All We Say: A History of the United States in Fifteen Speeches [Kõva köide]

A wonderful book fascinating, thought-provoking and full of insights. Essential reading -- Justin Webb, journalist and broadcaster Ben Rhodes is a true wordsmith, both consummate and passionate. All We Say is a marvellous, highly readable reminder of how words both written and spoken can make history and determine a nations identity -- Sir Peter Westmacott, author of They Call It Diplomacy All We Say is a brilliant conceit explore the longstanding debate over American identity through a close examination of fifteen exceptional speeches and the people who delivered them and Ben Rhodes carries it off beautifully in this generous, trenchant, urgently needed book -- Fredrik Logevall, Pulitzer Prizewinning author of Embers of War An absorbing primer of the argument we cant escape, the history of a question our nation is still trying to answer, All We Say is like its author brilliant, generous, and wise. At a time of moral and political drift, Ben Rhodes reminds us what American greatness actually sounds like, and what it means -- Ayad Akhtar, author of Homeland Elegies Throughout American history, we have used words to try to discern what it means to live righteously in this land. How fortunate we are then to have this assembly of speeches and this uncommonly wise understanding of our past. All We Say is a book that asks us to remember that oration is always a form of moral suasion, and here Rhodes an authority on speechwriting and having courage demands that we not become petrified by the immensity of what is at stake in this country -- Rachel Kaadzi Ghansah, Pulitzer Prize-winning essayist PRAISE FOR THE WORLD AS IT IS

One of the most compelling stories I've seen about what it's actually like to serve the American people -- President Barack Obama A stylish, beautifully written political memoir -- Colum McCann A classic coming-of-age story ... His achievement is rare for a political memoir: he has written a humane and honourable book * New York Times * A beautifully observed, essential record of what it was like to be there -- Samantha Power