TY  - BOOK
AU  - Updegrove, Mark K.
TI  - Baptism by fire: eight presidents who took office in times of crisis 
SN  - 9780312388034
AV  - E 176.1 .Up19 2008
PY  - 2008///
CY  - New York
PB  - St. Martin's Press
KW  - Crisis management in government
KW  - United States
KW  - Political leadership
KW  - Presidents
N1  - Thomas Dunne Books; Includes bibliographical references (p. 273-278) and index
N2  - As the nation's next president stands to inherit crises at home and abroad, this extremely timely work reveals how his predecessors have dealt with challenges that were present from the day they took office. 8-page b&w photo insert. www.alibris.com
ER  -