Baptism by fire
eight presidents who took office in times of crisis
Crisis management
Political leadership
Presidents, united states
Presidents
Biographies
Biography
History
Presidential historian Mark Updegrove looks at eight U.S. presidents who inherited unprecedented crises immediately upon assuming the reigns of power. **George Washington** led a fragile and fledgling nation while defining the very role of the presidency. When **Thomas Jefferson** entered the White …
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