Presidential Chronicles

The Cuban Missile Crisis. The Berlin Wall. The Civil Rights Movement. The Great Society. The Vietnam War. Political Assassinations. Watergate. Presidential Resignation. The Nixon Pardon. Stagflation. These were indeed, Tumultuous Times. Volume VIII of Presidential Chronicles provides the context and history associated with each of these high-impact events as seen through the lives of the American Presidents responsible for dealing with each of these issues throughout the 1960s and the first half of the 1970s. Those presidents include: John Kennedy Lyndon Johnson Richard Nixon Gerald Ford Each of these men grew up during the Great Depression, volunteered to serve in the Navy during World War II, entered the United States Congress, and eventually made their way to the Oval Office. When in power, they dealt with the ongoing threats related to the Cold War with the Communists in the Soviet Union, a war in Indochina that fractured the country back home, the hard fought gains in the Civil Rights Movement, an uncertain economy, and a political scandal that led to the only presidential resignation in American history. The nation celebrated its bicentennial at the end of this period believing it had finally weathered the storm, beginning to regain a sense of optimism and trust that was a long-time coming after a grueling decade-and-a-half that challenged these men and their fellow citizens to their core. Presidential Chronicles – Volume VIII provides the stories and experiences of these four men and the country they were chosen to lead as they navigated through these Tumultuous Times. Tumultuous Times is the eighth full volume of biographies in David Fisher's series Presidential Chronicles - the series of books and videos on American history as seen through the lives of the Presidents of the United States. Author David Fisher provides robust yet concise biographies of every U.S. President in this unique multi-volume collection, revealing the essential elements of their lives in the contexts of their times. Fisher makes extensive use of first-person quotations to help convey the inner thoughts of his subjects, along with a broad collection of images to help bring these stories to life. Each of these biographies is also available as an individual E-Books or hard cover book in the Presidential Chronicles - Individual series.