Four Controversial Presidents: FDR, Truman, Eisenhower, and Reagan
Our investigations will examine both the personal
development of these individuals (their biographies)
and the ways they handled challenges during their
years in the White House. In many respects, the controversies
they faced years ago resemble controversies
that presidents face today. FDR attempted to pull the
U.S. economy out of the Great Depression and prepare
for a global war. Truman had to confront communist
aggression in Europe and Asia. Eisenhower had
to deal with the struggle for civil rights and Joseph
McCarthy's angry politics. Reagan tried to shift the
direction of American policies to the right.
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