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Heffner, Richard Douglas was born on August 5, 1925 in New York City. Son of Albert Simon and Cely (Bender) Heffner.
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Here in a single volume are the documents, speeches, and letters that have forged American history, accompanied by interpretations of their significance by noted historian and broadcaster Richard D. Heffner. It includes complete text of the Declaration of Independence, the complete Constitution of the United States, the Emancipation Proclamation, FDR?s ?Four Freedoms? Speech, John F. Kennedy?s Inaugural Address, Martin Luther King Jr.?s ?I Have a Dream? Speech, documents relating to September 11, 2001, and Barack Obama?s Inaugural Address.
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Here in one single volume are the documents, speeches, and letters that have forged U.S. history-from the complete text of the Declaration of Independence to J.F.K.'s inaugural address to George W. Bush's speeches after the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
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Here, available for the first time in a single inexpensive edition, are the documents, speeches and letters which have forged American history, accompanied by interpretations of their significance by a noted historian and scholar. The combination of narrative and documentation makes a new and interesting kind of American history. Among the important documents in this book you will find: The complete text of the Declaration of Independence The complete Constitution of the United States The Federalist Paper No. 10 Letters of Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton Washington's Farewell Address The Monroe Doctrine Dred Scott Decision Lincoln's First Inaugural Address The Emancipation Proclamation The Gettysburg Address Andrew Carnegie on "Wealth" Theodore Roosevelt on the "New Nationalism" Woodrow Wilson's War Message to Congress Herbert Hoover's "Rugged Individualism" Speech Franklin D. Roosevelt's "Four Freedoms" Speech The Atlantic Charter George C. Marshall's foreign aid speech at Harvard
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Here, in a single volume, are the documents, speeches, and letters that have forged American history, accompanied by interpretations of their significance by noted historian and broadcaster Richard D. Heffner with online journalist Alexander Heffner. Among the important documents in this book you will find: • The complete text of the Declaration of Independence • The complete Constitution of the United States • The Monroe Doctrine • The Emancipation Proclamation • Woodrow Wilson’s War Message to Congress • Franklin D. Roosevelt’s “Four Freedoms” Speech • John F. Kennedy’s Inaugural Address • Martin Luther King, Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” Speech • Ronald Reagan’s Inaugural Addresses, 1981 and 1985 • Documents relating to September 11, 2001 This edition has been expanded and updated to include: • A new chapter on the Bush/Cheney Administration and the First and Second Election and Inauguration of Barack Obama as the Forty-Fourth President of the United StatesMore Than One Million Copies Sold!
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Heffner, Richard Douglas was born on August 5, 1925 in New York City. Son of Albert Simon and Cely (Bender) Heffner.
Bachelor of Arts, Columbia University, 1946; Master of Arts (Mitchell fellow), Columbia University, 1947.
Teaching assistant history, University of California at Berkeley, 1947-1948;
instructor American history, Rutgers University, 1948-1950;
university professor communications, public policy, Rutgers University, since 1964;
lecturer history, Columbia, 1950-1952;
professor of history, Sarah Lawrence College, 1952-1953;
director public affairs, W National Broadcasting Company-television, New York City, 1955-1957;
director programs, Metropolitan Ednl. television Association, New York City, 1957-1959;
editorial consultant, Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc.
member editorial board, director special projects, Columbia Broadcasting System-television Network, 1959-1961;
vice president, general manager educational, television Channel 13 W National Educational Television, New York City, 1961-1963;
president, Richard Heffner Associations, Inc., New York City, since 1964. Member program advisory board Teleprompter Corporation. Director commission on campaign costs 20th Century Fund, 1968-1969.
Director study of television's environmental messages Ford Foundation, 1970-1972. Chairman of the Board classification and rating administration Motion Picture Association American, 1974-1994.
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Member executive committee, vice chairman board New York City Police Foundation. Chairman judiciary committee cameras courts New York State, 1987-1989. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, Academy Motion Picture Arts Sciences, American History Association, National Association Educational Broadcasters, Phi Beta Kappa.
Clubs: Century.
Married Anne de la Vergne, December 14, 1946. Married Elaine Segal, July 30, 1950. Children: Daniel Jason, Charles Andrew.