Bøger af Harry S. Truman

In this riveting collection, we follow Harry S. Truman and Dean Acheson, two giants of the post-World War II period who were primarily responsible for the Marshall Plan and NATO, among other world-shaping initiatives, as they move from an official relationship to one of candour, humour, and personal expression.

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The letters in this volume are gathered from many sources and include missives sent by Truman to his daughter, his mother and sister, his cousins and of course his wife, Bess. This potpourri of information provides an intimate and revealing portrait of Truman and his remarkable career.

This is a collection of private papers from family correspondence, testy letters never sent, memoranda, an off-and-on diary, and complaints about the restrictions of the ""White prison"". It covers the period from his occupancy of the White House in 1945 to shortly before his death in 1972.

Når verdens mægtigste mand tiltræder sit embede, er det tradition, at han i en tale til det amerikanske folk udtrykker sine politiske visioner og sætter dagsordenen for de følgende fire år.Det er her Franklin D. Roosevelt under depressionen forsøger at imødegå finansiel panik med ordene: “Det eneste, vi har at frygte, er frygten selv”, og det er her, John F. Kennedy opfordrer sine landsmæd til at gøre en ekstra indsats under den kolde krig med ordene: “Spørg ikke, hvad dit land kan gøre for dig – spørg, hvad du kan gøre for dit land”.Denne bog samler alle den nyere tids tiltrædelsestaler og lægger dermed et unikt snit gennem Amerikas historie fra depressionen og frem og giver et indblik i, hvad der valgperiode for valgperiode har optaget befolkningen og den politiske scene.Bogen indeholder taler af:Franklin D. RooseveltHarry S. TrumanDwight D. EisenhowerJohn F. KennedyLyndon B. JohnsonRichard M. NixonJames E. CarterRonald W. ReaganGeorge H.W. BushWilliam J. ClintonGeorge W. BushBarack H. Obama