- ISBN-10: 0451490010
- ISBN-13: 9780451490018
- Author: Richard D. Heffner
- Language: English
Accompanied by interpretations of their significance by noted historian Richard D. Heffner and journalist Alexander Heffner, this book includes important documents such as:
* The complete text of the Declaration of Independence
* The complete Constitution of the United States
* The Monroe Doctrine
* The Emancipation Proclamation
* Woodrow Wilson’s War Message to Congress
* Franklin D. Roosevelt’s “Four Freedoms” Speech
* John F. Kennedy’s Inaugural Address
* Martin Luther King, Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” Speech
* Ronald Reagan’s Inaugural Addresses
* Documents relating to September 11, 2001 and the Iraq War
This edition has been expanded and updated to include a chapter on the Presidency of Donald Trump.