Complete List of Contents

Volume 1 Publisher’s Note ...... xi Introduction ...... xiii Contributors ...... xix

The First and Second Party Systems, 1787–1854

Federalist No. 10 ...... 3 George Washington’s First Inaugural Address ...... 11 Thomas Jefferson to Elbridge Gerry ...... 20 Thomas Jefferson’s First Inaugural Address ...... 27 Andrew Jackson to Henry Lee ...... 36 “The South in Danger” ...... 40 Kansas–Nebraska Act ...... 47

The Third Party System, 1854-96

“House Divided” Speech ...... 65 The Lincoln-Douglas Debates ...... 73 On the Irrepressible Confl ict ...... 101 Cooper Union Address ...... 110 Abraham Lincoln’s First Inaugural Address ...... 121 Abraham Lincoln’s Second Inaugural Address ...... 133 President Grant’s First Inaugural Address ...... 137 A Contested Election: Report to Congress on the Activities of the Ku Klux Klan ...... 142 Documents Relating to the Grant-Greeley Election of 1872 ...... 153 Samuel Tilden’s Speech Conceding the Election of 1876 ...... 161 Benjamin Harrison’s Speech to the Harrison League of Indianapolis ...... 167 “Cross of Gold” Speech ...... 173

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The Fourth Party System, 1896-1932

The March of the Flag ...... 183 Platform of the Progressive Party ...... 189 The “New Freedom” ...... 201 Woodrow Wilson’s Second Inaugural Address ...... 211 Warren G. Harding’s “Not Nostrums, but Normalcy” Speech ...... 219 “The Destiny of America” ...... 223 Herbert Hoover on “The Constructive Side of Government” ...... 229 The National Anthem Established: The Star-Spangled Banner...... 237

Volume 2

The Fifth Party System, 1932-60

FDR’s Fireside Chat on “The Forgotten Man” ...... 243 FDR on Government’s Role in the Economy ...... 247 Herbert Hoover Speaks Against the New Deal ...... 257 Twenty-Second Amendment ...... 271 “Dewey Defeats Truman” ...... 275 Adlai Stevenson’s Acceptance Speech at the 1952 Democratic National Convention ...... 281

The Sixth Party System, Part I, 1960-1974

JFK’s “The New Frontier” Speech ...... 289 Excerpts from the Kennedy-Nixon Debates ...... 295 Eisenhower’s Farewell Address ...... 302 Baker v. Carr ...... 308 LBJ’s “The Great Society” Speech ...... 315 Reynolds v. Sims ...... 320 Barry Goldwater’s “Extremism in the Defense of Liberty Is No Vice” Speech ...... 327 Ronald Reagan’s “A Time for Choosing” Speech ...... 335 LBJ’s Speech Before Congress on Voting Rights ...... 343 Senator Eugene McCarthy’s Announcement of Presidential Run ...... 352 RFK’s “An Unwinnable War” Speech ...... 357

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LBJ’s Address to the Nation Announcing Steps to Limit the War in Vietnam ...... 363 Richard Nixon’s Acceptance Speech at the 1968 Republican National Convention ...... 373 Richard Nixon’s Second Inaugural Address ...... 381

The Sixth Party System, Part II, 1974-2016

Ford’s Remarks on Assuming the Presidency ...... 389 Barbara Jordan’s Keynote Address at the 1976 Democratic National Convention ...... 393 Ronald Reagan’s Speech at the 1976 Republican National Convention ...... 399 Jimmy Carter’s Inaugural Address ...... 403 Ronald Reagan’s First Inaugural Address ...... 409 “Willie Horton” Ad—and a Bush-Dukakis Debate Question ...... 416 Excerpts from the 1992 Presidential Debates ...... 421 Bush v. Gore ...... 436 “Bush Wins Second Term” ...... 443 Barack Obama’s “A More Perfect Union” Speech ...... 449 Sarah Palin’s Acceptance Speech at the 2008 Republican National Convention ...... 459 Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission...... 467

The Seventh Party System? 2016-

Hillary Clinton’s Acceptance Speech at the 2016 Democratic National Convention ...... 481 Fake News—Pope Francis’ Alleged Endorsement of Donald Trump ...... 491 Donald Trump’s Inaugural Address ...... 497 Cooper v. Harris ...... 503 Danica Roem’s Election Victory Speech ...... 511

Appendixes

Chronology ...... 515 Web Resources ...... 517 Bibliography ...... 519 Index ...... 531

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