The Presidency in Times of Crisis and Disaster: Primary Documents in Context
byBrian M. Harward, PhD, is professor and Robert G. Seddig Chair in Political Science at Allegheny College, in Meadville, PA.
20191115
ABC-CLIO
Pages | 328 |
Topics | Alt-Right March and Counter-Protests in Charlottesville, VA;Assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr.;Challenger Explosion;The Civil War;Cuban Missile Crisis;Great Depression;Hurricane Katrina;Johnstown Disaster;Sandy Hook School Shooting;September 11 Terrorist Attack;Trail of Tears |
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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.
• Provides readers with an understanding of the dynamics that shaped presidential responses to crises and disasters in American history• Allows readers to hear directly from presidents during times of national crisis, uncertainty, and mourning through primary documents
• Provides important information about the circumstances and settings in which the presidents made their statements to the American people (and the wider world) in contextual headnotes for each primary source
• Contextualizes the extent and limits of presidential authority and influence in times of national crisis, scandal, disaster, or tragedy in introductory essays from the author
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Table of Contents
The Presidency in Times of Crisis and Disaster: Primary Documents in Context
Author(s): Brian M. HarwardContributors: Harward, Brian;Abstract: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.
• Provides readers with an understanding of the dynamics that shaped presidential responses to crises and disasters in American history• Allows readers to hear directly from presidents during times of national crisis, uncertainty, and mourning through primary documents
• Provides important information about the circumstances and settings in which the presidents made their statements to the American people (and the wider world) in contextual headnotes for each primary source
• Contextualizes the extent and limits of presidential authority and influence in times of national crisis, scandal, disaster, or tragedy in introductory essays from the author
Editor(s): Harward, Brian;SortTitle: presidency in times of crisis and disaster: primary documents in contextAuthor Info:Brian M. HarwardeditorBrian M. Harward, PhD, is professor and Robert G. Seddig Chair in Political Science at Allegheny College, in Meadville, PA.
eISBN-13: 9781440870897Cover Image URL: ~~FreeAttachments/9781440870897.jpgPrint ISBN-13: 9781440870880Imprint: ABC-CLIOPages: 328Publication Date: 20191115- Cover Cover11
- Title page iii4
- Copyright iv5
- Contents v6
- Introduction xi12
- Chronological List of Events xix20
- Chapter 1: Challenges to Domestic Tranquility 126
- President George Washington Authorizes Military Intervention to Confront the Whiskey Rebellion, 1794 732
- President James Buchanan Alludes to the Dred Scott Case in Inaugural Address, 1857 934
- President Andrew Johnson Vetoes the Second Reconstruction Act, 1867 1439
- President Ulysses S. Grant Suspends Writ of Habeas Corpus in Parts of South Carolina, 1871 1843
- President Grover Cleveland Takes Action Regarding Violence toward Chinese Immigrants, 1886 2045
- President Grover Cleveland Intervenes in Pullman Strike, 1894 2348
- President Theodore Roosevelt Remarks on the Importance of Conservation, 1903 2550
- President Woodrow Wilson Endorses the Nineteenth Amendment, 1918 2853
- President Warren Harding Speaks to the Public about Prohibition, 1923 3156
- President Calvin Coolidge Orders Legislation Requiring Documentation from Immigrants, 1926 3560
- President Herbert Hoover Comments on the Bonus Army Investigation, 1932 3863
- President Franklin D. Roosevelt Discusses the New Deal in Fireside Chat, 1933 4469
- President Franklin D. Roosevelt Signs Conservation Act amid the Dust Bowl, 1936 5075
- President Dwight D. Eisenhower Sends Federal Support to Little Rock, Arkansas, 1957 5277
- President John F. Kennedy Outlines Civil Rights Act in Report, 1963 5479
- President Richard Nixon Answers Question about Kent State University Protest, 1970 5782
- President Gerald R. Ford Creates Emergency Immunization Program during Swine Flu Outbreak, 1976 5883
- President Jimmy Carter Addresses the Nation about Its Crisis of Confidence, 1979 5984
- President Ronald Reagan Fires Air Traffic Controllers on Strike, 1981 6691
- President Ronald Reagan Acknowledges AIDS Crisis, 1985 6893
- President Bill Clinton Remembers Oklahoma City Bombing Victims, 1995 6994
- President Bill Clinton Calls for Gun Control Legislation following Columbine Shooting, 1999 7095
- President Barack Obama Gives Remarks at Sandy Hook Interfaith Prayer Vigil, 2012 7398
- President Barack Obama Gives Update on the U.S. Response to Ebola Outbreak, 2014 77102
- President Barack Obama Remembers Michael Brown and Discusses Race, Class, and Criminal Justice Reform in the United States, 2015 80105
- President Donald Trump Takes Executive Action to Combat Opioid Crisis, 2017 81106
- President Donald Trump’s Remarks on White Supremacist Rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, 2017 83108
- Chapter 2: Economy and Livelihoods 87112
- President James Monroe Discusses the Economic Crisis Facing the Nation, 1819 94119
- President Andrew Jackson Vetoes the Re-Charter of the Second National Bank, 1832 95120
- President Martin Van Buren Addresses Congress during the Economic Panic of 1837 97122
- President John Tyler Vetoes Bill to Create a National Bank, 1841 104129
- President James Buchanan Addresses Congress about the Nation’s Economic Struggles, 1858 108133
- President Ulysses S. Grant Plans to Revitalize a Floundering Economy, 1875 110135
- President Grover Cleveland Promotes Importance of Financial Soundness, 1895 112137
- President Theodore Roosevelt Endorses Anti-Trust Measures, 1903 117142
- President Herbert Hoover Wrestles with the Stock Market Crash, 1930 120145
- President Herbert Hoover Signs the Norris-LaGuardia Act, 1932 125150
- President George H. W. Bush Outlines a Bailout to Address the Savings and Loans Crisis, 1989 127152
- President Bill Clinton Delivers Remarks on Government Shutdown, 1995 129154
- President Barack Obama Introduces Measures to Pull America Out of the Great Recession, 2009 132157
- President Barack Obama Gives Remarks on Government Shutdown, 2013 134159
- Donald Trump Links Illegal Immigration to Government Shutdown, 2019 139164
- CHAPTER 3: Natural and Technological Disasters 143168
- President Benjamin Harrison Addresses the Nation about the Johnstown Flood, 1889 148173
- President Calvin Coolidge Addresses the Red Cross after the Mississippi Flood, 1927 149174
- President Lyndon B. Johnson Provides Federal Aid to Alaska after Earthquake, 1964 154179
- The White House Prepares a Moon Disaster Speech for President Richard Nixon, 1969 156181
- President Jimmy Carter Visits Three Mile Island Nuclear Plant Following Meltdown, 1979 157182
- President Jimmy Carter Visits Washington after Mount St. Helens Eruption, 1980 159184
- President Ronald Reagan Mourns the Loss of the Space Shuttle Challenger, 1986 162187
- President George H. W. Bush Gives Statement on Exxon Valdez Oil Spill, 1989 165190
- President George W. Bush Gives Remarks on Space Shuttle Columbia Disaster, 2003 167192
- President George W. Bush Tours Areas Damaged by Hurricane Katrina, 2005 168193
- President Barack Obama Discusses Status of Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, 2010 170195
- President Barack Obama Updates Nation on Hurricane Sandy Relief Efforts, 2012 172197
- President Donald Trump Tweets about U.S. Response to Hurricane Mariain Puerto Rico, 2018 175200
- President Donald Trump Tweets about Wildfires in California, 2018 176201
- Chapter 4: Political Scandals and Tragedies 177202
- President Andrew Johnson Removes Edwin M. Stanton as Secretary of War, 1868 182207
- President Theodore Roosevelt Announces the Death of President William McKinley, 1901 182207
- President Woodrow Wilson Creates Committee on Public Information during Red Scare, 1917 183208
- President Harry Truman Fires General Douglas MacArthur, 1951 184209
- President Harry Truman Attempts to Discredit McCarthyism, 1952 185210
- President Lyndon B. Johnson Declares National Day of Mourning for President John F. Kennedy, 1963 190215
- President Lyndon B. Johnson Makes Statement about Assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., 1968 191216
- President Richard Nixon Announces Resignation after Watergate Scandal, 1974 192217
- President Gerald R. Ford Grants Pardon to Richard Nixon, 1974 195220
- President Ronald Reagan Denies Illegal Involvement in Iran-Contra Scandal, 1987 198223
- President Bill Clinton Gives Remarks Prior to Vote on First Article of Impeachment, 1998 199224
- President Donald Trump Makes Statement during United States–Russia Summit in Helsinki, 2018 201226
- Chapter 5: War and Conflict 205230
- President George Washington Issues Neutrality Proclamation in the War between England and France, 1793 211236
- President John Adams Wrestles over War with France after Passage of Alien and Sedition Acts, 1798 212237
- President Thomas Jefferson Responds to British Provocations during the Napoleonic War, 1807 214239
- President James Madison Calls All Citizens to Unite in Defense of the District of Columbia, 1814 216241
- President James Monroe Ratifies Missouri as a Slave State with the Missouri Compromise, 1821 218243
- President Andrew Jackson Praises the Indian Removal Act, 1830 219244
- President James Polk Prepares for War against Mexico, 1846 223248
- President Millard Fillmore Addresses Congress about the Compromise of 1850 225250
- President Franklin Pierce Intervenes in “Bleeding Kansas,” 1856 226251
- President Abraham Lincoln Issues the Emancipation Proclamation, 1863 228253
- President Abraham Lincoln Delivers the Gettysburg Address, 1863 230255
- President Abraham Lincoln Ponders the Future of Slavery and Citizenship in America, 1863 231256
- President William McKinley Facilitates Occupation of the Philippines, 1898 233258
- President Woodrow Wilson Seeks Peace during World War I, 1918 236261
- President Franklin D. Roosevelt Declares War against Japan, 1941 241266
- President Franklin D. Roosevelt Gives State of the Union Address during World War II, 1944 242267
- President Harry Truman Drops Atomic Bomb on Hiroshima, Japan, 1945 249274
- President Harry Truman Nationalizes Steel Industry during Korean War, 1952 252277
- President Dwight D. Eisenhower Warns about the Implications of Russia’s Sputnik Space Satellite, 1958 254279
- President Dwight D. Eisenhower Addresses the Press about U-2 Plane Incident, 1960 256281
- President John F. Kennedy Speaks about the Bay of Pigs Fiasco, 1961 258283
- President John F. Kennedy Warns Soviet Union about Actions in Berlin, 1961 261286
- President John F. Kennedy Gives Report on Cuban Missile Crisis, 1962 262287
- President Lyndon B. Johnson Vows Continued Support for South Vietnam in Letter to General Minh, 1964 267292
- President Lyndon B. Johnson Gives Report on Gulf of Tonkin Incident, 1964 268293
- President Jimmy Carter Gives Statement on Iran Hostage Crisis, 1979 270295
- President Ronald Reagan Addresses Bombing of U.S. Military Barracks in Beirut, 1983 272297
- President George H. W. Bush Discusses the Persian Gulf Crisis, 1990 277302
- President Bill Clinton Addresses Military Efforts in Somalia after Ambush in Mogadishu, 1993 279304
- President Bill Clinton Responds to Terrorist Attack on USS Cole, 2000 282307
- President George W. Bush Addresses the Nation after 9/11 Terror Attacks, 2001 284309
- President Barack Obama Makes Statement on Attack on U.S. Embassy in Benghazi, 2012 286311
- Bibliography 287312
- Index 289314
- About the Editor 303328