The American President: A Complete History
- ISBN-10
- 0760780951
- ISBN-13
- 9780760780954
- Series
- The American President
- Category
- Presidents
- Pages
- 807
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2007
- Author
- Kathryn Moore
Description
" An American president must ultimately take responsibility for the direction of the country, an ideal succinctly expressed by Harry S. Truman, who told his fellow citizens that "the buck stops here.
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