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 IndependenceThe complete Constitution of the United StatesThe Monroe DoctrineThe Emancipation ProclamationWoodrow Wilsons War Message to CongressFranklin D. Roosevelts Four Freedoms SpeechJohn F. Kennedys Inaugural AddressMartin Luther King, Jr.s I Have a Dream SpeechRonald Reagans Inaugural Addresses, 1981 and 1985Documents relating to September 11, 2001This 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!.