Chapter 1 | The Trials of J. Robert Oppenheimer

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  Carter and Military Service: Nuclear Submarine Officer

  Jimmy Carter learned punctuality, discipline, and order from his time in the Navy.

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  JFK and Crisis: The Cuban Missile Crisis

  The Cuban Missile Crisis would become one of Kennedy's most lasting legacies.

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  JFK and Military Service: The Rescue

  In 1943, Kennedy kept his crew safe after their boat was destroyed by a Japanese vessel.

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  JFK on Policing the World: The Vietnam Question

  JFK decided to make a stand against communism in Vietnam.

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  JFK's First Lady: Jackie and Culture

  Jackie Kennedy worked to curate a new culture of elegance in the White House.

  2:14
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  Clinton and Unity: Passing the Budget Bill

  The vote on the budget bill came down to a Freshman Democrat, Marjorie Margolis Mezvinsky.

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  Bush on Unity: Ideological Housecleaning

  HW Bush fired most of Reagan's appointees to distance himself from his predecessor.

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  LBJ on the Economy: War on Poverty

  President Johnson took on the economy by waging a "war on poverty."

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  Truman and Unity: A Compromise Candidate

  The 1944 Democratic Convention focused on who would be nominated for the Vice Presidency.

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  Reagan on Unity: Restoring Trust

  Americans doubted that a former Hollywood "B" actor could manage the country.

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