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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) |
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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 |
(from Amazon.com) |
(click a book cover for a review or other books by or about the presidency from Amazon.com)
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Pres. Kennedy's of the Union messages to Congress, 1961-1963
Click here for 16 full quotes from John F. Kennedy in the book Pres. Kennedy's of the Union speeches.
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Excerpts from State of the Union speeches by President Jack Kennedy:
- January 30, 1961
- January 11, 1962
- January 14, 1963
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| OnTheIssues.org excerpts: (click on issues for details)
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Budget & Economy
Since 1958 recession, the American economy is in trouble.
Economic stimulus took us from recession to recovery.
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Corporations
Shift tax payments of large corporations to a current time.
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Crime
New weapons to combat organized crime.
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Drugs
Crack down on the illicit sale of habit-forming drugs.
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Foreign Policy
Free the Americas of all foreign domination and all tyranny.
Alianza Para Progreso: Food-for-Peace to Latin America.
Peace Corps carries spirit of America abroad.
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Free Trade
No need for restrictive trade policies.
New instrument of trade policy with European Common Market.
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Homeland Security
More air-lift; more submarines; more missiles.
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Jobs
Temporary recession increases in unemployment compensation.
Permanent strengthening of our unemployment compensation.
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Tax Reform
Apply withholding requirements to dividends & interest.
Obsolete tax system drags on private employment.
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Technology
Cooperate with USSR on weather satellites & exploring space.
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The above quotations are from Pres. Kennedy's of the Union messages to Congress, 1961-1963.
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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