As global tensions spiral toward the brink, Eisenhower must decide how far he’s willing to go to project American power.

When U.S. spy planes discovered Soviet missiles in Cuba, John F. Kennedy faced the greatest test of the nuclear age.

When the Cold War’s first great showdown erupts, Truman is forced to choose between backing down or risking everything to stand firm.

Doris Kearns Goodwin shares how President Lyndon B. Johnson, despite fierce resistance, rose to meet a defining moment in U.S. history.

With Europe under Nazi rule and Britain low on funds, Roosevelt and Churchill met in secret to strike a bold wartime agreement.

As the Civil War teetered, Lincoln weighed the Emancipation Proclamation—an audacious act that reshaped the nation’s course.