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-- Life of an American president George Herbert Walker Bush.By Meacham, Jon[2024]., Adult, Random House Call No: BIOG 973.928 Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: "The lavishly illustrated The Call to Serve is an intimate, illuminating portrait of the 41st U. S. President, a man many know mainly through his politics. Jon Meacham brings the leader vividly to life, including as a man dedicated to political and moral leadership, and to a life marked by the strong values of integrity and respect for others that Bush learned during his childhood. Bush pursued a life of service to America and to others, including through action in the Pacific during World War II, his political rise to Congressman in Texas, then his serving as U. S. Ambassador to the UN, director of the CIA, Vice President during the administration of Ronald Reagan, and as President. Set against the historical background of periods in America during the 20th and 21st century, this book celebrates the legacy of a man many people do not know, whose bedrock beliefs in honesty and respect for the dignity of others led to a life of leadership viewed as a call to serve. Obama said towards the end of Bush's life that he put the country first, throughout his life, 'both before he was president, while he was president, and ever since.' "--
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[2019]., Adults, Dutton Call No: FIC DAV Edition: First edition. Availability:0 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: "From the dramatic redbrick facade to the sweeping staircase dripping with art, the Chelsea Hotel has long been New York City's creative oasis for the many artists, writers, musicians, actors, filmmakers, and poets who have called it home--a scene playwright Hazel Riley and actress Maxine Mead are determined to use to their advantage. Yet they soon discover that the greatest obstacle to putting up a show on Broadway has nothing to do with their art, and everything to do with politics. A Red scare is sweeping across America, and Senator Joseph McCarthy has started a witch hunt for Communists, with those in the entertainment industry in the crosshairs. As the pressure builds to name names, it is more than Hazel and Maxine's Broadway dreams that may suffer as they grapple with the terrible consequences, but also their livelihood, their friendship, and even their freedom. Spanning from the 1940s to the 1960s, The Chelsea Girls deftly pulls back the curtain on the desperate political pressures of McCarthyism,the complicated bonds of female friendship, and the siren call of the uninhibited Chelsea Hotel"--
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-- United States (1968 to the present)c2008., 5-8, Weigl Publishers Call No: J HIST 973.92 Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Series Title: Presidents of the United StatesSummary Note: Chronicles seven presidential administrations from Richard M. Nixon to George W. Bush that profiles their early years, political careers, presidency, and legacy.
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c2008., 5-8, Weigl Publishers Call No: J HIST 973.92 Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Series Title: Presidents of the United StatesSummary Note: Chronicles the post-World War II presidential administrations of Harry S. Truman, Dwight Eisenhower, John Kennedy, and Lyndon Johnson that profiles their early years, political careers, presidency, and legacy.
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c1993., 5-8, Millbrook Press Call No: J HIST 973.918 Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Series Title: American albums from the collections of the Library of CongressSummary Note: Uses a variety of contemporary materials to describe and illustrate the political and personal lives of the United States presidents from Harry Truman to Bill Clinton.