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xxiii, 278 pages ; 24 cm |
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Collection of commentaries of Schieffer's "final thoughts" with which he closed his broadcast on Face the nation beginning in 1994. |
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1. HOW WASHINGTON WORKS, AND DOESN'T: Big shots -- Victory over what? -- Slow and bluesy -- Get out the shovel -- Dogs & cats -- Tractor man -- Parking service follies -- The "F" word -- An unusual man -- The English language debate -- Fighting government waste: an act of terrorism? -- A government that can't remember anything -- Lost lessons from Vietnam and Watergate -- The weirdest week ever? -- When defeat is not a victory -- Nothing doing in Congress-- 2. VOTE FOR... NEVER MIND: McDonald's for president -- Debating debates -- Just a dream -- My exploratory committee -- My friends, it is with a heavy heart... -- The industry of politics -- Geeks and snolly-gusters -- The joy of voting -- While waiting for a president -- What was that again? -- Campaign commercials -- Presidential predictions -- Campaign ads and brain waves -- Axes, pancakes and big rigs, oh my! -- 3. THE BEST POLITICIANS MONEY CAN BUY: Calling Mr. Jefferson -- A simple plan -- Sam Houston -- Needed: a 12-step program -- All things to all people -- The Washington Aquarium -- Casting the line -- A real debate -- Bad advice vs. common sense -- The money game -- 4. HAIL TO THE CHIEF: Include me out -- Me, too -- Second inaugurals -- Role model? -- Starstruck -- Are we there yet? -- A history lesson -- The boy who shook hands with JFK -- One year on -- History-makers climb mountains -- Vacations -- Reagan's wit and optimism -- Lessons from Ronald Reagan -- My favorite presidential interview -- Ford's clumsiness -- "If I were President" -- |
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5. LIFE, LIBERTY AND THE PURSUIT OF NEWS: The senior American official -- One-hundred-year-old man -- Kicking the tires -- For Danny Pearl, who tried to get it right -- Escapism at the Paris Hilton -- No bribe left behind -- Getting the story -- Practicing what we preach in Iraq -- Sometimes, good things happen -- A case for newspapers -- We didn't get the Paris interview -- 6. WAR AND PEACE: Pitching in -- A death in the family -- Our policy and our aim -- Service -- Ben Hua -- Bob Kerrey's story -- An uneasy feeling -- Duct tape and tax cuts -- The spin on war -- War reporters -- What comes next -- Going it alone -- Honesty still the best policy -- "No excuse, Sir" is the only answer -- Sharing the sacrifice -- More than lip service -- Is Baghdad too hot for Iraqi leaders? -- Asking the right questions about Iraq -- A tragedy waiting to happen -- Do we no longer practice what we preach? -- 7. SEASONS: The Christmas story -- Not-so-happy holidays -- Valentine's Day -- The man who forgot Valentine -- Friends like these -- Mother's Day -- What is there to say about moms? -- Graduation day -- Code of honor -- Dad, please just act normal -- The name of the day -- Present at the beginning -- Checks and balances -- Saying thanks for Thanksgiving -- And speaking of food... -- 8. Trailer trash -- Sophistries -- Talk to your kids -- O.J. and D.C. -- The hit parade -- Common sense -- The baseball lesson -- A century's work -- The nation faces us -- Good schools -- Vouchers -- Listening in the dark -- Unreality -- To know more -- The scandal and the church -- The Ten Commandments -- In English only? -- Barry Bonds is no hero -- A very bad habit -- The sunset of life -- We are all broken -- |
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9. HUMAN INTERESTS: No police -- Good news -- Online and off -- Working the phones -- A real snake -- Everyone cheered -- Top dog -- Coping with the cell phone culture -- Talking the talk -- Just call on me -- Staying in touch too much -- Sorry, Andy -- 10. THE LIVES WE LED: The obits -- Angel Wallenda -- Scott Lewis -- Princess Diana -- James Michener -- Dave Powers -- Madeline Kahn -- Russell Long -- Johnny Cash -- Eddie Adams -- Pope John Paul II -- Peter Jennings -- Paul Tibbets -- William F. Buckley -- 11. THE UNTHINKABLE: A grayness within grayness (Auschwitz) -- Oklahoma City -- A very small place -- Falling to earth -- 9/11 -- Aftermath -- The origins of hatred -- Proud to be Americans -- Daily reminders -- Government failed the people -- 9/11 and Hurricane Katrina -- A nation's concept of itself -- Flood-level hypocrisy -- Feeling abandoned in New Orleans -- At FEMA, your IQ must be below this line -- Our finest hour -- 12. HEROES: FDR -- Eugene Lang -- John Glenn -- Hamilton Jordan -- Bill Proxmire -- Martin Luther King, Jr. |
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United States -- Politics and government -- 1993- -- Anecdotes.
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United States -- Social life and customs -- 1971- -- Anecdotes.
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National characteristics, American -- Anecdotes.
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Face the nation (Television program)
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| ISBN |
9780399155185 |
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039915518X |
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