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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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The American Presidency Project
(Click for external website)
| OnTheIssues.org excerpts: (click on issues for details)
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Civil Rights
Ronald Reagan: Gay teachers should not advocate their lifestyle to students.
Jimmy Carter: ERA is about women's rights, not gay rights nor abortion.
Gerald Ford: Face up to gay rights as a serious problem.
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Education
George Bush Sr.: Churches & private schools provide 93% of education funding.
Richard Nixon: Non-public schools save taxpayers $3B per year.
Lyndon Johnson: Raise standards of public education.
John F. Kennedy: Comprehensive education from pre-school to post-college.
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Energy & Oil
George Bush Sr.: Rely on the magic of the marketplace for energy strategy.
Richard Nixon: Comprehensive program including coal gas, solar & geothermal.
John F. Kennedy: Supplement oil resources with atomic energy.
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Environment
George Bush Sr.: Look for common ground: economic growth & clean environment.
Richard Nixon: Built the SST; environmental concerns will be met.
Richard Nixon: Establish the Environmental Protection Agency.
Lyndon Johnson: Focus academics on man's mastery of his environment.
John F. Kennedy: Youth Conservation Corps: develop outdoor resources.
John F. Kennedy: Invest in facilities for the important resources of the seas.
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Foreign Policy
George Bush Sr.: New World Order: open borders; open trade; open minds.
George Bush Sr.: New World Order: open borders; open trade; open minds.
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Health Care
George Bush Sr.: Let people buy into Medicaid; no mandated insurance.
Gerald Ford: Vetoes $550M for public heath services.
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Immigration
Jimmy Carter: Provide education for undocumented worker-children.
Gerald Ford: More southern border patrol to stop heroin traffic.
Richard Nixon: More visas for professionals and for Western Hemisphere.
Lyndon Johnson: Abolish country-specific discriminatory quotas.
John F. Kennedy: Remove distinction between native-born & naturalized citizen.
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Tax Reform
Gerald Ford: $16B rebate of personal & corporate taxes, as stimulus.
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Technology
Richard Nixon: Technology misused damages environment; but can restore it.
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The above quotations are from The American Presidency Project.
Biographies of past presidents:
- President Joe Biden
- Promise Me, Dad, by Joe Biden
- Biden Cabinet, On The Issues collection
- The Truths We Hold, by Kamala Harris
- President Donald Trump
- Crippled America, by Donald Trump
- Trump Cabinet, On The Issues collection
- Donald Trump vs. Hillary Clinton On the Issues
- President Barack Obama
- Decision Points, by Barack Obama
- Obama Cabinet, On The Issues collection
- Barack Obama vs. Mitt Romney On the Issues
- President George W. Bush
- Bush Cabinet, On The Issues collection
- Decision Points, by George W. Bush
- A Charge to Keep, by George W. Bush
- President Bill Clinton
- Clinton Cabinet, On The Issues collection
- Back to Work, by Pres. Bill Clinton
- The Agenda, by Bob Woodward
- President George H. W. Bush
- All the Best, My Life in Letters, by George Bush Sr.
- The Family, (the Bushes) by Kitty Kelley
- William & Mary Environmental Law Review, by Cameron Lynch
- President Ronald Reagan
- Dutch, a Memoir of Ronald Reagan, by Edmund Morris
- Abortion and the Conscience of a Nation, by Pres. Ronald Reagan
- President Jimmy Carter
- An Hour Before Daylight, by Jimmy Carter
- Jimmy Who?: biography of Jimmy Carter
- President Gerald Ford
- Shadow: Five Presidents and the Legacy of Watergate,by Bob Woodward
- A Time to Heal: The Autobiography of Gerald R. Ford
- President Richard Nixon
- Seize the Moment, by Richard Nixon
- The Watergate Transcripts, by The Washington Post
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- President Lyndon Johnson
- The Passage of Power, by Robert Caro
- Taking Charge: The Johnson White House Tapes, by Michael Beschloss
- My Brother, Lyndon, by Sam Houston Johnson
- President John F. Kennedy
- Profiles In Courage, by John F. Kennedy
- A Nation of Immigrants, by John F. Kennedy
- Kennedy & Nixon, by Chris Matthews
- 1000 Days, by Arthur Schlesinger
- 13 Days, by Robert F. Kennedy
- The Burden and the Glory, by John F. Kennedy
- President Dwight Eisenhower
- Waging Peace, by Dwight Eisenhower
- Ike and Dick, by Jeffrey Frank
- President Harry Truman
- Plain Speaking, by Merle Miller
- Wit & Wisdom of Harry Truman, by Ralph Keyes
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