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Informationen zum Autor By Stephen Frantzich Klappentext In 1982, Ronald Reagan invited Lenny Skutnick-the government employee who dove into the icy waters of the Potomac River to rescue passengers following the crash of Air Florida Flight 90-to sit with First Lady Nancy Reagan in the House of Representatives balcony during the State of the Union address. Since that time, presidents have found it useful during major addresses to recognize ordinary citizens responsible for extraordinary acts of citizenship. In this book, Stephen Frantzich tells the fascinating stories of forty of the heroes who have earned this presidential recognition and explores the larger context of whether they represent a presidential gimmick or a touchstone with the American spirit. Taken together, the stories of how they got there, their decision to allow themselves to be used as symbols, and the impact of the recognition tells a great deal about the presidency, politics, and the role of heroes in American society. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction: Lenny SkutnikPart IChapter 1: State of the UnionChapter 2: Heroes Among UsChapter 3: Heroes in the GalleryChapter 4: Bruce Ritter: A Broken CovenantChapter 5: Stephen Trujillo: "One for the Money, Two for the Show..."Chapter 6: Clara Hale: Hale and HeartyChapter 7: Minh Nguyen: Moving to the Right End of the GrenadeChapter 8: Trevor Ferrell: You Don't Gotta Be A SaintChapter 9: Richard Cavoli: A New ChallengeChapter 10: Shelby Butler: On GuardChapter 11: Kevin Jett: Jett PlainPart IIChapter 12: Chief Stephen Bishop: Chief ConcernChapter 13: John Cherry: A Cherry on TopChapter 14: Cindy Perry: PaybackChapter 15: Jack Lucas: From Playground to BattlefieldChapter 16: Aaron Feuerstein: Fire and NiceChapter 17: Lucius Wright: Doing the "Wright" ThingChapter 18: Richard Dean: Dropping the Other ShoeChapter 19: Jennifer Rodgers: Still RunningChapter 20: Dr. Kristen Zarfos: Just What the Doctor OrderedChapter 21: Sue Winski: Excused AbsenceChapter 22: Elaine Kinslow: Ill-fare?Chapter 23: Michael Tolbert: Turn off the Da... RadioChapter 24: Jeff Taliaferro: Bone HeadedChapter 25: Suzann Wilson: A Little Child Shall Bleed ThemChapter 26: Rosa Parks: Parking a ComplaintChapter 27: John Cherrey: Leave No Comrade BehindChapter 28: Carlos Rosas: Father out of the HoodPart IIIChapter 29: Steven Ramos: Si or SeeChapter 30: Hermis Moutardier and Cristina Jones: Sole DangerChapter 31: Janet Norwood and Safia al Suhail: The Mothers' ConnectionChapter 32: Wesley Autrey: On TrackChapter 33: Tommy Rieman: From Battleground to PlaygroundChapter 34: Julie Aigner-Clark: Infant RecallChapter 35: Dikembe Mutombo: Two PointsPart IVChapter 36: Ty'Sheoma Bethea: Not Separate, but Not EqualChapter 37: Storyteller-in-ChiefAppendix 1Appendix 2 ...
