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Defining Documents in American History: Conservatism

Table of Contents

Volume 1



Publisher’s Note


Editor’s Introduction


Contributors


Full Table of Contents


Traditional Conservatism and Anticommunism


Andrew Carnegie: “The Gospel of Wealth”


“The Absurd Effort to Make the World Over”


John D. Rockefeller on Standard Oil


Speech Opposing the League of Nations


“The Case Against the Reds”


Warren G. Harding: “Not Nostrums, but Normalcy”


From My Life and Work, by Henry Ford


“The Destiny of America”


The National Origins Act (Immigration Act of 1924)


The Repatriation of Mexicans and Mexican Americans


Herbert Hoover Speaks Against the New Deal


Two Radio “Sermons”


From Our Enemy, the State


Defense of the Neutrality Act


Schechter Poultry Corporation v. United States


Charles Lindbergh: Neutrality and War


Smith Act (also known as the Alien Registration Act of 1940)


From The Managerial Revolution


From Capitalism, Socialism and Democracy


From The Fountainhead


From The Road to Serfdom


Testimony of Whittaker Chambers (Excerpted)


Senator Joseph McCarthy’s Speech to the Republican Women’s Club of Wheeling, West Virginia


Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co. v. Sawyer


What’s Good for General Motors…


“Movement” Conservatism and Pragmatism


From The Conservative Mind


From The Quest for Community


National Review Mission Statement


Southern Manifesto


Leo Strauss: “What Is Liberal Education?”


From The Blue Book of the John Birch Society


George Wallace: “Segregation Now, Segregation Tomorrow, and Segregation Forever”


Barry Goldwater: “Extremism in the Defense of Liberty Is No Vice”


Ronald Reagan: “A Time for Choosing”


Richard Nixon’s Acceptance Speech at the 1968 Republican National Convention


Richard Nixon: “The Silent Majority” and “Vietnamization”


Kissinger Memo regarding Policy toward Chile


Milton Friedman: “The Social Responsibility of Business Is to Increase Its Profits”


The “Powell Memo”: Attacks on the Free Enterprise System


Nixon’s Second Inaugural Address


Conservatism and Neoconservatism


Ronald Reagan’s Speech at the 1976 Republican National Convention


Regents of the University of California v. Bakke


“Myth and Truth About Libertarianism”


The Laffer Curve


“Organizing the Moral Majority”


Ronald Reagan’s First Inaugural Address


President’s Remarks and a Q and A Session with Reporters Concerning the Air Traffic Controllers Strike


“Schlafly’s Gala Goodbye to the ERA”


Second Amendment Right to “Keep and Bear Arms”


Ronald Reagan’s “Evil Empire” Speech


Reagan on the Strategic Defense Initiative


“Blame America First”


The Cultural Literacy Debate: Excerpt from “First Lessons”


Bowers v. Hardwick


Ronald Reagan’s “Tear Down This Wall” Speech


George F. Will—Landon Lecture


Volume 2



Full Table of Contents


Conservatism and Neoconservatism


“Greed Is Good”


White House Status Report on the Bork Nomination


Morrison v. Olson


Chile—Government Contingency Plans to Disrupt Plebiscite


Patrick Buchanan—Speech at the 1992 Republican National Convention


Republican Contract with America


United States v. Lopez


From The Clash of Civilizations


Bush v. Gore


Patriot Act


Paula Dobriansky: “On Working Together to Build Prosperity”


From The Crisis of Islam


Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act


Real ID Act


Ten Commandments Cases


District of Columbia v. Heller


Hardline Conservatism and Trumpism


Sarah Palin’s Acceptance Speech at the 2008 Republican National Convention


Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission


Paul Ryan’s Speech at the 2012 Republican National Convention


Shelby County v. Holder


Senator Mike Lee’s Tea Party Response to President Obama’s State of the Union Speech


Donald Trump’s Call for a “Muslim Ban”


Remarks concerning the Standoff at the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge


Donald Trump’s First Inaugural Address


President Donald Trump’s Remarks on the “Unite the Right” Rally in Charlottesville, Virginia


Masterpiece Cakeshop, Ltd. v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission


Executive Order regarding U.S.-Mexico Border Child Separations


Transcript of the Trump-Putin Press Conference in Helsinki


The Saudi Crown Prince and the Killing of Jamal Khashoggi


President Trump and President el-Sisi before Bilateral Meeting


President Trump on the Situation in Northern Syria


Rucho v. Common Cause


From Big Business: A Love Letter to an American Anti-Hero


Trump-Putin Exchange regarding the Media; and Trump Tweet about Same


The 1776 Report


New York State Rifle & Pistol Assn, Inc. v. Bruen


Kennedy v. Bremerton School District


West Virginia v. EPA


Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization


“Texas Limits Mail Voting, Adds ID Requirements After Surge in Turnout”


“Project 2025 Overview”


Tucker Carlson and the “Great Replacement” Theory


“Republican Resolution Would Declare Trump the Winner in 2024, Regardless of What Voters Say”


Trump v. United States


Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo—Summary


Donald Trump’s Acceptance Speech at the 2024 Republican National Convention


About the Federalist Society


Executive Order Guaranteeing the States Protection Against Invasion


Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Confirmation Hearing


Remarks by Vice President JD Vance at the Munich Security Conference


Executive Order Implementing the Department of Government Efficiency


Appendixes



Chronological List


Web Resources


Bibliography