He had become President without winning a majority of the popular vote, a big-state governor who ran as a reformer with results. A devout Christian, he was a moral absolutist with little patience for shades of gray ― or for dissent. And before coming to Washington, he had little knowledge of ― or interest in ― the world beyond America's shores."It would be an irony of fate if my Administration had to deal chiefly with foreign matters, for all my preparation has been in domestic matters," he remarked shortly before taking the oath of office.
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