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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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Pres. Eisenhower's State of the Union messages to Congress, 1953-1960
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Click here for 31 full quotes from Dwight Eisenhower in the book Pres. Eisenhower's State of the Union speeches.
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Excerpts from State of the Union speeches by President Dwight Eisenhower:
- February 2, 1953
- January 7, 1954
- January 6, 1955
- January 10, 1957
- January 9, 1958
- January 9, 1959
- January 7, 1960
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OnTheIssues.org excerpts: (click on issues for details)
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Budget & Economy
Eliminate the deficit and check the menace of inflation.
Danger of inflation if government is profligate.
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Civil Rights
Segregation in federal activities is on the way out.
Segregation in federal activities is on the way out.
Create civil rights division in the Department of Justice.
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Corporations
Replace wage and price controls with free-market prices.
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Education
Establish recognizable standards for teachers and teaching.
Antarctica Treaty: free and cooperative scientific research.
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Environment
Protect and improve our national forests, parks, & fisheries.
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Foreign Policy
Mutual security means mutual cooperation against Communism.
The world has shrunk; interests now interdependent worldwide.
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Free Trade
Foreign policy should recognize importance of world trade.
As greatest trading nation, extend Trade Agreements Act.
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Government Reform
Lower the voting age to 18.
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Health Care
Private plans instead of socialization of medicine.
Science for Peace: eradicate malaria by world cooperation.
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Homeland Security
Supply states for civil defense preparedness.
Ferret out and to destroy Communist subversion at home.
Safety through strength, but lay foundations of real peace.
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Immigration
Change immigration quotas to be less discriminatory.
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Jobs
Increase minimum wage to 90 cents per hour; and expand it.
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Principles & Values
To grow and flourish people must be free.
America is best described by one word: freedom.
US became great by principles in our religious philosophy.
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Social Security
Extend benefits to millions of citizens left out of system.
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Tax Reform
Reduce taxes because we reduced spending.
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Technology
National Highway Program to meet economic & security needs.
Overcame 1958 recession without hasty public works projects.
Space exploration need not integrate with defense research.
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War & Peace
War in Korea part of worldwide Communist aggression.
Soviets are waging total Cold War; build even more missiles.
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The above quotations are from Pres. Eisenhower's State of the Union messages to Congress, 1953-1960.
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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