Fresh insights into an enduring speech
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Richard J. Tofel discusses about the inauguration speech of President John F. Kennedy eSounding the Trumpet: The Making of John F. KennedyEs Inaugural AddressE. He describes the evolution of the speech and how he uncovered the influence behind every line through his meeting with the Kennedy aide Sorenson, from the material in the Kennedy Library, and the speech comes more and more into the foreground as a vision for people of what America can and should be.
Publication Name: Prologue
Subject: Social sciences
ISSN: 0033-1031
Year: 2005
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Old ironsides: Warrior and survivor
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Col. David G. Fitz-Enz, an expert on the celebrated warship USS Constitution constructed in Boston in 1797, discusses its history and significance. His book Old Ironsides, Eagle of the Sea is based on US naval history and USS Constitution, which is the oldest commissioned warship still afloat.
Publication Name: Prologue
Subject: Social sciences
ISSN: 0033-1031
Year: 2005
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Reports from the front
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The small-units accounts of military engagements from the Revolutionary War to the Vietnam War are reported. This reports provides a better understanding of the real human beings who lived through these experiences and gives a sense of the reality of warfare.
Publication Name: Prologue
Subject: Social sciences
ISSN: 0033-1031
Year: 2003
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