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Record ID marc_columbia/Columbia-extract-20221130-015.mrc:6692338:3444
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008 081204s2009 nyu 001 0 eng
010 $a 2008051349
020 $a9781439140130
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035 $a(OCoLC)262428681
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050 00 $aJ82$b.E6 2009
082 00 $a352.23/80973$222
100 1 $aBush, George,$d1924-2018.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n80015879
245 10 $aSpeaking of freedom :$bthe collected speeches /$cGeorge H.W. Bush.
250 $a1st Scribner hardcover ed.
260 $aNew York :$bScribner,$c2009.
300 $axiv, 302 pages ;$c24 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
500 $aIncludes index.
520 1 $a"Through the lens of more than forty speeches from his presidency, George H. W. Bush takes a special look back on the momentous global events of 1989-1992 - the fall of the Berlin Wall, the collapse of the Soviet Union, and the liberation of Kuwait, to name a few - and reminisces about what it was like to be president through such unprecedented times. Choosing from among the hundreds of speeches he gave while in office, former president Bush selects those that meant the most to him and introduces each one with candid comments recalling the circumstances and events leading up to it." ""Although now in hindsight it seems that the end results were almost preordained, at the time no one knew what would happen next. Nothing was 'inevitable' at all. We learned quickly that words mattered," he writes in the opening pages of Speaking of Freedom. Selections throughout the book bring back the fascinating times of Lech Walesa, Mikhail Gorbachev, Vaclav Havel, and even Saddam Hussein - when we watched as the idea of freedom seemed to spread all over the world. It was a stunning time in world history, and in these speeches the forty-first president observes it from his perspective as commander in chief, diplomat, politician, navy pilot, and grandfather." "While many of the speeches deal with foreign affairs, others cover freedom's spread within the United States, including the signing of the landmark Americans with Disabilities Act and the historic Clean Air Act of 1990. President Bush's voice comes across perhaps most clearly when he is calling young people to lead a life of meaning and adventure that results only from serving others." "Showcasing President Bush's usual charm, self-deprecating wit, and sharp perception, these speeches mark the moments - large and small - that defined his presidency. Through his words that motivated people all around the world to become involved in ideas that were bigger than themselves, George H. W. Bush shows us what it means to be "speaking of freedom.""--BOOK JACKET.
650 0 $aPresidents$zUnited States$vMessages.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85106481
651 0 $aUnited States$xPolitics and government$y1989-1993.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh89000002
856 42 $3Contributor biographical information$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0903/2008051349-b.html
856 42 $3Publisher description$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0903/2008051349-d.html
852 00 $boff,leh$hJ82$i.E6 2009