Cold War America
Sinews of Peace (Iron Curtain) March 05, 1946 Winston Churchill
Inaugural Address January 20, 1949 Harry S. Truman
Gideon v. Wainwright March 18, 1963
Speech on the Challenger Disaster January 28, 1986 Ronald Reagan Commercial Republic
"Checkers" Speech in Los Angeles, CA September 23, 1952 Richard Nixon
Youngstown Sheet and Tube Co. v. Sawyer 1952 Robert H. Jackson
The Kitchen Debate July 25, 1959 Nikita Krushchev
Farewell Address (1961) January 17, 1961 Dwight D. Eisenhower
The General Market Process 1963 Israel Kirzner
"Great Society" Speech May 22, 1964 Lyndon B. Johnson
"A Time for Choosing" October 27, 1964 Ronald Reagan
Executive Order No. 11246 September 24, 1965 Lyndon B. Johnson
When Does a Black Join the Middle Class? January 29, 1975 Ralph Ellison
Human Rights and Foreign Policy May 22, 1977 Jimmy Carter
Fullilove v. Klutznick July 2, 1980 John Paul Stevens
Acceptance Speech at 1980 Republican Convention July 17, 1980 Ronald Reagan
First Inaugural Address (1981) January 20, 1981 Ronald Reagan
State of the Union Address (1982) January 26, 1982 Ronald Reagan
Second Inaugural Address (1985) January 21, 1985 Ronald Reagan
Farewell Address (Reagan) January 11, 1989 Ronald Reagan Foreign Policy
Chapter 24: Containment and the Truman Doctrine
Speech on the Marshall Plan December 04, 1947 Charles W. Vursell
Speech on the Truman Doctrine March 13, 1947 Henry A. Wallace
Excerpts from Sources of Soviet Conduct July, 1947
Excerpts from The Cold War 1947 Walter Lippman
Speech Explaining the Communist Threat June 02, 1950 Harry S. Truman
The Long Telegram George Kennan
Chapter 23: The Decision to Use the Atomic Bomb
Letter to James Byrnes January 05, 1946 Harry S. Truman
The Long Telegram February 22, 1946 George Kennan
The Truman Doctrine March 12, 1947 Harry S. Truman
Letter to Eleanor Roosevelt March 16, 1948 Harry S. Truman
St. Patrick’s Day Address March 17, 1948 Harry S. Truman
Observations on China 1948 Arthur Vandenberg
First Inaugural Address (1949) January 20, 1949
Speech on the Far East January 12, 1950 Dean Acheson
Speech at Berkeley, California March 16, 1950 Dean Acheson
Address in Spokane at Gonzaga University May 11, 1950 Harry S. Truman
CIA Report on the Likelihood of Soviet or Chinese... September 27, 1950
Excerpt from Broadcast on Radio Peking October 10, 1950
Report to the American People on Korea April 11, 1951 Harry S. Truman
The Negro in American Life (Guidance for the Voice... February 05, 1952
“A Policy of Boldness” May 19, 1952 John Foster Dulles
Statement on Liberation Policy January 15, 1953 John Foster Dulles
Farewell Address to the American People January 15, 1953 Harry S. Truman
First Inaugural Address (1953) January 20, 1953
Observations on Massive Retaliation March, 1954 Hans J. Moregenthau
Second Inaugural Address (1957): "The Price of Pea... January 21, 1957
Farewell Address (1961) January 17, 1961 Dwight D. Eisenhower
Report to President Kennedy on South Vietnam November 11, 1961 Dean Rusk
Minutes of the Meeting of the Special Group (Augme... October 04, 1962
Remarks in the Rudolph Wilde Platz, Berlin June 26, 1963 John F. Kennedy
Limited Test Ban Treaty August 05, 1963 United States Senate
President’s Message to Congress August 05, 1964 Lyndon B. Johnson
"A Time for Choosing" October 27, 1964 Ronald Reagan
"Peace Without Conquest" April 07, 1965 Lyndon B. Johnson
Cutting Our Losses in South Viet-nam 1965 George Ball
Black Power: The Politics of Liberation 1967 Charles V. Hamilton
Address on the Vietnam War November 03, 1969 Richard Nixon
Telephone Conversation about Chile September 14, 1970 Henry Kissinger
Letter to President Nguyen Van Thieu January 05, 1973 Richard Nixon
Second Inaugural Address (1973) January 20, 1973 Richard Nixon
The Paris Accords January 27, 1973 Richard Nixon
Telephone Conversation about Chile September 16, 1973 Henry Kissinger
On Detente October, 1973 John Ashbrook
Meeting on Cuba March 24, 1976 Washington Special Actions Group
Human Rights and Foreign Policy May 22, 1977 Jimmy Carter
Transcript of David Frost’s Interview with Richar... 1977 Richard Nixon
President Carter's News Conference November 28, 1979 Jimmy Carter
Acceptance Speech at 1980 Republican Convention July 17, 1980 Ronald Reagan
First Inaugural Address (1981) January 20, 1981 Ronald Reagan
State of the Union Address (1982) January 26, 1982 Ronald Reagan
Speech to the House of Commons June 08, 1982 Ronald Reagan
Speech At Westminster June 08, 1982 Ronald Reagan
Second Inaugural Address (1985) January 21, 1985 Ronald Reagan
Farewell Address (Reagan) January 11, 1989 Ronald Reagan
Telephone Conversation November 10, 1989 George H.W. Bush Presidency
Chapter 25: Internal Security and Civil Liberties
Chapter 24: Containment and the Truman Doctrine
Letter to James Byrnes January 05, 1946 Harry S. Truman
The Truman Doctrine March 12, 1947 Harry S. Truman
House Debate on the 22nd Amendment 1947 Chauncey Reed
Whistlestop Speech September 28, 1948 Harry S. Truman
Campaign Speech in St. Louis, Missouri October 30, 1948 Harry S. Truman
The President's Duties February 18, 1952 Harry S. Truman
Youngstown Sheet and Tube Co. v. Sawyer 1952 Robert H. Jackson
Farewell Address to the American People January 15, 1953 Harry S. Truman
Farewell Address (1961) January 17, 1961 Dwight D. Eisenhower
Inaugural Address (1961) January 20, 1961 John F. Kennedy
Statement on Cuba September 04, 1962 John F. Kennedy
Minutes of the Meeting of the Special Group (Augme... October 04, 1962
Remarks in the Rudolph Wilde Platz, Berlin June 26, 1963 John F. Kennedy
Great Society Speech May 22, 1964 Lyndon B. Johnson
"Great Society" Speech May 22, 1964 Lyndon B. Johnson
Acceptance Speech July 16, 1964 Barry Goldwater
Speech at Madison Square Garden October 24, 1968 George Wallace
McGovern–Fraser Commission Report 1971 McGovern–Fraser Commission
United States v. Nixon July 24, 1974 Warren E. Burger
Transcript of David Frost’s Interview with Richar... 1977 Richard Nixon
Acceptance Speech at 1980 Republican Convention July 17, 1980 Ronald Reagan
First Inaugural Address (1981) January 20, 1981 Ronald Reagan
First Inaugural Address January 20, 1981 Ronald Reagan
State of the Union Address (1982) January 26, 1982 Ronald Reagan
Speech to the House of Commons June 08, 1982 Ronald Reagan
Farewell Address (Reagan) January 11, 1989 Ronald Reagan Parties/Elections
Speech on Truman’s Loyalty Program June 27, 1947 Chester E. Holifield
Whistlestop Speech September 28, 1948 Harry S. Truman
Campaign Speech in St. Louis, Missouri October 30, 1948 Harry S. Truman
"Checkers" Speech in Los Angeles, CA September 23, 1952 Richard Nixon
Great Society Speech May 22, 1964 Lyndon B. Johnson
Acceptance Speech July 16, 1964 Barry Goldwater
A Time for Choosing October 27, 1964 Ronald Reagan
Voting Rights Act of 1965 August 06, 1965
Ten Point Program May 15, 1967 Bobby Seale
Speech at Madison Square Garden October 24, 1968 George Wallace
Mandate for Reform September 22, 1971 McGovern–Fraser Commission
McGovern–Fraser Commission Report 1971 McGovern–Fraser Commission
Buckley v. Valeo January 30, 1976 Per Curiam
Statement on the Electoral College June 27, 1979 Patrick Moynihan
Acceptance Speech at 1980 Republican Convention July 17, 1980 Ronald Reagan
First Inaugural Address January 20, 1981 Ronald Reagan
Farewell Address (Reagan) January 11, 1989 Ronald Reagan Internal Security
Chapter 25: Internal Security and Civil Liberties
Speech on Truman’s Loyalty Program June 27, 1947 Chester E. Holifield
Speech on the Marshall Plan December 04, 1947 Charles W. Vursell
Executive Order 9835 March 21, 1947 Harry S. Truman
The Internal Security Act September 20, 1950 United States Congress
Sentencing of Ethel and Julius Rosenberg April 05, 1951 Irving Kaufman
Farewell Address (1961) January 17, 1961 Dwight D. Eisenhower
Transcript of David Frost’s Interview with Richar... 1977 Richard Nixon
First Inaugural Address (1981) January 20, 1981 Ronald Reagan
The Sword and the Robe May 8, 1981 Thurgood Marshall Military
Chapter 24: Containment and the Truman Doctrine
Executive Order 9981 July 26, 1948 Harry S. Truman
CIA Report on the Likelihood of Soviet or Chinese... September 27, 1950
Report to the American People on Korea April 11, 1951 Harry S. Truman
Address to Congress April 19, 1951 Douglas MacArthur
Speech on the Constitutionality of Korean War May 09, 1951 Karl Mundt
Youngstown Sheet and Tube Co. v. Sawyer 1952 Robert H. Jackson
Farewell Address to the American People January 15, 1953 Harry S. Truman
First Inaugural Address (1953) January 20, 1953
Farewell Address (1961) January 17, 1961 Dwight D. Eisenhower
Report to President Kennedy on South Vietnam November 11, 1961 Dean Rusk
Statement on Cuba September 04, 1962 John F. Kennedy
Limited Test Ban Treaty August 05, 1963 United States Senate
President’s Message to Congress August 05, 1964 Lyndon B. Johnson
"Peace Without Conquest" April 07, 1965 Lyndon B. Johnson
A Compromise Solution For South Vietnam July 01, 1965 George Ball
Cutting Our Losses in South Viet-nam 1965 George Ball
Address on the Vietnam War November 03, 1969 Richard Nixon
Telephone Conversation about Chile September 14, 1970 Henry Kissinger
New York Times Co. v. United States June 30, 1971 Byron R. White
Second Inaugural Address (1973) January 20, 1973 Richard Nixon
The Paris Accords January 27, 1973 Richard Nixon
President Carter's News Conference November 28, 1979 Jimmy Carter
Second Inaugural Address (1985) January 21, 1985 Ronald Reagan Civil Rights
Chapter 26: The Civil Rights Act, 1964
Nonviolence: The Only Road to Freedom October, 1966 Martin Luther King
Civil Rights Act of 1957 1957
Civil Rights Act of 1960 May 06, 1960
President Truman's Committee on Civil Rights December, 1947 Harry S. Truman
Executive Order 9981 July 26, 1948 Harry S. Truman
Letter to Ernest W. Roberts August 18, 1948 Harry S. Truman
Address in Harlem October 29, 1948 Harry S. Truman
Declaration of Conscience June 01, 1950 Margaret Chase Smith
Beauharnais v. Illinois April 28, 1952 Felix Frankfurter
Brown v. Board of Education May 16, 1954 Earl Warren
Brown v. Board of Education May 17, 1954 Earl Warren
Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka May 17, 1954 Earl Warren
Southern Manifesto March 12, 1956 Howard Smith
Cooper v. Aaron September 29, 1958 Per Curiam
Executive Order 10925 March 06, 1961 John F. Kennedy
Engel v. Vitale June 25, 1962 Hugo L. Black
Can a Christian Be a Communist? September 30, 1962 Martin Luther King
Birmingham Manifesto April 03, 1963 F. L. Shuttlesworth
Birmingham Manifesto April 3, 1963 F. L. Shuttlesworth
Birmingham Manifesto April 03, 1963 F. L. Shuttlesworth
Letter to Martin Luther King April 12, 1963 A Group of Clergy Men
Debates over the Civil Rights Act of 1964 March 18, 1964 Hubert Humphrey
Letter from Birmingham Jail June 12, 1963 Martin Luther King
I Have A Dream August 28, 1963 Martin Luther King
What These Children Are Like September, 1963 Ralph Ellison
A Summing Up: Louis Lomax interviews Malcolm X 1963 Malcolm X
New York Times Company v. Sullivan March 09, 1964 William J. Brennan Jr.
The Ballot or the Bullet April 03, 1964 Malcolm X
"Great Society" Speech May 22, 1964 Lyndon B. Johnson
Reynolds v. Sims June 15, 1964
Civil Rights Act of 1964 July 02, 1964
We’re On Our Way September, 1964 Fannie Lou Hamer
We’re On Our Way September, 1964 Fannie Lou Hamer
Heart of Atlanta Motel v. United States December 14, 1964 Tom C. Clark
Malcolm X At the Audubon Ballroom December 20, 1964 Malcolm X
Voting Rights Act of 1965 August 06, 1965
Miranda v. Arizona June 13, 1966
Ten Point Program May 15, 1967 Bobby Seale
Loving v. Virginia June 12, 1967 Earl Warren
Katz v. US December 18, 1967
Black Power December 31, 1967 Charles Hamilton
Black Power: The Politics of Liberation 1967 Charles V. Hamilton
Black Power 1967 Charles Hamilton
First Inaugural Address (1969) January 20, 1969 Richard Nixon
Voluntary Segregation—A Disaster March 31, 1969 Roy Wilkins
Haverford Statement May 31, 1969 Ralph Ellison
Brandenburg v. Ohio June 09, 1969 Per Curiam
What America Would Be Like Without Blacks April 06, 1970 Ralph Ellison
Griggs v. Duke Power Company March 08, 1971 Warren E. Burger
Cohen v. California June 07, 1971 Harry A. Blackmun
McGovern–Fraser Commission Report 1971 McGovern–Fraser Commission
Branzburg v. Hayes June 29, 1972 Byron R. White
Roe v. Wade January 22, 1973
Miller v. California June 21, 1973 Warren E. Burger
When Does a Black Join the Middle Class? January 29, 1975 Ralph Ellison
Gregg v. Georgia July 2, 1976
Human Rights and Foreign Policy May 22, 1977 Jimmy Carter
Transcript of David Frost’s Interview with Richar... 1977 Richard Nixon
University of California Regents v. Bakke June 26, 1978
Fullilove v. Klutznick July 2, 1980 John Paul Stevens
Bethel School District v. Fraser July 07, 1986 John Paul Stevens
Texas v. Johnson June 21, 1989 William H. Rehnquist Race
Civil Rights Act of 1960 May 06, 1960
President Truman's Committee on Civil Rights December, 1947 Harry S. Truman
Executive Order 9981 July 26, 1948 Harry S. Truman
Letter to Ernest W. Roberts August 18, 1948 Harry S. Truman
Address in Harlem October 29, 1948 Harry S. Truman
The Negro in American Life (Guidance for the Voice... February 05, 1952
Beauharnais v. Illinois April 28, 1952 Felix Frankfurter
Brown v. Board of Education May 16, 1954 Earl Warren
Brown v. Board of Education May 17, 1954 Earl Warren
Southern Manifesto March 12, 1956 Howard Smith
Cooper v. Aaron September 29, 1958 Per Curiam
Executive Order 10925 March 06, 1961 John F. Kennedy
Can a Christian Be a Communist? September 30, 1962 Martin Luther King
Birmingham Manifesto April 03, 1963 F. L. Shuttlesworth
Birmingham Manifesto April 03, 1963 F. L. Shuttlesworth
Letter to Martin Luther King April 12, 1963 A Group of Clergy Men
Debates over the Civil Rights Act of 1964 March 18, 1964 Hubert Humphrey
I Have A Dream August 28, 1963 Martin Luther King
A Summing Up: Louis Lomax interviews Malcolm X 1963 Malcolm X
New York Times Company v. Sullivan March 09, 1964 William J. Brennan Jr.
The Ballot or the Bullet April 03, 1964 Malcolm X
Reynolds v. Sims June 15, 1964
Civil Rights Act of 1964 July 02, 1964
We’re On Our Way September, 1964 Fannie Lou Hamer
We’re On Our Way September, 1964 Fannie Lou Hamer
Heart of Atlanta Motel v. United States December 14, 1964 Tom C. Clark
First Inaugural Address (1965) January 20, 1965
Voting Rights Act of 1965 August 06, 1965
Executive Order No. 11246 September 24, 1965 Lyndon B. Johnson
Ten Point Program May 15, 1967 Bobby Seale
Loving v. Virginia June 12, 1967 Earl Warren
Black Power 1967 Charles Hamilton
Black Power December 31, 1967 Charles Hamilton
Black Power: The Politics of Liberation 1967 Charles V. Hamilton
Haverford Statement May 31, 1969 Ralph Ellison
Brandenburg v. Ohio June 09, 1969 Per Curiam
What America Would Be Like Without Blacks April 06, 1970 Ralph Ellison
Griggs v. Duke Power Company March 08, 1971 Warren E. Burger
McGovern–Fraser Commission Report 1971 McGovern–Fraser Commission
When Does a Black Join the Middle Class? January 29, 1975 Ralph Ellison
Combahee River Collective Statement April, 1977
Fullilove v. Klutznick July 2, 1980 John Paul Stevens Labor
"Great Society" Speech May 22, 1964 Lyndon B. Johnson
Executive Order No. 11246 September 24, 1965 Lyndon B. Johnson
Fullilove v. Klutznick July 2, 1980 John Paul Stevens
First Inaugural Address (1981) January 20, 1981 Ronald Reagan Religion
Speech Explaining the Communist Threat June 02, 1950 Harry S. Truman
Zorach v. Clauson February 1, 1952 Felix Frankfurter
Address in Spokane at Gonzaga University May 11, 1950 Harry S. Truman
Sentencing of Ethel and Julius Rosenberg April 05, 1951 Irving Kaufman
Inaugural Address (1961) January 20, 1961 John F. Kennedy
Engel v. Vitale June 25, 1962 Hugo L. Black
Engel v. Vitale June 25, 1962 Hugo L. Black
Birmingham Manifesto April 03, 1963 F. L. Shuttlesworth
Abington School District v. Schempp June 17, 1963
Sherbert v. Verner June 17, 1963 John M. Harlan II
Malcolm X At the Audubon Ballroom December 20, 1964 Malcolm X
The Catholic Novelist in the Protestant South 1964 Flannery O’Connor
"Peace Without Conquest" April 07, 1965 Lyndon B. Johnson
Anti-ERA Demonstration 1975
President Carter's News Conference November 28, 1979 Jimmy Carter
A Christian Manifesto December 31, 1982 Francis Schaeffer SCOTUS
Civil Rights Act of 1960 May 06, 1960
Zorach v. Clauson February 1, 1952 Felix Frankfurter
Dennis v. United States June 04, 1951 Felix Frankfurter
Beauharnais v. Illinois April 28, 1952 Felix Frankfurter
Youngstown Sheet and Tube Co. v. Sawyer 1952 Robert H. Jackson
Cooper v. Aaron September 29, 1958 Per Curiam
Engel v. Vitale June 25, 1962 Hugo L. Black
Engel v. Vitale June 25, 1962 Hugo L. Black
Sherbert v. Verner June 17, 1963 John M. Harlan II
Reynolds v. Sims June 15, 1964 Earl Warren
Heart of Atlanta Motel v. United States December 14, 1964 Tom C. Clark
Loving v. Virginia June 12, 1967 Earl Warren
Brandenburg v. Ohio June 09, 1969 Per Curiam
Cohen v. California June 07, 1971 Harry A. Blackmun
New York Times Co. v. United States June 30, 1971 Byron R. White
Branzburg v. Hayes June 29, 1972 Byron R. White
Miller v. California June 21, 1973 Warren E. Burger
Roe v. Wade 1973 Byron R. White
United States v. Nixon July 24, 1974 Warren E. Burger
Buckley v. Valeo January 30, 1976 Per Curiam
The Sword and the Robe May 8, 1981 Thurgood Marshall
Roberts v. United States Jaycees July 03, 1984 William J. Brennan Jr.
Speech to the American Bar Association July 9, 1985 Ed Meese
Bethel School District v. Fraser July 07, 1986 John Paul Stevens
Originalism: The Lesser Evil September 16, 1988 Antonin Scalia
Texas v. Johnson June 21, 1989 William H. Rehnquist Domestic Anticommunism/McCarthyism
Speech on Truman’s Loyalty Program June 27, 1947 Chester E. Holifield
Chapter 25: Internal Security and Civil Liberties
Executive Order 9835 March 21, 1947 Harry S. Truman
First Inaugural Address (1949) January 20, 1949
Declaration of Conscience June 01, 1950 Margaret Chase Smith
The Internal Security Act September 20, 1950 United States Congress
Veto of the Internal Security Act September 22, 1950 Harry S. Truman
Sentencing of Ethel and Julius Rosenberg April 05, 1951 Irving Kaufman
Dennis v. United States June 04, 1951 Felix Frankfurter
Farewell Address to the American People January 15, 1953 Harry S. Truman
Engel v. Vitale June 25, 1962 Hugo L. Black
Can a Christian Be a Communist? September 30, 1962 Martin Luther King
Malcolm X At the Audubon Ballroom December 20, 1964 Malcolm X
Human Rights and Foreign Policy May 22, 1977 Jimmy Carter
Transcript of David Frost’s Interview with Richar... 1977 Richard Nixon
A Christian Manifesto December 31, 1982 Francis Schaeffer
Second Inaugural Address (1985) January 21, 1985 Ronald Reagan
Farewell Address (Reagan) January 11, 1989 Ronald Reagan Vietnam
Report to President Kennedy on South Vietnam November 11, 1961 Dean Rusk
President’s Message to Congress August 05, 1964 Lyndon B. Johnson
"Peace Without Conquest" April 07, 1965 Lyndon B. Johnson
A Compromise Solution For South Vietnam July 01, 1965 George Ball
Cutting Our Losses in South Viet-nam 1965 George Ball
Address on the Vietnam War November 03, 1969 Richard Nixon
Cohen v. California June 07, 1971 Harry A. Blackmun
New York Times Co. v. United States June 30, 1971 Byron R. White
Letter to President Nguyen Van Thieu January 05, 1973 Richard Nixon
The Paris Accords January 27, 1973 Richard Nixon
Transcript of David Frost’s Interview with Richar... 1977 Richard Nixon Congress
Chapter 25: Internal Security and Civil Liberties
Declaration of Conscience June 01, 1950 Margaret Chase Smith
Limited Test Ban Treaty August 05, 1963 United States Senate
INS v. Chadha December 31, 1983 Byron R. White Gender and Equality
The Feminine Mystique 1963 Betty Friedan
“For the Equal Rights Amendment” August 10, 1970 Shirley Chisholm
For the Equal Rights Amendment August 10, 1970 Shirley Chisholm
The Need for the Equal Rights Amendment September, 1973 Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Roe v. Wade 1973 Byron R. White
Anti-ERA Demonstration 1975
Acceptance Speech at 1980 Republican Convention July 17, 1980 Ronald Reagan
A Christian Manifesto December 31, 1982 Francis Schaeffer
Roberts v. United States Jaycees July 03, 1984 William J. Brennan Jr.
Exploring the Link between Womanhood and the Rabbi... 1985 Amy Eilberg |