Here, in a single volume, are the documents, speeches, and letters that have forged American history, now updated with new content such as Trump's inaugural address.
Here, in a single volume, are the documents, speeches, and letters that have forged American history, now updated with new content such as Trump's inaugural address.
Accompanied by interpretations of their significance by noted historian Richard D. Heffner and journalist Alexander Heffner, this book includes important documents such as:
The complete text of the Declaration of IndependenceThe complete Constitution of the United StatesThe Monroe DoctrineThe Emancipation ProclamationWoodrow Wilson's War Message to CongressFranklin D. Roosevelt's "Four Freedoms" SpeechJohn F. Kennedy's Inaugural AddressMartin Luther King, Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" SpeechRonald Reagan's Inaugural AddressesDocuments relating to September 11, 2001 and the Iraq War
This edition has been expanded and updated to include a chapter on the Presidency of Donald Trump.