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Bush\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHardcover: 192 pages\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThis item is not eligible for discounts unless explicitly mentioned in promotional offers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"tabs\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProduct Description\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"tabs-content\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith this vibrant collection of oil paintings and inspirational stories about the veterans depicted, President George W. Bush honors the sacrifice and courage of America’s military service people. Including forewords by former First Lady Laura Bush and Sixteenth Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Peter Pace, this volume showcases sixty-six color portraits and a four-panel mural painted by President Bush.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn sharing the stories and images of these members of the military, President Bush gives respectful recognition to our nation’s men and women in uniform. 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Souza's photographs, with the behind-the-scenes captions and stories that accompany them, communicate the pace and power of our nation's highest office. They also reveal the spirit of the extraordinary man who became our 44th President. 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Remarkably, thirty years after the fact, he has annotated the diary with candid reflections on the people and events that shaped his presidency, and on the many lessons, he learned. Offering an unprecedented look inside both the man and his tenure, this fascinating book stands as a unique contribution to the history of the American presidency.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor more book selections, please visit our\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalarchivesstore.org\/collections\/books\" target='“_blank\"' data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalarchivesstore.org\/collections\/books\"\u003eBooks Collection\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n","brand":"INGRAM BOOK COMPANY","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40688098214070,"sku":"978031257719","price":31.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1137\/5692\/files\/carterdiary_aaf7bb6b-ff31-4646-bef3-1874ca4d6d65.png?v=1762471738"},{"product_id":"thomas-jefferson-art-power","title":"Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power","description":"\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBy Jon Meacham\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePaperback: 800 pages\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThis item is not eligible for discounts unless explicitly mentioned in promotional offers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"tabs\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/myarchives-store.myshopify.com\/admin\/products\/7141491048630#\"\u003eProduct Description\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"tabs-content\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe #1 \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling, rich, unprecedented biography of Thomas Jefferson, an original thinker, and a master politician, who helped create and sustain the American republic.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJon Meacham brings to life the complete man, from birth to his last days--through the Revolutionary War and his years as President. 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With Meacham's trademark compelling narration, historical depth, and contemporary insight, this stunning biography reveals the unusual self-reflections and distinctive American life of a man from the Greatest Generation who pursued a life of service as a guardian of America in the way of Eisenhower and was one of the last gentlemen in our political world.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n","brand":"PENGUIN RANDOM HOUSE","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40895282544822,"sku":"978081297947","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1137\/5692\/products\/9780812979473.jpg?v=1762472074"},{"product_id":"renegades-born-in-the-usa-hc-112460","title":"Renegades: Born In The USA","description":"\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBy Barack Obama and Bruce Springsteen\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHardcover: 320 pages\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThis item is not eligible for discounts unless explicitly mentioned in promotional offers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"tabs\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/myarchives-store.myshopify.com\/admin\/products\/7195462631606#\"\u003eProduct Description\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"tabs-content\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTwo longtime friends share an intimate and urgent conversation about life, music, and their enduring love of America, with all its challenges and contradictions, in this stunningly produced expansion of their groundbreaking Higher Ground podcast, featuring more than 350 photographs, exclusive bonus content, and never-before-seen archival material.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eRenegades: Born in the USA\u003c\/em\u003e is a candid, revealing, and entertaining dialogue between President Barack Obama and legendary musician Bruce Springsteen that explores everything from their origin stories and career-defining moments to our country’s polarized politics and the growing distance between the American Dream and the American reality. Filled with full-color photographs and rare archival material, it is a compelling and beautifully illustrated portrait of two outsiders—one Black and one white—looking for a way to connect their unconventional searches for meaning, identity, and community with the American story itself. 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They also compare notes on their favorite protest songs, the most inspiring American heroes of all time, and more. Along the way, they reveal their passion for—and the occasional toll of—telling a bigger, truer story about America throughout their careers, and explore how our fractured country might begin to find its way back toward unity and global leadership.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n","brand":"PENGUIN RANDOM HOUSE","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41075030687926,"sku":"978059323631","price":50.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1137\/5692\/products\/112460_renegades.png?v=1762472616"},{"product_id":"richard-nixon-the-life-pb-110290","title":"Richard Nixon - The Life","description":"\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBy John A. Farrell\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePaperback:784 pages\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThis item is not eligible for discounts unless explicitly mentioned in promotional offers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"tabs\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/myarchives-store.myshopify.com\/admin\/products\/7220161183926#\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/myarchives-store.myshopify.com\/admin\/products\/7220161183926#\"\u003eProduct Description\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/myarchives-store.myshopify.com\/admin\/products\/7220161183926#\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/myarchives-store.myshopify.com\/admin\/products\/7220161183926#\"\u003eLearn More\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"tabs-content\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom a prize-winning biographer comes the defining portrait of a man who led America in a time of turmoil and left us a darker age. We live today, John A. Farrell shows, in a world Richard Nixon made.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eAt the end of WWII, navy lieutenant “Nick” Nixon returned from the Pacific and set his cap at Congress, an idealistic dreamer seeking to build a better world. Yet amid the turns of that now-legendary 1946 campaign, Nixon’s finer attributes gave way to unapologetic ruthlessness. The story of that transformation is the stunning overture to John A. Farrell’s magisterial biography of the president who came to embody postwar American resentment and division.\u003cbr\u003e Within four years of his first victory, Nixon was a U.S. senator; in six, the vice president of the United States of America. “Few came so far, so fast, and so alone,” Farrell writes. Nixon’s sins as a candidate were legion; and in one unlawful secret plot, as Farrell reveals here, Nixon acted to prolong the Vietnam War for his own political purposes. Finally elected president in 1969, Nixon packed his staff with bright young men who devised forward-thinking reforms addressing health care, welfare, civil rights, and protection of the environment. It was a fine legacy, but Nixon cared little for it. He aspired to make his mark on the world stage instead, and his 1972 opening to China was the first great crack in the Cold War.\u003cbr\u003e Nixon had another legacy, too: an America divided and polarized. He was elected to end the war in Vietnam, but his bombing of Cambodia and Laos enraged the antiwar movement. It was Nixon who launched the McCarthy era, who played white against black with a “southern strategy,” and spurred the Silent Majority to despise and distrust the country’s elites. Ever insecure and increasingly paranoid, he persuaded Americans to gnaw, as he did, on grievances—and to look at one another as enemies. 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Meticulously researched, brilliantly crafted, and offering fresh revelations, it will be hailed as a masterwork.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"PENGUIN RANDOM HOUSE","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41220553146550,"sku":"978034580496","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1137\/5692\/files\/9780345804969_1.jpg?v=1762473277"},{"product_id":"grant-ron-chernow-pb-110288","title":"Grant","description":"\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBy Ron Chernow\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePaperback: 1104 pages\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThis item is not eligible for discounts unless explicitly mentioned in promotional offers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"tabs\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/myarchives-store.myshopify.com\/admin\/products\/7138502151#\"\u003eProduct Description\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/myarchives-store.myshopify.com\/admin\/products\/7138502151#\"\u003eLearn More\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"tabs-content\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA man whose life is typically misunderstood, works about Ulysses S. Grant often paint him as a chronic loser and an inept businessman, or as the triumphant yet brutal Union general of the Civil War. As Ron Chernow demonstrates in his masterful biography, these stereotypes don’t come close to illustrating the eighteenth president.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eBefore the Civil War, Grant was flailing. His business ventures had ended dismally, and despite distinguished service in the Mexican War he resigned from the army amid recurring accusations of drunkenness. In war however, Grant began to realize his remarkable potential, as he soared through the ranks of the Union army. Grant endeared himself to President Lincoln and became his most trusted general and the strategic genius of the war effort. His military success translated into a two-term presidency, albeit one plagued by corruption scandals involving his closest staff members.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn his work, Grant sought freedom and justice for black Americans, focused on crushing the Ku Klux Klan and earned the admiration of Frederick Douglass, who called him “the vigilant, firm, impartial, and wise protector of my race.” After his presidency, he was swindled by a fraudster on Wall Street, and managed to resuscitate his image by working with Mark Twain, publishing his memoirs, which are considered a masterpiece of the genre.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eWith meticulous lucidity and breadth, Chernow finds the threads that weave these disparate stories together, shedding new light on the man whom Walt Whitman described as “nothing heroic… and yet the greatest hero.” Chernow’s probing portrait of Grant’s lifelong struggle with alcoholism transforms our understanding of the man at the deepest level. The definitive biography, \u003cem\u003eGrant\u003c\/em\u003e is a grand synthesis of painstaking research and literary brilliance that makes sense of all sides of Grant’s life, demonstrating how this simple Midwesterner could at once be so ordinary and so extraordinary.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor further book selections please visit our\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalarchivesstore.org\/collections\/books\" target='“_blank\"'\u003eBooks Collection\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"PENGUIN RANDOM HOUSE","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41607878803638,"sku":"978014311063","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1137\/5692\/products\/IMG_20220706_104751505.jpg?v=1762475765"},{"product_id":"presidential-courage","title":"Presidential Courage","description":"\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBy Michael R. 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For Americans who must choose Presidents and assess them once they are elected, \u003cem\u003ePresidential Courage\u003c\/em\u003e sets a lasting standard by showing us the best in Presidential leadership.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n","brand":"SIMON AND SCHUSTER","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41872904880310,"sku":"978074325744","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1137\/5692\/products\/9780743257442_sq.webp?v=1762477250"},{"product_id":"american-coal-russel-lee-portraits","title":"American Coal - Russel Lee Portraits","description":"\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBy Mary Jane Appel and Douglas Brinkley\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHardcover: 160 pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThis item is not eligible for discounts unless explicitly mentioned in promotional offers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"tabs\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/myarchives-store.myshopify.com\/admin\/products\/4545381171282#\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/myarchives-store.myshopify.com\/admin\/products\/4545381171282#\"\u003eProduct Description\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/myarchives-store.myshopify.com\/admin\/products\/1516075319378#\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/myarchives-store.myshopify.com\/admin\/products\/1516075319378#\"\u003eLearn More\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"tabs-content\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis hardcover book is filled with more than 100 powerful images by noted photographer Russell Lee that document the working conditions and lives of coal mining communities in the postwar United States. 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They place his work in context and illuminate how Lee helped win improved conditions for his subjects through vivid images that captured an array of miners and their communities at work and at play, at church and in school, in moments of joy and struggle, ultimately revealing to their fellow Americans the humanity and resilience of these underrecognized workers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Power \u0026amp; Light exhibition features more than 200 of Russell Leeʼs photographs of coal miners and their families in their homes, mines, and communities. Visitors will experience large-scale prints, projections, and digital interactives. Although Leeʼs earlier images of Depression-era Americans are well-known, his 1946 coal survey images have enjoyed little public exposure. The full series, which includes over 2,000 of Lee’s photographs, can only be found in the holdings of the National Archives. These images document inhumane living and working conditions, but also depict the joy, strength, and resilience of the minersʼ families and communities\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRussell Werner Lee (1903-1986) was born in Ottawa, Illinois. Originally trained as an engineer, he was methodical in his work, but he approached his subjects with warmth and respect. The quiet Midwesterner put people at ease, enabling him to capture scenes of surprising intimacy. Many of his photographs reveal worlds through small details—keepsakes on the mantel, lined and calloused hands. What may be most distinctive about these images is their reflection of the photographerʼs respect for his subjects. Despite their plight, it is their strength, dignity, and humanity that strikes the viewer.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlthough the coal survey photos represent some of Leeʼs finest work, his best-known photographs are from an earlier project. Lee was one of several photographers hired by the federal government in the 1930s to document the toll of the Great Depression and drought on rural Americans. While he worked alongside famous colleagues including Walker Evans and Dorothea Lange, Lee eschewed celebrity. 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From modest beginnings as the son of a shoe salesman in Tampico, Illinois, Ronald Reagan achieved first a distinguished career in Hollywood and then, as governor of California and as president of the most powerful nation in the world, a career of public service unique in our history.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRonald Reagan’s account of that rise is told here with all the uncompromising candor, modesty, and wit that made him perhaps the most able communicator ever to occupy the White House, and also with the sense of drama of a gifted natural storyteller.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHe tells us, with warmth and pride, of his early years and of the elements that made him, in later life, a leader of such stubborn integrity, courage, and clear-minded optimism. Reading the account of this childhood, we understand how his parents, struggling to make ends meet despite family problems and the rigors of the Depression, shaped his belief in the virtues of American life—the need to help others, the desire to get ahead and to get things done, the deep trust in the basic goodness, values, and sense of justice of the American people—virtues that few presidents have expressed more eloquently than Ronald Reagan.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith absolute authority and a keen eye for the details and the anecdotes that humanize history, Ronald Reagan takes the reader behind the scenes of his extraordinary career, from his first political experiences as president of the Screen Actors Guild (including his first meeting with a beautiful young actress who was later to become Nancy Reagan) to such high points of his presidency as the November 1985 Geneva meeting with Mikhail Gorbachev, during which Reagan invited the Soviet leader outside for a breath of fresh air and then took him off for a walk and a man-to-man chat, without aides, that set the course for arms reduction and charted the end of the Cold War.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHere he reveals what went on behind his decision to enter politics and run for the governorship of California, the speech nominating Barry Goldwater that first made Reagan a national political figure, his race for the presidency, his relations with the members of his own cabinet, and his frustrations with Congress.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHe gives us the details of the great themes and dramatic crises of his eight years in office, from Lebanon to Grenada, from the struggle to achieve arms control to tax reform, from Iran-Contra to the visits abroad that did so much to reestablish the United States in the eyes of the world as a friendly and peaceful power. 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It is filled with more than 100 powerful images by noted photographer Russell Lee that document the working conditions and lives of coal mining communities in the postwar United States. Its publication coincides with the National Archives' exhibition Power \u0026amp; Light - Russel Lee's Coal Survey in Washington, D.C.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 1946 the Truman administration made a promise to striking coal miners: as part of a deal to resume work, the government would sponsor a nationwide survey of health and labor conditions in mining camps. One instrumental member of the survey team was photographer Russell Lee. Lee had made his name during the Depression, when, alongside Dorothea Lange and Walker Evans, he used his camera to document agrarian life for the Farm Security Administration (FSA). 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They place his work in context and illuminate how Lee helped win improved conditions for his subjects through vivid images that captured an array of miners and their communities at work and at play, at church and in school, in moments of joy and struggle, ultimately revealing to their fellow Americans the humanity and resilience of these underrecognized workers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Power \u0026amp; Light exhibition features more than 200 of Russell Leeʼs photographs of coal miners and their families in their homes, mines, and communities. Visitors will experience large-scale prints, projections, and digital interactives. Although Leeʼs earlier images of Depression-era Americans are well-known, his 1946 coal survey images have enjoyed little public exposure. The full series, which includes over 2,000 of Lee’s photographs, can only be found in the holdings of the National Archives. These images document inhumane living and working conditions, but also depict the joy, strength, and resilience of the minersʼ families and communities\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRussell Werner Lee (1903-1986) was born in Ottawa, Illinois. Originally trained as an engineer, he was methodical in his work, but he approached his subjects with warmth and respect. The quiet Midwesterner put people at ease, enabling him to capture scenes of surprising intimacy. Many of his photographs reveal worlds through small details—keepsakes on the mantel, lined and calloused hands. What may be most distinctive about these images is their reflection of the photographerʼs respect for his subjects. Despite their plight, it is their strength, dignity, and humanity that strikes the viewer.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlthough the coal survey photos represent some of Leeʼs finest work, his best-known photographs are from an earlier project. 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