The Accidental President By: A. J. Baime – Audiobook Online
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The Accidental President
- Harry S. Truman and the Four Months That Changed the World
The dramatic, suspenseful story of Harry Truman’s first four months in office, as this uncertain president must confront Germany, Japan, Stalin and the atomic bomb, with the fate of the world at hand. balance.
Heroes are often defined as ordinary characters thrust into extraordinary circumstances and, through courage and a bit of luck, cemented their place in history. Chosen as vice president for the fourth term of FDR for his commendable work ethic, good judgment and lack of enemies, Harry S. Truman – a Midwesterner without a college degree and never had now have money to buy his own house – was the archetypal ordinary man.
During the height of World War II, Truman had to play the role of judge and jury, bringing America to the forefront of the world. The first four months of Truman’s administration saw the founding of the United Nations, the fall of Berlin, the victory in Okinawa, the bombings of Tokyo, the first atomic explosion, the surrender of Nazi Germany. , the liberation of the concentration camps, the mass famine in Europe, the Potsdam Conference, the controversial decision to bomb Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the surrender of the Empire of Japan, and ultimately the end of the World War II and the Rise of the Cold War. No other president has faced so much in such a short amount of time.
Tightly focused, meticulously researched, presented with vivid detail and narrative inspiration, The Accidental President escorts listeners into the situation room with Truman during this 120-day tumultuous history, when danger high and the challenge even higher. The result is a historical story of the highest order and a fascinating look at a presidency that has so much relevance to our times.
Great story about an ordinary man. The great story that all of America needs to remember, from a failed businessman to President of the White House Truman was a man who every day did extraordinary things to help America!
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