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Books by and about 2020 presidential candidates |
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Crippled America, by Donald J. Trump (2015) |
United, by Cory Booker (2016) |
The Truths We Hold, by Kamala Harris (2019) |
Smart on Crime, by Kamala Harris (2010) |
Guide to Political Revolution, by Bernie Sanders (2017) |
Where We Go From Here, by Bernie Sanders (2018) |
Promise Me, Dad , by Joe Biden (2017) |
Conscience of a Conservative, by Jeff Flake (2017) |
Two Paths, by Gov. John Kasich (2017) |
Every Other Monday, by Rep. John Kasich (2010) |
Courage is Contagious, by John Kasich (1998) |
Shortest Way Home, by Pete Buttigieg (2019) |
The Book of Joe , by Jeff Wilser (2019; biography of Joe Biden) |
Becoming, by Michelle Obama (2018) |
Our Revolution, by Bernie Sanders (2016) |
This Fight Is Our Fight, by Elizabeth Warren (2017) |
Higher Loyalty, by James Comey (2018) |
The Making of Donald Trump, by David Cay Johnston (2017) |
Books by and about the 2016 presidential election |
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What Happened , by Hillary Clinton (2017) |
Higher Loyalty , by James Comey (2018) |
Trump vs. Hillary On The Issues , by Jesse Gordon (2016) |
Hard Choices, by Hillary Clinton (2014) |
Becoming , by Michelle Obama (2018) |
Outsider in the White House, by Bernie Sanders (2015) |
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Book Reviews |
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(click a book cover for a review or other books by or about the presidency from Amazon.com)
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Pres. Clinton's State of the Union messages to Congress, 1994-2000
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Click here for 26 full quotes from Bill Clinton in the book Pres. Clinton's State of the Union speeches.
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Excerpts from State of the Union speeches by President Bill Clinton:
- January 25, 1994
- January 24, 1995
- January 23, 1996
- February 4, 1997
- January 27, 1998
- January 19, 1999
- January 27, 2000
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OnTheIssues.org excerpts: (click on issues for details)
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Budget & Economy
Zero deficit, not 11 zeroes, for first time in 30 years.
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Civil Rights
Women should get equal pay for equal work.
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Drugs
DARE to have drug-free schools.
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Education
Goals 2000: public school choice & character education.
America Reads initiative: one million volunteer tutors.
National crusade: educate for 21st century knowledge economy.
Proven formula: higher standards & more accountability.
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Energy & Oil
Tax incentive to produce 80 mpg superefficient cars.
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Families & Children
Parents controlling what kids watch on TV is not censorship.
No drive-through maternity; no drive-through mastectomy.
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Foreign Policy
Make good on our debt to the United Nations.
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Government Reform
Reinventing Government: cut 252,000 bureaucrats over 5 years.
Free TV time to candidates for public office.
Reinventing Government: cut $130B by shrinking departments.
Curb campaign spending & ban contributions from noncitizens.
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Health Care
Managed care plans save money & improve care.
Protect children from the epidemic of teen smoking.
Patients' Bill of Rights: right to know all medical options.
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Principles & Values
New Covenant: responsibility, citizenship, opportunity.
New Covenant: Opportunity and responsibility go hand in hand.
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Social Security
Before Social Security, being old meant being poor.
USA accounts: retirement security for the 21st century.
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Tax Reform
Increase taxes on top 1.2%; and on no one else.
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Technology
Next generation Internet lets the world explore cyberspace.
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War & Peace
Today, not a single Russian missile is pointed at America.
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Welfare & Poverty
The "E" in EITC is about earning: so reduce marriage penalty.
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The above quotations are from Pres. Clinton's State of the Union messages to Congress, 1994-2000.
State of the Union addresses:
- Harry Truman, 1947-1952
- Dwight Eisenhower, 1953-1960
- John Kennedy, 1961-1963
- Lyndon Johnson, 1964-1969
- Richard Nixon, 1970-1974
- Gerald Ford, 1975-1977
- Jimmy Carter, 1978-1980
- Ronald Reagan, 1982-1988
- George Bush Sr., 1990-1992
- Bill Clinton, 1994-2000
- George W. Bush: 2008
- 2007
- 2006
- 2005
- 2004
- Barack Obama: 2016
- 2015
- 2014
- 2013
- 2012
- 2011
- 2010
- 2009
- Donald Trump: 2020
- 2019
- 2018
- 2017
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