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Personal Memoirs of U.S. Grant: A History of the Union Cause

Book by Joan Waugh; Marquette University Press, 2003

Subjects:

Generals--United States--Biography--History And Criticism, Grant, Ulysses S--(Ulysses Simpson)--1822-1885, Grant, Ulysses S--(Ulysses Simpson)--1822-1885--Personal Memoirs Of U.S. Grant, United States--Army--Biography--History And Criticism, United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal Narratives--History And Criticism

Collections: History, Entire Library

...continued in public service, first as general-in-chief of the U.S. Army, 1865 1868 and then as president until 1877. While...influenced the historical memory of the war during his presidency. First was the obvious symbolic nature of his position...
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Operation Gatekeeper: The Rise of the "Illegal Alien" and the Making of the U.S.-Mexico Boundary

Book by Joseph Nevins; Routledge, 2002

Subjects:

Border Patrols--Mexican-American Border Region, Illegal Aliens--Government Policy--United States, Operation Gatekeeper (U.S.), United States--Immigration Border Patrol

Collections: Entire Library

By 1994 American anti-immigration rhetoric had reached a fevered pitch, and throngs of migrants entered the U.S. nightly. In response, the INS launched "Operation Gatekeeper," the centerpiece of the Clinton administration's unprecedented effort to "regain control" of their borders. In Operation ...
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By 1994 American anti-immigration rhetoric had reached a fevered pitch, and throngs of migrants entered the U.S. nightly. In response, the INS launched "Operation Gatekeeper," the centerpiece of the Clinton administration's unprecedented effort to "regain control" of their borders. In Operation Gatekeeper , Joseph Nevins details the administration's dramatic overhaul of the San Diego - Tijauna border - the busiest land crossing in the world-adding miles of new fence and hundreds of trained agents.
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The U. S. Presidency in Crisis: A Comparative Perspective

Book by Colin Campbell; Oxford University Press, 1998

Subjects:

Executive Power--Australia, Executive Power--Canada, Executive Power--Great Britain, Presidents--United States

Collections: History, Entire Library

This study sheds light on the US presidency through a comparison of executive leadership in the USA, Great Britain, Canada and Australia. The work reviews the common challenges faced by chief executives of other Anglo-American democracies.
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Correspondence between the Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the U. S. S. R. and the Presidents of the U. S. A. and the Prime Ministers of Great Britain during the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945 - Vol. 1

Book by Winston S. Churchill, Clement R. Attlee, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the U.S.S.R.; Foreign Languages Pub. House, 1957

Subjects:

World War, 1939-1945--Sources

Collections: History, Entire Library

MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF THE U.S.S.R. CORRESPONDENCE BETWEEN THE CHAIRMAN OF THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS OF THE U.S.S.R. AND THE PRESIDENTS OF THE U.S.A. AND THE PRIME MINISTERS OF GREAT BRITAIN DURING...
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Personal Memoirs of U.S. Grant

Book by Ulysses S. Grant; University of Nebraska Press, 1996

Subjects:

Generals--United States--Biography, Grant, Ulysses S--(Ulysses Simpson)--1822-1885, Presidents--United States--Biography, United States--Army--Biography, United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Campaigns

Collections: History, Entire Library

...meet the approval of the reader. U. S. GRANT. MOUNT MACGREGOR, NEW YORK...635 - 666 PERSONAL MEMOIRS OF U. S. GRANT. CHAPTER I. ANCESTRY...upon him, with hot irons, the initials "U. S." Ropes were then put about the neck...

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Journal Articles on: presidency u s

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The Prime-Time Presidency: The West Wing and U.S. Nationalism

Journal article by Elizabeth A. Skewes; Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media, Vol. 51, 2007

Subjects:

Books--Book reviews, The Prime-Time Presidency: The West Wing and U.S. Nationalism (Book)--Book reviews

Collections: Entire Library

The Prime-Time Presidency: The West Wing and U.S. Nationalism. by...2006). The prime-time presidency: The West Wing and U.S. nationalism. Urbana...pages. In The Prime-Time Presidency: The West Wing and U.S. Nationalism, Trevor...
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Trading Blows: Party Competition and U.S. Trade Policy in a Globalizing Era

Journal article by William C. Perkins; Presidential Studies Quarterly, Vol. 33, 2003

Subjects:

Trading Blows: Party Competition and U.S. Trade Policy in a Globalizing Era (Book)

Collections: History, Entire Library

...policy during the Reagan, George H.W. Bush, and Clinton presidencies. Of particular interest to students of the U.S. presidency is Shochs analysis of the interaction between the president and Congress and how this influenced trade policy. Presidents...
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In the Web of Politics: Three Decades of the U.S. Federal Executive

Journal article by Joseph L. Wert; Public Administration Review, Vol. 61, 2001

Subjects:

Books--Reviews, In the Web of Politics: Three Decades of the U.S. Federal Executive (Book)--Reviews

Collections: Entire Library

...Politics: Three Decades of the U.S. Federal Executive (Washington...cloth; $17.95 paper. The presidency and the executive branch itself...Politics: Three Decades of the U.S. Federal Executive is an empirical...any reasonable standard, the U.S. bureaucracy appears to be...
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Beyond Tiananmen: The Politics of U.S.-China Relations 1989-2000

Journal article by Joseph Y.S. Cheng; Journal of Contemporary Asia, Vol. 36, 2006

Subjects:

Beyond Tiananmen: The Politics of U.S.-China Relations 1989-2000 (Book)--Book reviews, Books--Book reviews

Collections: Entire Library

...TIANANMEN: THE POLITICS OF U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS 1989-2000...and the end of the Clinton presidency in 2000. His books major contribution...planners in both China and the U.S. remain locked in opposition...considers that both China and the U.S. have adopted general strategies...
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Janice J. Terry. U.S. Foreign Policy in the Middle East: The Role of Lobbies and Special Interest Groups

Journal article by Ghada Hashem Talhami; Arab Studies Quarterly (ASQ), Vol. 28, 2006

Subjects:

Books--Book reviews, U.S. Foreign Policy in the Middle East: The Role of Lobbies and Special Interest Groups (Book)--Book reviews

Collections: Entire Library

...understanding of the dynamics of U.S. policy-making. The Leagues...manipulation of the Ford presidency by Jewish American organizations...brought against the Carter presidencys intent to offer a better...a very crucial aspect of U.S. foreign policy making...

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Magazine Articles on: presidency u s

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'When God Laughs, Its Not Funny,' the U.S. Taxpayers Party Prepares for Doomsday

Magazine article by Shasha Abramsky; The Progressive, Vol. 60, October 1996

Subjects:

Phillips, Howard--Political activity, Religious Right (American politics)--Political activity, U.S. Taxpayers Party--Analysis

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

...Phillips, the founder of the U.S. Taxpayers Party, to be its candidate for the Presidency. Phillips promptly reaffirmed...Phillips decided to launch the U.S. Taxpayers Party. By the time...heyday of John Birch. The U.S. Taxpayers Party traces its...
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$10 Million Headquarters Signals New Course for National Baptist Convention, U.S.A., Inc.; Largest Black Organization Dedicates Nashville Building

Magazine article by Charles L. Sanders; Ebony, Vol. 44, October 1989

Subjects:

African American Baptists--Planning, African American churches--Buildings, facilities, etc., Nashville, Tennessee--Buildings, facilities, etc., National Baptist Convention U.S.A.--Buildings, facilities, etc.

Collections: Entire Library

...Then there began a procession of pastors from all over the U.S. who placed $1 million on the table--the largest sum ever...term expires. (In 1984, the Convention began limiting the presidency to two five-year terms.) "We call this a World Center...
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Can James Fallows Practice What He Preaches? A Year Ago He Was Making Headlines with His Critique of the Press. Now He's Editor of U.S. News

Magazine article by Mike Hoyt; Columbia Journalism Review, Vol. 35, November 1996

Subjects:

Fallows, James--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Mass media--Criticism, interpretation, etc., U.S. News and World Report (Periodical)--Management

Collections: Entire Library

...piece called "The Passionless Presidency" on Carters shortcomings...somewhat controversial expert on U.S.-Japanese trade, an advocate...In his blast at the "new" U.S. News in The Washington Post...cover investigation about a U.S. company recruiting Mexicans...
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Bipartisan Bonesmen: The Two Leading Contenders for the U.S. Presidency Are Both Members of Skull and Bones, One of the Oldest Secret Societies in America. Why Is This Not a Major Election-Year Issue?

Magazine article by William F. Jasper; The New American, Vol. 20, March 8, 2004

Collections: Entire Library

...The Two Leading Contenders for the U.S. Presidency Are Both Members of Skull and Bones...time in history the race for the U.S. presidency is shaping up to be completely a...U.S. presidents, Supreme Court justices...
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U.S. Muslims Rap Bush over Iraqi Raid

Magazine article; The Christian Century, Vol. 118, March 7, 2001

Subjects:

Bush, George W.--Military policy, Iraq--Foreign relations, Muslims--Attitudes, United States--Foreign relations

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

...supported his quest for the presidency, are chastising President Bush for the mid-February U.S.-British bombing of Iraqi...an unfortunate hallmark of U.S. policy over the last ten...February 16 attack, which U.S. and British officials say...

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Newspaper Articles on: presidency u s

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Serbian 'Bad Boy' Looks to Possible Presidency: Outspoken Seselj Sees the U.S., NATO Foiling Serbian Conquest

Newspaper article by Philip Smucker; The Washington Times, September 28, 1997

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

Serbian bad boy looks to possible presidency: Outspoken Seselj sees the U.S., NATO foiling Serbian conquest by Philip...nationalism grow any stronger," said David Foley, a U.S. spokesman for the Organization of Security and...
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U.S. Nod for Rival Boosts Ortega; Support Splits His Opponents

Newspaper article; The Washington Times, November 4, 2006

Subjects:

Ortega Saavedra, Daniel, Political parties

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...National Liberation Front. U.S. backing of Mr. Montealegre...Ortega from running for the presidency, an eventuality abhorred...startling one. Since losing the presidency in 1990, he has managed...dealt to the Sandinistas by U.S.-backed Contra rebels and...
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No End in Sight for U.S., EU Food Fight

Newspaper article by Carter Dougherty; The Washington Times, December 19, 2000

Subjects:

Aerospace industry, Airbus Industrie

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

No end in sight for U.S., EU food fight by...Chirac, who holds the rotating presidency of the 15-nation European...companies. In meetings with U.S. Trade Representative Charlene...issue of what it considers U.S. assistance to Boeing, mainly...
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U.S. Ready to Scrap Oil-for-Food; France, Russia Aren't

Newspaper article; The Washington Times, April 28, 2003

Subjects:

Hussein, Saddam, United Nations

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...Aguilar Zinser, who currently holds the Security Council presidency. The need for some hard decisions on Iraqs oil wealth...oil field near the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk. The U.S. proposal, strongly pushed by the Pentagon, would lift...
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Better Relations for U.S., Iran Will Require Effort from Both Sides

Newspaper article; The Washington Times, January 13, 1999

Subjects:

Iran

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

Better relations for U.S., Iran will require effort...Mohammed Khatami to the Iranian presidency has radically changed the...grievances; terrorism; the U.S. military presence in the...official dialogue. A key U.S. objective, therefore, must...

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Encyclopedia Articles on: presidency u s

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Truman, Harry S

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...was elected a U.S. Senator. In the...President Roosevelt. Presidency On the death...succeeded to the presidency. He assumed power...Communist expansion in S and W Europe...a principle of U.S. policy "to...immediately sent U.S. troops to Korea...
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Persian Gulf Wars

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...fully with UN weapons inspections in the years following the first conflict. The election of George W. Bush to the U.S. presidency returned to government many officials from his fathers administration who had favored removing Saddam Hussein from...
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United States

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...1800), in which U.S. warships engaged...Jefferson to the presidency. Jefferson did...returned him to the presidency in 1948 in an...international affairs. U.S. support for...would win the presidency, and the determination...Ultimately the U.S. Supreme Court...
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Philippines, The

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...Philippine Sea. A great U.S. victory, it effectively...Elpidio Quirino , to the presidency, and in a bitterly contested...court stripped him of the presidency, and Vice President Gloria...on the United States, the U.S. government provided (2002...
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Mcgovern, George Stanley

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...found the UN World Food Program. Elected (1962) to the U.S. Senate, McGovern became an outspoken critic of defense...Kennedy . McGovern announced (1971) his candidacy for the presidency on a platform promising to end the war in Vietnam, cut...

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