Here, in a single volume, are the documents, speeches, and letters that have forged American history, now updated with new content such as Trumps inaugural address.

Accompanied by interpretations of their significance by noted historian Richard D. Heffner and journalist Alexander Heffner, this book includes important documents such as:

- The complete text of the Declaration of Independence

- The complete Constitution of the United States

- The Monroe Doctrine

- The Emancipation Proclamation

- Woodrow Wilsons War Message to Congress

- Franklin D. Roosevelts Four Freedoms Speech

- John F. Kennedys Inaugural Address

- Martin Luther King, Jr.s I Have a Dream Speech

- Ronald Reagans Inaugural Addresses

- Documents relating to September 11, 2001 and the Iraq War

This edition has been expanded and updated to include a chapter on the Presidency of Donald Trump.