Michael Beschloss is a distinguished presidential historian and author whose work delves into pivotal moments in American leadership. He meticulously examines the decisions and personalities that have shaped the nation, offering readers insightful narratives. Beschloss is known for making complex historical events accessible and engaging, bringing the past to life with vivid detail. Through his influential writings and public commentary, he has established himself as a leading voice in presidential history.
An intimate look at a procession of American leaders as they took the nation into conflict and mobilized their country for victory. From James Madison and the War of 1812 to Lyndon Johnson and Vietnam, we see these leaders struggling with Congress, the courts, the press, their own advisers, and antiwar protesters
Brave Leaders and how They Changed America, 1789-1989
Documents crucial historical moments in each of the first forty-three presidencies during which the future of the United States has been dramatically affected by a bold executive decision, in an account that offers insight into the factors that influenced the most difficult choices made by each president. 250,000 first printing.
The Johnson White House Tapes, 1963-1964
Taking Charge, the first volume of The Johnson White House Tapes, is filled with revelations about the full-blooded Texan behind the public image. We hear LBJ telling who he thinks really killed JFK, creating the Warren Commission, staking his presidency on a revolutionary civil rights bill, scuttling Robert Kennedy's drive to be his Vice President, using the Tonkin Gulf attack to expand the American beachhead in Southeast Asia, and unveiling his private, tortured early doubts that we could ever win a war in Vietnam. By allowing us to hear LBJ as he applies the "Johnson treatment" to foes and friends, Taking Charge offers spellbinding insight into how the thirty-sixth President used power. Johnson flatters, provokes, and twists the arms of some of the dominant personalities of our times, including Robert Kennedy, Martin Luther King, Jr., J. Edgar Hoover, Robert McNamara, Katharine Graham and other leading media figures, members of Congress, and many others. We come to understand Johnson's complex, changing relationships with Lady Bird and the rest of his family, Jacqueline Kennedy, ex-Presidents Truman and Eisenhower, and members of his Cabinet and White House staff.
Historische gesprekken met Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr. 1964
Nooit eerder gepubliceerde interviews uit 1964 met de echtgenote van de in 1963 vermoorde Amerikaanse president: over hun privéleven, hun openbare optreden en historische gebeurtenissen tijdens diens presidentschap (1961-1963).
Roosevelt, Truman a zničení Hitlerova Německa 1941-1945 Úsilí americké zahraniční politiky a prezidentů Roosevelta a Trumana o porážku Hitlera a jejich plány na spravedlivé uspořádání poválečných poměrů. Důležité události 2. světové války, které vedly k porážce nacismu, se neodehrávaly pouze na frontách, ale zároveň při politických jednáních nejvyšších spojeneckých představitelů. Kniha líčí vývoj a proměny názorů americké administrativy na poválečné uspořádání Německa v letech 1941-1945. Dlouhodobým zájmem prezidentů Roosevelta a Trumana byla přeměna nacistického Německa v demokratický stát, který by neohrožoval svými mocenskými ambicemi stabilitu Evropy. Oba prezidenti přitom museli čelit radikálním názorům, např. plánu amerického ministra financí Henryho Morgenthaua na úplnou likvidaci německého průmyslu a přeměnu Německa v zemědělský stát. Kniha je napsána na základě odtajněných amerických, britských i sovětských dokumentů.
