presented to readers in "The President of the United States" is the scene of Lincoln's campaign debate with his opponent Douglas in 1858. On March 12, 1933, Roosevelt delivered a "fireside chat" and began to implement the "New Deal" in response to the economic crisis at that time; on December 7, 1941, the Japanese army attacked Pearl Harbor, and Roosevelt signed a document declaring war on Japan in the afternoon of the next day. When the Stars and Stripes were flying high on the fortress after the British bombardment, no one would have thought that the United States of America, which was originally established from 13 colonies, would become a superpower that would influence the world in the future.
As the most authoritative figure in this country, the President of the United States, from Washington, the "Father of the United States" to Lincoln who liberated black slaves, from Roosevelt who declared war on fascism in World War II to Kennedy who supported the Cold War, from Nixon who practiced "ping pong diplomacy" to Obama, a black man with a "fearless dream", over the past 200 years, as the owners of the White House, they have dominated and performed the history of the United States in their own way.
Here, there is not only the tenacity to pursue freedom, the frankness to promote individuality, but also the greed to seize profits, and the ambition to dominate the world... When we close the last page of this book and think about it, we will suddenly find that the pictures of these American presidents in front of us, these "people of the hour" with distinctive personalities, are not unrelated individuals, but a living American history!
Reader comments
I particularly like Roosevelt. His "New Deal" played a positive role in solving the economic crisis. However, I kind of hate Buchanan and feel like he didn't get much done while in office. The author is very good at stringing together the stories of so many presidents, allowing us to see a vivid American history. Recommend!
I particularly like Roosevelt. His "New Deal" played a positive role in solving the economic crisis. However, I kind of hate Buchanan and feel like he didn't get much done while in office. The author is very good at stringing together the stories of so many presidents, allowing us to see a vivid American history. Recommend!