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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 Role of a Lifetime, by Lou Cannon
(Click for Amazon book review)
Click here for 25 full quotes from Ronald Reagan in the book The Role of a Lifetime.
OR click on an issue category below for a subset. |
| OnTheIssues.org excerpts: (click on issues for details)
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Abortion
Allowed abortion as CA Gov.; didn’t push pro-life as Pres.
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Civil Rights
Opposed Voting Rights Act of 1965 as “humiliating to South”.
Promised to appoint a female Justice; O’Connor was the first.
Supported Bob Jones Univ.’s miscegeny policy, inadvertently.
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Crime
Approved three new prisons and 6% growth in law enforcement.
Oversaw one execution as CA Gov., supported death penalty.
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Drugs
Fought drugs beyond “Just Say No”.
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Education
Supported school prayer but didn’t push it.
Targeted Dept. of Education to be abolished, but failed.
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Energy & Oil
Decontrolled oil prices, but didn’t fill oil reserves.
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Environment
Western enviro ethic: pro-development, common-sense.
Dismissed acid rain proposals as burdensome to industry.
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Foreign Policy
Ignored ICJ ruling against mining Nicaraguan harbors.
Open door to PRC, but maintain alliance with Taiwan.
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Free Trade
Proposed concept behind NAFTA in 1979.
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Government Reform
Principal mission was government deregulation.
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Health Care
Despite accusations, didn’t much cut Medicare.
Slow to fight AIDS; focused on prevention.
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Homeland Security
SDI averts biblical prophecy of Armageddon.
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Immigration
Allow free movement of people from Mexico & Canada.
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Principles & Values
Cared more about policies than being “Great Communicator”.
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Social Security
Wanted to privatize retirement, but never had opportunity.
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Tax Reform
Serious on tax simplification; mocked as “secret tax plan”.
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Welfare & Poverty
Championed “workfare” as California Governor.
Cut back AFDC & other targeted poverty programs.
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The above quotations are from The Role of a Lifetime, by Lou Cannon.
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