The Track: A Great Equalizer?

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  Garfield on the Enemy: Racial Inequality

  Garfield believed that every man, no matter his color, had a say in the U.S. government.

  2:33
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  Garfield and Military Service: Committed to the Cause

  Garfield's time in the Union Army strengthened his support of the abolition movement.

  2:58
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  Garfield's First Lady: Lucretia

  Lucretia Garfield showed strength and an unwavering moral compass in the face of tragedy.

  1:43
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  Clinton and Policing the World: Bosnia

  When Bosnian soldiers murdered thousands in 1995, Clinton initiated a NATO response.

  2:56
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  Carter on the Economy: Energy Crisis

  Carter asked Americans to cut down their energy usage during a fireside chat in 1977.

  1:37
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  Reagan on the Economy: the 1982 Recession

  In 1982, the economy under the Reagan Administration looked bleak.

  2:34
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  Reagan on the Enemy: The Soviet Threat

  The delegations of Mikhail Gorbachev and Ronald Reagan met in Geneva in 1985.

  2:21
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  FDR and Abusing Power: Reshaping the Supreme Court

  FDR's attempt to reshape the Supreme Court drew criticism from both sides of the aisle.

  2:21
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  Carter on Lying: Campaigning on Honesty

  Carter campaigned on a platform on honesty at a time when the nation sorely needed it.

  0:51
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  FDR on the Enemy: Imperial Japan

  On Dec 7, 1941, the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor. President Roosevelt was deeply shaken.

  2:49