Barack Obama joins the collection in this updated edition of the bestseller
Discover 45 of the greatest speeches from American presidents, including 2 new speeches from President Obama in this revised edition. In text and on two audio CD's former White House chief speechwriter Michael Waldman introduces the dramatic stories behind the speeches. In original essays, Presidents Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter, and Bill Clinton describe the talks that influenced them the most. Included are captivating photographs, illustrations and handwritten manuscripts, including:
Never-before-seen handwritten speech notes used by President Clinton
The never-used speech President Kennedy prepared during the Cuban missile crisis, announcing an attack on Cuba
An actual photo of Lincoln at Gettysburg