Landmark speeches of the American conservative movement
By: edited by Peter Schweizer and Wynton C. Hall
Contributors: Schweizer, Peter, 1964-; Hall, Wynton C., 1976-
Edition: 1st ed
Series: Landmark speeches
Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
Published: 2007
Place of publication: College Station
Language: eng
Number of pages: 169
ISBN-13: 9781585445844; 9781585445981
Subjects: Conservatism -- United States -- History -- Sources; Speeches, addresses, etc., American
Genres: Sources
Description: "The perfect gift for those who value conservatism or seek to understand it, Landmark Speeches of the American Conservative Movement offers food for thought and action. For historians, political scientists, and students of public communication, the book is an essential source for the ideas that have shaped American society since 1945."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index
Table of contents: title: "I broke away from the Communist Party" / Whittaker Chambers (1948); title: "Today we are educated men" / William F. Buckley Jr. (1950); title: "The time has come" / Everett Dirksen (1964); title: "Extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice" / Barry Goldwater (1964); title: "A time for choosing" / Ronald Reagan (1964); title: "Is the new morality destroying America?" / Clare Boothe Luce (1978); title: "The first inaugural" / Ronald Reagan (1981); title: "Evil empire" / Ronald Reagan (1983); title: "Child abuse in the classroom" / Phyllis Schlafly (1987); title: "The controversy ends here" / Barbara Bush (1990); title: "The contract with America" / Newt Gingrich (1995); title: "Our mission and our moment" / George W. Bush (2001); title: "A unipolar world" / Charles Krauthammer (2004)