John F. Kennedy

James Monroe

Yasser Arafat

Franklin D. Roosevelt: The Making of America

The Presidency (Ballots and Bandwagons)

Life Stories: Martin Luther King

Make This Medieval Town

Katharine Graham (Women of Achievement)

World leaders

As a child in South Korea, Ban Ki-moon wrote a letter to the U.N. secretary-general regarding the Hungarian uprising against Russia. A few years later in the United States, he met President John F. Kennedy. From then on, Ban desired to work for peace, an aspiration that led him to become South Korea's foreign minister in 2004, at a time when tensions between North Korea and its neighbors were heated. Two years later, he ascended to the position of U.N. secretary-general. Ban has worked to show the benefits of diplomatic approaches in solving conflict, and has called for the world's citizens to change their habits to curb global warming. To restore people's trust in the battered organization, he has set standards for other U.N. staff. In ""Ban Ki-moon"", read how his further success in these areas will attempt to keep the U.N. relevant in an increasingly complex world.

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John F. Kennedy

Hal Marcovitz, 2002

James Monroe

Anne Welsbacher, 1998

Yasser Arafat

George Headlam, 2003

Franklin D. Roosevelt: The Making of America

Teri Kanefield, 2019

The Presidency (Ballots and Bandwagons)

Richard M. Pious, 1991

Life Stories: Martin Luther King

Nina Morgan, 1993

Make This Medieval Town

Iain Ashman, 1998

Katharine Graham (Women of Achievement)

Sandy Asirvatham, 2001