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Zusatztext "State papers are instruments of power! and Presidential Documents illustrates the diverse ways American presidents have striven to mold the nation's destiny. This collection! well-selected and ably annotated! is a fine introduction to the perennial mysteries of the American presidency." -- Arthur Schlesinger! Jr."Deftly selected and edited! these documents present a compact history of the presidency in the sometimes inspirational! sometimes disconcerting words of the presidents themselves.Presidential Documents ought to be required reading for all presidential candidates and for all voters." -- Donald A. Ritchie! U.S. Senate Historical Office."This fine collection of documents with running commentary from professors Watts and Israel provides a valuable tool for studying the American presidency and the country's larger history." -- Robert Dallek! Professor of History! Boston University Informationen zum Autor Thomas J. McInerney is Professor of History at Metropolitan StateUniversity in Denver! Colorado.Fred L. Israel is Professor Emeritus of American History at the City Collegeof New York.His previous works include the five-volume History of Presidential Elections 1789-1988 (1988)! which he co-edited with Arthur M. Schlesinger! Jr.! and Running for President (1995). Klappentext 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. Zusammenfassung Rev. ed. of: Presidential documents! edited by J.F. Watts! Fred l. Israel! 2000. Inhaltsverzeichnis 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......
