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Books by and about 2024 presidential candidates |
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Hillbilly Elegy,
by JD Vance (2017) |
Crippled America,
by Donald J. Trump (2015) |
Fire and Fury,
by Michael Wolff (2018) |
Trump Revealed,
by Michael Kranish and Marc Fisher (2016) |
The Making of Donald Trump,
by David Cay Johnston (2016) |
Promise Me, Dad ,
by Joe Biden (2017) |
The Book of Joe ,
by Jeff Wilser (2019; biography of Joe Biden) |
The Truths We Hold,
by Kamala Harris (2019) |
Smart on Crime,
by Kamala Harris (2010) |
Becoming,
by Michelle Obama (2018) |
Higher Loyalty,
by James Comey (2018) |
The Making of Donald Trump,
by David Cay Johnston (2017) |
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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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2024 State of the Union address to Congress, plus the Republican and MAGA response
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from 2024 State of the Union address (number of quotes indicated):
- Donald Trump (5) Republican former President
- Ilhan Omar (1) Democrat U.S. Rep Minnesota-5
- Joe Biden (21) Democratic President; former V.P.; former Senator
- Katie Britt (9) Republican Jr Senator Alabama
- Marjorie Taylor Greene (1) Republican U.S. Rep Georgia-14
- Nancy Pelosi (1) Democrat U.S. Rep California-12
- Republican Party (1)
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Pres. Biden's State of the Union address plus several responses from several Republican factions.
Transcript sources cited below; the mainstream media focused on Rep. Marjorie Taylor-Greene's hat, but we'll stick to the issues.
- FactCheck.org, "Trump's Comments About 'Cutting' Entitlements in Context," by Robert Farley, March 15, 2024, (Link)
- FactCheck.org, "FactChecking Biden's State of the Union," by Robert Farley, D'Angelo Gore, Saranac Hale Spencer, Catalina Jaramillo, Kate Yandell, Jessica McDonald, Alan Jaffe, Eugene Kiely and Lori Robertson, March 8, 2024, (Link)
- PolitiFact.com, "Fact-checking Joe Biden's 2024 State of the Union address," by Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman, Maria Ramirez Uribe, and Amy Sherman, March 8, 2024, (Link)
- President Joe Biden's 2024 State of the Union Address, March 7, 2024, (Link to rev.com transcript)
- Trump Presidential Campaign press release, "President Donald J. Trump's Prebuttal to Joe Biden's State of the Union," March 07, 2024, (Link)
- Los Angeles Times, "Transcript of the Republican response to the State of the Union address," Associated Press, March 7, 2024, (Link)
- CNN, "What to expect in Friday's jobs report," by Alicia Wallace, March 7, 2024, (Link)
- CNN, "Haley calls Trump's NATO comments 'bone-chilling' and empowering to Putin," by Aileen Graef, February 18, 2024, (Link)
- The Guardian, "Biden hails robust jobs market as proof US economy is 'strongest in the world'," by Dominic Rushe, 2 Feb 2024, (Link)
- CNN, "President Biden's 2023 State of the Union address," by Elise Hammond, Maureen Chowdhury, Tori B. Powell, Amir Vera, Melissa Macaya and Sean Federico O'Murchu, February 8, 2023, (Link)
| OnTheIssues.org excerpts: (click on issues for details)
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Abortion
Joe Biden: Congress should codify Roe v. Wade and I'll sign it.
Katie Britt: Support nationwide access to in vitro fertilization.
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Budget & Economy
Katie Britt: Bidenomics isn't working; we know better.
Donald Trump: Shrinkflation is just INFLATION, from spending trillions.
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Corporations
Joe Biden: Fight shrinkflation & junk fees; corporations won't like it.
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Crime
Katie Britt: Letting criminals walk free makes life more dangerous.
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Energy & Oil
Joe Biden: Confront the climate crisis instead of denying it.
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Families & Children
Joe Biden: Preschool for 3-year olds so all learn to read by 3rd grade.
Katie Britt: GOP is the party of hard-working parents & families.
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Foreign Policy
Joe Biden: Israel has a right to go after Hamas hiding among civilians.
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Government Reform
Joe Biden: Pass the John Lewis Voting Right Act.
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Gun Control
Joe Biden: Established Office of Gun Violence Prevention.
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Health Care
Joe Biden: Don't let Republicans repeal the Affordable Care Act.
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Homeland Security
Joe Biden: Democracy is under attack both at home and abroad.
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Immigration
Joe Biden: We can fight about the border, or we can fix it.
Katie Britt: Biden invited border crisis with 94 executive actions.
Donald Trump: I built 571 miles of wall & made safest border in US history.
Donald Trump: Illegal alien invasion: hordes resettled in your community.
Ilhan Omar: No human being is illegal.
Joe Biden: Innocent young woman was killed by an illegal.
Joe Biden: FactCheck: more than 3 million cases in immigration courts.
Marjorie Taylor Greene: Say her name: Laken Riley, killed by an illegal.
Nancy Pelosi: Innocent young woman was killed by an undocumented immigrant.
Republican Party: Stop the Biden border crisis.
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Jobs
Joe Biden: We created 15M jobs in 3 years: a record.
Joe Biden: FactCheck: $100,000+ salaries only with college degree.
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Principles & Values
Katie Britt: American dream has turned into a nightmare for so many.
Katie Britt: We are steeped in the blood of patriots.
Joe Biden: Jan.6 was greatest threat to democracy since the Civil War.
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Social Security
Joe Biden: If Congress tries to raise retirement age, I will stop you.
Donald Trump: Cut waste and fraud, but don't cut benefits.
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Tax Reform
Joe Biden: No person earning under $400K has paid new taxes.
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Technology
Katie Britt: Chinese Communist Party conquering minds via TikTok.
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War & Peace
Joe Biden: Ukraine: no American soldiers but America will not bow down.
Joe Biden: Build a pier off Gaza to deliver humanitarian aid.
Joe Biden: Contain Iran; degrade the Houthis; include Saudi Arabia.
Katie Britt: No deals with Iran; no nation in retreat .
Donald Trump: Russia can do what they want to unpaid-up NATO members.
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Welfare & Poverty
Joe Biden: $400/month tax credit for new home buyers for next 2 years.
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The above quotations are from 2024 State of the Union address to Congress, plus the Republican and MAGA response.
Related books, debates, and candidates:
- 2024 State of the Union speech, plus GOP responses
- 2024 Governors' State of the State speeches
- 2023 State of the Union speech, plus GOP, Working Family, & MAGA responses
- 2023 Governors' State of the State speeches
- 2022 State of the Union speech, plus GOP, Libertarian, progressive, & QAnon responses
- 2022 Governors' State of the State speeches
- 2021 State of the Union speech, plus responses by the Republican Party
- 2021 Governors' State of the State speeches
- 2020 State of the Union speech, plus responses by the Democratic Party
- 2020 Governors' State of the State speeches
- 2019 State of the Union speech, plus responses by the Democratic Party
- 2019 Governors' State of the State speeches
- 2018 State of the Union speech, plus response by the Democratic Party
- 2018 Governors' State of the State speeches
- 2017 State of the Union speech, plus response by the Democratic Party
- 2017 Governors' State of the State speeches
- 2016 State of the Union speech
- 2016 Governors' State of the State speeches
- 2015 State of the Union speech
- 2015 Governors' State of the State speeches
- 2014 State of the Union speech, plus response by Green Party, Republican Party, and Tea Party
- 2014 Governors' State of the State speeches
- 2013 State of the Union speech, plus response by GOP and Tea Party
- 2013 Governors' State of the State speeches
- 2012 State of the Union speech, plus response by GOP and Tea Party
- 2012 Governors' State of the State speeches
- 2011 State of the Union speech, plus response by GOP and Tea Party
- 2011 Governors' State of the State speeches
- 2007-2011 Mayors' State of the City speeches
- 2010 Governors' State of the State speeches
- Obama Q+A at GOP House Retreat, Jan. 2010
- 2010 State of the Union speech, plus response by Gov. Bob McDonnell (R, VA)
- 2009 Governors' State of the State speeches
- 2009 Address to Joint Session of Congress, plus response by Gov. Bobby Jindal (R, LA)
- 2009 Governors' State of the State speeches
- 2008 State of the Union speech, plus response by Gov. Kathleen Sebelius (D, KS)
- 2008 Governors' State of the State speeches
- 2007 State of the Union speech, plus response by Sen. James Webb (D, VA)
- 2007 Governors' State of the State speeches
- 2006 State of the Union speech, plus response by Gov. Tim Kaine (D, VA)
- 2005 State of the Union speech, plus responses by Sen Harry Reid (D, NV) & Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D, CA)
- 2004 State of the Union speech, plus responses by Sen Tom Daschle (D, SD) & Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D, CA)
- 2004 Governors' State of the State speeches
- 2001 Governors' State of the State speeches
- Other early 2000s Governors' State of the State speeches
- Other late 1990s Governors' State of the State speeches
- Historical State of the Union addresses:
Clinton
- Bush
- Reagan
- Carter
- Ford
Nixon
- LBJ
- JFK
- Eisenhower
- Truman
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