In a natural follow-up her national bestseller Front at the White House,the dean of the White House press corps presents a vivid and personal chronicle of the Americal presidency.Currently a columnist for Hearst and a former White House bureau chief for UPI,Helen Thomas has covered an astounding nine presidential administrations-from Kennedy through George W.Bush-endearing herself with her trademark“Thand you,Mr.President”at the conclusion of White House press conferences.Here,in a riveting chapter for each administration she has covered,Thomas delights,informs,spins yarns,and offers opinions on the commanders in chief and their families,She tells about Kennedy’s love of sparring with the press,the memorable invitation LBJ extended to Hubert Humphrey to become his running mate,and Reagan’s down-home ways of avoiding the press's tougher questions.As entertaining and compelling as Helen Thomas herself,Thanks for the Memories,Mr,President is a unique glimpse into presidential history.

Though reticent in public,George Bush has openly shared his private thoughts in correspondence throughout his life.Fortunately,since the former president does not plan to write his autobiography,this collection of letters,diary entries,and memos,with his accompanying commentary,willfill that void.As he writes in his preface,"So what we have here are letters from the past and present.Letters that are light and hopefully amusing.Letters written when my heart was heavy or full of joy.Serious letters.Nutty letters.Caring and rejoicing letters...It's all about heartbeat." Organized chronologically,the volume begins with eighteen-year-old George's letters to his parents during World War II,at the time he was commissioned,he was the youngest pilot in the Navy.Readers will gain insights into Bush's career highlights-the oil business,his two terms in Congress,his ambassadorship to the U.N.,his service as an envoy to China his tenure with the Central Intelligence Agency,and of course,the vice presidency,the preside

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Two essays representing a search for the balance between the rights of the individual and the power of the state discuss such issues as equality, authority, happiness, justice, and virtue. Reprint.