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Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States

Author : United States. President
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1244 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Presidents
ISBN : UIUC:30112079458672

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Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States by United States. President Pdf

"Containing the public messages, speeches, and statements of the President", 1956-1992.

Shade

Author : Pete Souza
Publisher : Little, Brown
Page : 243 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2018-10-16
Category : Photography
ISBN : 9780316421836

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Shade by Pete Souza Pdf

From Pete Souza, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Obama: An Intimate Portrait, comes a potent commentary on the Presidency -- and our country. As Chief Official White House Photographer, Pete Souza spent more time alongside President Barack Obama than almost anyone else. His years photographing the President gave him an intimate behind-the-scenes view of the unique gravity of the Office of the Presidency -- and the tremendous responsibility that comes with it. Now, as a concerned citizen observing the Trump administration, he is standing up and speaking out. Shade is a portrait in Presidential contrasts, telling the tale of the Obama and Trump administrations through a series of visual juxtapositions. Here, more than one hundred of Souza's unforgettable images of President Obama deliver new power and meaning when framed by the tweets, news headlines, and quotes that defined the first 500 days of the Trump White House. What began with Souza's Instagram posts soon after President Trump's inauguration in January 2017 has become a potent commentary on the state of the Presidency, and our country. Some call this "throwing shade." Souza calls it telling the truth. In Shade, Souza's photographs are more than a rejoinder to the chaos, abuses of power, and destructive policies that now define our nation's highest office. They are a reminder of a President we could believe in, and a courageous defense of American values.

Presidents on Political Ground

Author : Bruce Miroff
Publisher : University Press of Kansas
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2018-01-19
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780700626489

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How much power does a president really have? Theories and arguments abound—pointlessly, Bruce Miroff says, if we don't understand the context in which presidents operate. Borrowing from Machiavelli, Miroff maps five fields of political struggle that presidents must traverse to make any headway: media, powerful economic interests, political coalitions, the high-risk politics of domestic policy, and the partisan politics of foreign policy. The prince readying for war, Machiavelli writes, must “learn the nature of the terrain, and know how mountains slope, how valleys open, how plains lie, and understand the nature of rivers and swamps.” So it is with presidents navigating the political landscape. The variability of political ground, and of the conflicts fought on it, is a core proposition of this study. The swift collapse of the Soviet Union, the terrorist attacks of 9/11, and the financial crisis of 2008—recent history offers a quick lesson in fortune’s role in the careers of presidents. Taking a historical perspective, which opens on an array of cases, Miroff explores the various ways in which a president's agenda is constrained or facilitated by political conditions on the ground. His book reveals how political identity is constructed and contested in the media through the ever-changing presidential spectacle; what happens when Democrats in the White House tangle with the titans of the economy; why presidents claiming to represent the entire nation have to manage political coalitions that direct rewards to their own followers; why domestic policy has become “tough terrain” for presidents; and how partisan polarization has reshaped presidential leadership in foreign policy, an area once considered “beyond politics.” Providing a new perspective on why and how presidents succeed or fail in each of these areas, this book is an indispensable resource for understanding the forces that shape presidencies and the power of a president to fight on such fraught terrain.

Charles de Gaulle

Author : William R. Keylor
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 377 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2020-12-07
Category : History
ISBN : 9781442236769

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Charles de Gaulle by William R. Keylor Pdf

In this definitive history, William R. Keylor traces the tumultuous relationship between Charles de Gaulle and a host of other key twentieth-century figures: his former mentor Marshal Philippe Pétain, who headed the collaborationist government in the southern French city of Vichy as the German army occupied the northern two-thirds of the country; Sir Winston Churchill, the British prime minister whose government supported and financed de Gaulle and the Free French, but who clashed with the French leader on a number of hot-button issues; and, most critically, the six American presidents from FDR to Nixon. Keylor uses the metaphor “thorn in the side” to emphasize the fact that challenges from the intrepid French leader were often an annoyance to the Americans, who all had many more important issues to deal with—World War II for Roosevelt and Truman, the Cold War for Eisenhower, and the Vietnam War for Kennedy and Johnson. Richard Nixon alone had an excellent relationship, but the two men overlapped for only four months before de Gaulle’s retirement. Thoroughly researched and deeply knowledgeable, this gripping book will appeal to all readers interested in contemporary French and US history.

Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1282 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Government publications
ISBN : STANFORD:36105029346827

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The Presidents of American Fiction

Author : Michael J. Blouin
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2022-11-03
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781501381720

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The Presidents of American Fiction by Michael J. Blouin Pdf

The Presidents of American Fiction brings together American literature, history, and political science to explore the most influential fictionalized accounts of the presidency from the early 19th century to the time of Trump. Of late, popular understandings of the presidency are being radically re-written-consider, for example, the distinctive myths that accompanied the ascent of the Obama and Trump administrations-and many readers of all stripes are radically reimagining the office and its holder. Placing these changes within a broader cultural context, Michael J. Blouin investigates narratives involving fictional presidents, from the supposedly factual to the outright fantastical, within their distinct literary and historical moments. The author considers representative texts including works penned by James Fenimore Cooper from the Jacksonian moment, Gore Vidal in the age of Nixon and Vietnam, and Philip Roth in the neoliberal period. Through detailed readings that question how American presidents function as characters within the popular imagination, this book examines the presidency as a complex, ever-evolving trope, and in so doing enhances our appreciation of American literature's inextricable link with American politics.

Lives of the Presidents Told in Words of One Syllable

Author : Jean S. Remy
Publisher : Good Press
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2019-12-17
Category : Fiction
ISBN : EAN:4064066175795

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Lives of the Presidents Told in Words of One Syllable by Jean S. Remy Pdf

Lives of the Presidents Told in Words of One Syllable by Jean S. Remy is about the various founding fathers and their contributions to the United States, as told in one-syllable words. Excerpt: "Way down in Vir-gin-i-a, near a small creek, called Bridg-es Creek, there is a shaft of white stone;—on it is the name of George Wash-ing-ton and the date of his birth: Feb-ru-ar-y 22d, 1732. On this spot once stood the big brick house in which George Wash-ing-ton was born; it was built in 1657 by John Wash-ing-ton; his grand-son, Au-gus-tine, was the fa-ther of the lit-tle boy who be-came our first pres-i-dent."

American Presidents, Religion, and Israel

Author : Paul Merkley
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2004-07-30
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780313017568

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American Presidents, Religion, and Israel by Paul Merkley Pdf

Shortly after the end of the Second World War, President Harry S Truman declared his support for the creation and maintenance of the modern state of Israel, basing that support on religious and theological grounds. This is the first book to explore the connection between the religious backgrounds and beliefs of U.S. presidents in relation to their policies toward Israel. From Truman to Ford, U.S. presidents relied, in part, on their religious and moral commitments to support their policies and views toward Israel. Beginning with Carter, however, presidents have abandoned the role of champions of Israel to become champion of the Peace Process, stressing peace and a secular approach that rises above the religious and theological fray. And yet, even in the context of this attempted fair-mindedness, U.S. presidents reveal their personal religious and moral beliefs in their responses to the issue of Israel. Today, George W. Bush, one of the most vocally religious presidents, seems poised to take up the tradition once again of relying on his religious convictions to justify his positions toward the Arab-Israeli conflict. Here, Merkley argues that while faith alone does not determine action, or that it even has a controlling influence, religious belief does play a role in the policies that U.S. presidents, and the nation, adopt toward Israel. When Truman declared, I am Cyrus, he was emphatically grounding his support of the modern state of Israel in his belief in the Bible. Referring to the Persian king who allowed the Jews to return to Israel, and to build the Second Temple, Truman revealed his religious commitments and supported his policies on biblical grounds. Bringing to the fore neglected evidence of the role of religious belief in policies toward Israel, Merkley explores an overlooked aspect of presidential decision-making, suggesting that religion, while not the only factor, is at least among the influences that determine a president's view of the Arab-Israeli conflict. From Truman to Ford, policies often reflected the Evangelical traditions that dictated unyielding support of Israel, but with Carter's commitment to the peace process above all else, the trend turned toward moral absolutes and more general religious beliefs that could sustain arguments for a negotiated peace. George W. Bush, thus far, however, has clearly demonstrated his personal religious beliefs and may, in the end, reclaim the mantle of Cyrus.

A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents, 1789-1908: 1841-1849

Author : United States. President,James Daniel Richardson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 726 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 1897
Category : United States
ISBN : HARVARD:32044011218724

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A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents, 1789-1908: 1841-1849 by United States. President,James Daniel Richardson Pdf

US Department of State Dispatch

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 620 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : United States
ISBN : MINN:31951P00304010Z

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US Department of State Dispatch by Anonim Pdf

Contains a diverse compilation of major speeches, congressional testimony, policy statements, fact sheets, and other foreign policy information from the State Dept.

Presidents Creating the Presidency

Author : Karlyn Kohrs Campbell,Kathleen Hall Jamieson
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 444 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2008-05
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780226092218

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Presidents Creating the Presidency by Karlyn Kohrs Campbell,Kathleen Hall Jamieson Pdf

Arguing that “the presidency” is not defined by the Constitution—which doesn’t use the term—but by what presidents say and how they say it, Deeds Done in Words has been the definitive book on presidential rhetoric for more than a decade. In Presidents Creating the Presidency, Karlyn Kohrs Campbell and Kathleen Hall Jamieson expand and recast their classic work for the YouTube era, revealing how our media-saturated age has transformed the ever-evolving rhetorical strategies that presidents use to increase and sustain the executive branch’s powers. Identifying the primary genres of presidential oratory, Campbell and Jamieson add new analyses of signing statements and national eulogies to their explorations of inaugural addresses, veto messages, and war rhetoric, among other types. They explain that in some of these genres, such as farewell addresses intended to leave an individual legacy, the president acts alone; in others, such as State of the Union speeches that urge a legislative agenda, the executive solicits reaction from the other branches. Updating their coverage through the current administration, the authors contend that many of these rhetorical acts extend over time: George W. Bush’s post-September 11 statements, for example, culminated in a speech at the National Cathedral and became a touchstone for his subsequent address to Congress. For two centuries, presidential discourse has both succeeded brilliantly and failed miserably at satisfying the demands of audience, occasion, and institution—and in the process, it has increased and depleted political capital by enhancing presidential authority or ceding it to the other branches. Illuminating the reasons behind each outcome, Campbell and Jamieson draw an authoritative picture of how presidents have used rhetoric to shape the presidency—and how they continue to re-create it.

Oxford Studies in Normative Ethics Volume 10

Author : Mark Timmons
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2020-10-15
Category : Normativity (Ethics)
ISBN : 9780198867944

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Oxford Studies in Normative Ethics Volume 10 by Mark Timmons Pdf

OSNE is an annual forum for new work in normative ethical theory. Leading philosophers advance our understanding of a wide range of moral issues and positions, from analysis of competing normative theories to questions of how we should act and live well. OSNE will be an essential resource for scholars and students working in moral philosophy.