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Speaking of America United States Presidents and the words that changed history

"This is a nonfiction picture book that unpacks quotes from all 45 American presidents, contextualizing them and explaining not only what they mean but also the impact they had on United States and world history"--

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Main Author:	Cohen, Jared, 1981- (Author)
Other Authors:	Shih, Vivian (Illustrator)
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, [2024]
Edition:	First edition.
Subjects:	Presidents > United States > Quotations > Juvenile nonfiction. Speeches, addresses, etc., American > Juvenile nonfiction. United States > Politics and government > Quotations, maxims, etc. > Juvenile nonfiction. Quotations. Informational works. Biographies. Illustrated works.
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Summary:	"This is a nonfiction picture book that unpacks quotes from all 45 American presidents, contextualizing them and explaining not only what they mean but also the impact they had on United States and world history"--
Physical Description:	102 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 28 cm.
Audience:	Ages 10 and up
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:	9781665922265 1665922265
Author Notes:	Jared Cohen is the president of global affairs and cohead of applied innovation at Goldman Sachs, where he joined as a partner and member of the firm's management committee in 2022. Before joining Goldman Sachs, he was CEO of Jigsaw, which he founded at Alphabet Inc. in 2016. Prior to that, he was Google's first director of ideas and chief advisor to Google's chief executive officer and executive chairman Eric Schmidt. From 2006 to 2010, he served as a member of the Secretary of State's policy planning staff and as a close advisor to both Condoleezza Rice and Hillary Clinton. He is a New York Times bestselling author of five books, most recently Accidental Presidents: Eight Men Who Changed America . He has been named to the Time 100 list, Foreign Policy 's "Top 100 Global Thinkers," and Fortune 's "40 Under 40." He lives in New York City with his wife and three daughters. Vivian Shih is a Taiwanese American illustrator, art director, and designer. Her work has appeared in various digital and print media, including The Los Angeles Times , NPR, promotions for Lizzo's Watch Out for the Big Grrrls , and the critically acclaimed novel African Town by Charles Waters and Irene Latham. Vivian was raised in California and is now based in Brooklyn, New York.