"In times of peril, one of the most important qualities of successful presidents is a coolheaded willingness to assume personal risk, as Lincoln did even before he took office, narrowly averting a little-known assassination attempt as he journeyed to Washington for his inauguration. In a later era, John F. Kennedy demonstrated similar coolness under pressure in his handling of the Cuban missile crisis. At other times, steadfastness of purpose was what was called for. George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and Andrew Jackson all governed in the uncertain early years of the republic, when the country still might have come unglued at any moment." - Amy Bernstein
I don't know about you, but suddenly that problem on my mind seems much less stressful!
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