Fellow Citizens: The Penguin Book of U.S. Presidential Inaugural Addresses (Penguin...
by Robert V. Remini and Terry Golway
Sales Rank: 376009
List Price: $16.00 $10.88At Amazon on 12-27-2008
Paperback: 496 pages
Publisher: Penguin Non-Classics August 26, 2008
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0143114530
ISBN-13: 978-0143114536
Product Dimensions:
8.4 x 5.5 x 1.2 inches
Shipping Weight: 14.9 ounces
Product Description The complete American presidential inaugural addresses featuring historical background by a National Book Award winner
A testament to the power of oratory, this stirring and often surprising collection includes all fifty-five United States presidential inaugural addresses, as well as a general introduction and commentary that provides historical context for each speech. Marking pivotal moments in American history, readers will learn:
How George Washington came to ad-lib So help me, God at the end of his first inaugural address
Why Thomas Jeffersons first inaugural address is considered one of the finest ever delivered
The historical background behind Franklin D. Roosevelts The only thing we have to fear is fear itself and John F.
Kennedys Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country.
About The Author ROBERT V. REMINI received the National Book Award for the third volume of his biography of Andrew Jackson and serves as the official historian for the U. S. House of Representatives. TERY GOLWAY is the author of Washingtons General and The Irish in America as well as coauthor, with Robert Dallek, of Let Every Nation Know: John F. Kennedy in His Own Words.
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