Almost History: Close Calls, Plan B's, and Twists of Fate in America's Past
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ISBN: 0786866632 / Publisher: Hyperion, October 2000
Collects speeches, memos, and other documents written for the possibility of failure in wars and foreign relations throughout American history, left unsaid and unpublished due to turn of events and sudden changes.
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In this collection of original speeches, letters, memos, and archival material, Bruns (Deputy Executive Director, National Publications and Records Commission, National Archives) shows how the American government would have handled historic moments that almost happened, but didn't. These include the speech JFK would have given in Dallas, Richard Nixon's rejected job application at the FBI, the authorization to use nuclear weapons in the Vietnam War, and Nixon's letter to Reagan recommending he stonewall on Iran-Contra. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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