Michael Beschloss: 'Presidential Courage: Brave Leaders and How They Changed America, 1789-1989'
In his latest work, Beschloss outlines how several occupants of the Oval Office - including Abraham Lincoln, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Harry Truman, John F. Kennedy and Ronald Reagan - combined courage with wisdom to change the future of the country, notwithstanding the criticism they earned. This program was presented on Thursday, June 7 at the Central Library.