Over the last 60 years, the presidents of the United States have had some long and arduous terms. They have had to deal with everything from war to economic failure. Some of the most prolific events ever, happened during the last 11 presidents. This essay will detail the life and times of some of our greatest leaders.

Franklin Delano Roosevelt has lived through it all. In his first term, he faced the depression. Incredibly, he pulled us out of it with his New Deal. In his second term, Roosevelt tried hard to keep us out of WW2. He really felt that we didn’t need to be sticking our nose in other peoples business. I really have to agree with him. There was no need, at the time, to enter the war. The only point in which we should’ve, and did, was after Pearl Harbor. Next for Roosevelt, came re-election again. He had now served 3 consecutive terms. The most ever by a president, or any political member to this date. Then, early into his fourth term, he died and was, for lack of a better word, replaced with Harry S (no period) Truman.

Harry Truman was an odd president. He was Democrat, just like Roosevelt, because he took over in Teddies absen

The trials and tribulations that these 11 men faced are some of the biggest events in the history of America. Without them, who knows where we would be. These men have made us laugh and cry in ways we never thought possible. Thank you and goodnight.

ce. He really felt differently about the way war and foreign affairs were being taken then they had been in quite a while. Right away, he sent us into Korea just to try and solve their civil war. Russia saw this as a possible allie of the U.S. and decided to also butt in. Then it was basically the U.S. vs. Russia, the first of the many Cold War incidents. During his presidency, Truman also called for the bombing of Nagasaki and Hiroshima. The beginning of the nuclear era had begun. This was the beginning of the long and troublesome Cold War.

Next came Dwight D. Eisenhower. Breaking the mold, as we normally do, Eisenhower was a Republican. He had set high standards from the beginning and planned to live up to them. He did many successful things while in office such as pulling us out of Korea, integration, and the space race. During this time, the U.S. and Russia were desperately trying to reach space first. We were successful in sending the first man to space but Russia launched the first satellite, meaning we were being spied on. This incident brought about McCarthyism. McCarthyism is just a nice way to say witch-hunt. Pretty much, if you were a true American, you would turn your neighbor in immediately if you suspected any sort of communist involvement. This ran on for quite some time and led to some pretty risky situations. You were never the same after being convicted of spying against the U.S.

It seemed as though this had been planned, for moments after he died, Kennedy was replaced with Lyndon B. Johnson. Who turned out to be a president whom we didn’t get to like. Johnson started off bad by sending troops to Vietnam. Another place where we shouldn’t have stuck our nosy heads. This led to yet another fierce battle between the U.S. and Russia. One supplying the North, the other the South. Johnson did have his good

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