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Presidential Documents: The Speeches, Proclamations and Policies that Have Shaped the Nation from Washington to Obama
Speeches of the American Presidents
State of the Union: Presidential Rhetoric from Woodrow Wilson to George W. Bush
The Moral Rhetoric of American Presidents
Greatest Presidential Speeches Of The 20th Century - Audio CD
Post-9/11 American Presidential Rhetoric: A Study of Protofascist Discourse
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