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This resource uses primary documents and contextualizing essays to illuminate how America's presidents have responded to major tests of their leadership and approached their role and responsibilities in times of national crisis.
Presidents hold the attention of the public like no other political actor. In addition, because of their unique role in the constitutional system, presidents often take immediate, unilateral action in the face of national emergencies. Exploring key events, crises, and disasters through the lens of presidential responsiveness, this text reveals not only the larger historical context but also the authority of presidents in meeting the "felt necessities of the time," deepening readers' understanding of those touchstone events.
Comprehensive in temporal and topical scope, the book covers crises and disasters from the presidency of George Washington through Donald Trump's first two years in office. Important events covered include natural disasters, wars, assassinations, terrorist attacks, mass shootings, economic crises, riots, tragedies, and political scandals. Each event is explored through a primary document that reveals key dimensions of the presidential response to the crisis or disaster in question and contextual headnotes and essays that provide additional insights into the political, economic, and cultural contexts in which that event occurred and to which the president responded.
Contents
Introduction
Chronological List of Events
President George Washington Authorizes Military Intervention to Confront the Whiskey Rebellion, 1794
President James Buchanan Alludes to the Dred Scott Case in Inaugural Address, 1857
President Andrew Johnson Vetoes the Second Reconstruction Act, 1867
President Ulysses S. Grant Suspends Writ of Habeas Corpus in Parts of South Carolina, 1871
President Grover Cleveland Takes Action Regarding Violence toward Chinese Immigrants, 1886
President Grover Cleveland Intervenes in Pullman Strike, 1894
President Theodore Roosevelt Remarks on the Importance of Conservation, 1903
President Woodrow Wilson Endorses the Nineteenth Amendment, 1918
President Warren Harding Speaks to the Public about Prohibition, 1923
President Calvin Coolidge Orders Legislation Requiring Documentation from Immigrants, 1926
President Herbert Hoover Comments on the Bonus Army Investigation, 1932
President Franklin D. Roosevelt Discusses the New Deal in Fireside Chat, 1933
President Franklin D. Roosevelt Signs Conservation Act amid the Dust Bowl, 1936
President Dwight D. Eisenhower Sends Federal Support to Little Rock, Arkansas, 1957
President John F. Kennedy Outlines Civil Rights Act in Report, 1963
President Richard Nixon Answers Question about Kent State University Protest, 1970
President Gerald R. Ford Creates Emergency Immunization Program during Swine Flu Outbreak, 1976
President Jimmy Carter Addresses the Nation about Its Crisis of Confidence, 1979
President Ronald Reagan Fires Air Traffic Controllers on Strike, 1981
President Ronald Reagan Acknowledges AIDS Crisis, 1985
President Bill Clinton Remembers Oklahoma City Bombing Victims, 1995
President Bill Clinton Calls for Gun Control Legislation following Columbine Shooting, 1999
President Barack Obama Gives Remarks at Sandy Hook Interfaith Prayer Vigil, 2012
President Barack Obama Gives Update on the U.S. Response to Ebola Outbreak, 2014
President Barack Obama Remembers Michael Brown and Discusses Race, Class, and Criminal Justice Reform in the United States, 2015
President Donald Trump Takes Executive Action to Combat Opioid Crisis, 2017
President Donald Trump's Remarks on White Supremacist Rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, 2017
President James Monroe Discusses the Economic Crisis Facing the Nation, 1819
President Andrew Jackson Vetoes the Re-Charter of the Second National Bank, 1832
President Martin Van Buren Addresses Congress during the Economic Panic of 1837
President John Tyler Vetoes Bill to Create a National Bank, 1841
President James Buchanan Addresses Congress about the Nation's Economic Struggles, 1858
President Ulysses S. Grant Plans to Revitalize a Floundering Economy, 1875
President Grover Cleveland Promotes Importance of Financial Soundness, 1895
President Theodore Roosevelt Endorses Anti-Trust Measures, 1903
President Herbert Hoover Wrestles with the Stock Market Crash, 1930
President Herbert Hoover Signs the Norris-LaGuardia Act, 1932
President George H. W. Bush Outlines a Bailout to Address the Savings and Loans Crisis, 1989
President Bill Clinton Delivers Remarks on Government Shutdown, 1995
President Barack Obama Introduces Measures to Pull America Out of the Great Recession, 2009
President Barack Obama Gives Remarks on Government Shutdown, 2013
Donald Trump Links Illegal Immigration to Government Shutdown, 2019
President Benjamin Harrison Addresses the Nation about the Johnstown Flood, 1889
President Calvin Coolidge Addresses the Red Cross after the Mississippi Flood, 1927
President Lyndon B. Johnson Provides Federal Aid to Alaska after Earthquake, 1964
The White House Prepares a Moon Disaster Speech for President Richard Nixon, 1969
President Jimmy Carter Visits Three Mile Island Nuclear Plant Following Meltdown, 1979
President Jimmy Carter Visits Washington after Mount St. Helens Eruption, 1980
President Ronald Reagan Mourns the Loss of the Space Shuttle Challenger, 1986
President George H. W. Bush Gives Statement on Exxon Valdez Oil Spill, 1989
President George W. Bush Gives Remarks on Space Shuttle Columbia Disaster, 2003
President George W. Bush Tours Areas Damaged by Hurricane Katrina, 2005
President Barack Obama Discusses Status of Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, 2010
President Barack Obama Updates Nation on Hurricane Sandy Relief Efforts, 2012
President Donald Trump Tweets about U.S. Response to Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico, 2018
President Donald Trump Tweets about Wildfires in California, 2018
President Andrew Johnson Removes Edwin M. Stanton as Secretary of War, 1868
President Theodore Roosevelt Announces the Death of President William McKinley, 1901
President Woodrow Wilson Creates Committee on Public Information during Red Scare, 1917
President Harry Truman Fires General Douglas MacArthur, 1951
President Harry Truman Attempts to Discredit McCarthyism, 1952
President Lyndon B. Johnson Declares National Day of Mourning for President John F. Kennedy, 1963
President Lyndon B. Johnson Makes Statement about Assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., 1968
President Richard Nixon Announces Resignation after Watergate Scandal, 1974
President Gerald R. Ford Grants Pardon to Richard Nixon, 1974
President Ronald Reagan Denies Illegal Involvement in Iran-Contra Scandal, 1987
President Bill Clinton Gives Remarks Prior to Vote on First Article of Impeachment, 1998
President Donald Trump Makes Statement during United States-Russia Summit in Helsinki, 2018
President George Washington Issues Neutrality Proclamation in the War between England and France, 1793
President John Adams Wrestles over War with France after Passage of Alien and Sedition Acts, 1798
President Thomas Jefferson Responds to British Provocations during the Napoleonic War, 1807
President James Madison Calls All Citizens to Unite in Defense of the District of Columbia, 1814
President James Monroe Ratifies Missouri as a Slave State with the Missouri Compromise, 1821
President Andrew Jackson Praises the Indian Removal Act, 1830
President James Polk Prepares for War against Mexico, 1846
President Millard Fillmore Addresses Congress about the Compromise of 1850
President Franklin Pierce Intervenes in "Bleeding Kansas," 1856
President Abraham Lincoln Issues the Emancipation Proclamation, 1863
President Abraham Lincoln Delivers the Gettysburg Address, 1863
President Abraham Lincoln Ponders the Future of Slavery and Citizenship in America, 1863
President William McKinley Facilitates Occupation of the Philippines, 1898
President Woodrow Wilson Seeks Peace during World War I, 1918
President Franklin D. Roosevelt Declares War against Japan, 1941
President Franklin D. Roosevelt Gives State of the Union Address during World War II, 1944
President Harry Truman Drops Atomic Bomb on Hiroshima, Japan, 1945
President Harry Truman Nationalizes Steel Industry during Korean War, 1952
President Dwight D. Eisenhower Warns about the Implications of Russia's Sputnik Space Satellite, 1958
President Dwight D. Eisenhower Addresses the Press about U-2 Plane Incident, 1960
President John F. Kennedy Speaks about the Bay of Pigs Fiasco, 1961
President John F. Kennedy Warns Soviet Union about Actions in Berlin, 1961
President John F. Kennedy Gives Report on Cuban Missile Crisis, 1962
President Lyndon B. Johnson Vows Continued Support for South Vietnam in Letter to General Minh, 1964
President Lyndon B. Johnson Gives Report on Gulf of Tonkin Incident, 1964
President Jimmy Carter Gives Statement on Iran Hostage Crisis, 1979
President Ronald Reagan Addresses Bombing of U.S. Military Barracks in Beirut, 1983
President George H. W. Bush Discusses the Persian Gulf Crisis, 1990
President Bill Clinton Addresses Military Efforts in Somalia after Ambush in Mogadishu, 1993
President Bill Clinton Responds to Terrorist Attack on USS Cole, 2000
President George W. Bush Addresses the Nation after 9/11 Terror Attacks, 2001
President Barack Obama Makes Statement on Attack on U.S. Embassy in Benghazi, 2012
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