Confidant and wordsmith to five presidents, noted historian and language professor James Humes tells how and why presidential speeches have marked milestones in our nation's history, from Washington through Obama. Presenting stories of both greatness and of tragically unfulfilled promise, this book also features an introduction by Julie Nixon Eisenhower.
Confidant and wordsmith to five presidents, noted historian and language professor James Humes tells how and why presidential speeches have marked milestones in our nation's history, from Washington through Obama. Presenting stories of both greatness and of tragically unfulfilled promise, this book also features an introduction by Julie Nixon Eisenhower.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
By James C. Humes - Introduction by Julie Nixon Eisenhower
Inhaltsangabe
Introduction by Julie Nixon Eisenhower Chapter One George Washington's Farewell Address Chapter Two Thomas Jefferson A Revolutionary Becomes a Reconciler Chapter Three James Monroe Defines U.S. Foreign Policy Chapter Four Andrew Jackson, American Folk Hero Chapter Five Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address Chapter Six Grover Cleveland A Light on a Dark Street Chapter Seven Theodore Roosevelt's "Big Stick" Speech Chapter Eight Pacifist Woodrow Wilson Declares War Chapter Nine Warren Harding Revisited Chapter Ten Calvin Coolidge, Philosopher from Vermont Chapter Eleven FDR Recovery in Peace and Victory in War Chapter Twelve Harry Truman Extends America's Promise Chapter Thirteen President Eisenhower's Prophesies Chapter Fourteen John F. Kennedy Symbol over Substance Chapter Fifteen President Lyndon Johnson Declares His Dream for a Great Society Chapter Sixteen Richard Nixon Mobilizes the Silent Majority Chapter Seventeen Gerald Ford Shares Healing Words Chapter Eighteen Jimmy Carter Delivers His "Malaise" Address Chapter Nineteen Ronald Reagan Becomes the Champion of the Free World Chapter Twenty George H.W. Bush Delivers His Kinder and Gentler Inaugural Chapter Twenty One Bill Clinton Manifests Communication Magic in Oklahoma Chapter Twenty Two The Second Bush Issue: An Historic Summons to the Free World Chapter Twenty Three Barack Obama, a Promising President? Bibliography
Introduction by Julie Nixon Eisenhower Chapter One George Washington's Farewell Address Chapter Two Thomas Jefferson A Revolutionary Becomes a Reconciler Chapter Three James Monroe Defines U.S. Foreign Policy Chapter Four Andrew Jackson, American Folk Hero Chapter Five Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address Chapter Six Grover Cleveland A Light on a Dark Street Chapter Seven Theodore Roosevelt's "Big Stick" Speech Chapter Eight Pacifist Woodrow Wilson Declares War Chapter Nine Warren Harding Revisited Chapter Ten Calvin Coolidge, Philosopher from Vermont Chapter Eleven FDR Recovery in Peace and Victory in War Chapter Twelve Harry Truman Extends America's Promise Chapter Thirteen President Eisenhower's Prophesies Chapter Fourteen John F. Kennedy Symbol over Substance Chapter Fifteen President Lyndon Johnson Declares His Dream for a Great Society Chapter Sixteen Richard Nixon Mobilizes the Silent Majority Chapter Seventeen Gerald Ford Shares Healing Words Chapter Eighteen Jimmy Carter Delivers His "Malaise" Address Chapter Nineteen Ronald Reagan Becomes the Champion of the Free World Chapter Twenty George H.W. Bush Delivers His Kinder and Gentler Inaugural Chapter Twenty One Bill Clinton Manifests Communication Magic in Oklahoma Chapter Twenty Two The Second Bush Issue: An Historic Summons to the Free World Chapter Twenty Three Barack Obama, a Promising President? Bibliography
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