Presidential documents : the speeches, proclamations, and policies that have shaped the nation from Washington to Clinton
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Presidential documents : the speeches, proclamations, and policies that have shaped the nation from Washington to Clinton
Routledge, 2000
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Includes index
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内容説明
This is the most comprehensive single-volume edition of presidential documents available.
In this lively, authoritative and up-to-the moment collection, historians Fred L. Israel and J. F. Watts present over 200 famous and lesser-known key speeches, proclamations, letters and other decisive papers and provide a brief political and historical commentary on each selection. Either printed in full or excerpted in a clear, readily accessible format, these history-making documents include the most memorable moments in the Presidency, from George Washington's first Inaugural Address to Bill Clinton's comments after the end of his impeachment proceedings.
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Selected contents include: Washington's proclamations on the Whiskey Insurrection (1794) Thomas Jefferson's recommendation to end the African slave trade (1806) Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation (1863) Andrew Johnson's veto of the Civil Rights Act (1866) Woodrow Wilson's "Fourteen Points" Plan for ending World War I (1917) Herbert Hoover's comments on the Stock Market Crash (1929) Franklin Delano Roosevelt's first "Fireside Chat" (1933) John F. Kennedy's speech at the Berlin Wall (1963) Nixon's Resignation speech-and Gerald Ford's Pardon (1974) Ronald Reagan's announcement of the "Star Wars" missile defense concept (1983) Clinton's denial of his White House affair with Monica Lewinsky (1998) And many more...
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