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xxii, 485 pages ; 25 cm
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Includes index
A wide-ranging treasury of presidential writings is comprised of history-shaping and lesser-known speeches, excerpts, and personal notes, from Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation and FDR's "Infamy" speech to JFK's "Profiles in Courage" and Barack Obama's "Dreams of My Father."
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Washington, George, 1732-1799. Notes for an early biographer. Selections
Washington, George, 1732-1799. First inaugural address
Washington, George, 1732-1799. Farewell address
Adams, John, 1735-1826. Biography. Selections
Adams, John, 1735-1826. Dissertation on the canon and the feudal law. Selections
Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826. Autobiography. Selections
Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826. Notes on the state of Virginia. Selections
Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826. First inaugural address
Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826. State of the Union. Selections
Madison, James, 1751-1836. Notes on the Constitutional Convention. Selections