cabinet officers

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cabinet officers

The Attorney General's Office

2001
Examines the role of the attorney general in the United States government, and looks at some of the individuals who have served as the country's highest-ranking law enforcement official.

Young titan

the making of Winston Churchill
2013
A biography of British Prime Minister, Winston Churchill.

Elizabeth Dole

2004
Examines the life and achievements of North Carolina Senator Elizabeth Dole, discussing her childhood and education, legal career, marriage to Senator Bob Dole, her work as Labor Secretary and president of the Red Cross, and her unsuccessful bid for the 2000 Republican presidential nomination.

Madeleine Albright

1998
A biography of the former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, from her childhood in war-torn Prague, Czechoslovakia, to her appointment as the first woman Secretary of State.

Meet the president's cabinet

2013
An introduction to the role of the president's cabinet.

Elizabeth Dole

public servant and senator
2008
A biography of Elizabeth Dole, who held the posts of U.S. Senator, U.S. Secretary of Transportation, U.S. Secretary of Labor, and President of the American Red Cross.

Condoleezza Rice

stateswoman
2008
Traces the life and accomplishments of the former educator and national security advisor to President George W. Bush who became the second woman, and the second African American, to be Secretary of State.

Secretaries of War, Navy, and Defense

ensuring national security
2002
Profiles the lives and accomplishments of seven key Secretaries of War, Navy, and Defense: Edwin Stanton, Benjamin Tracy, Elihu Root, Henry Stimson, James Forrestal, Robert McNamara, and Caspar Weinberger.

Secretaries of State

making foreign policy
2002
Examines the lives and accomplishments of eight secretaries of state: John Quincy Adams, William Seward, John Hay, Charles Evans Hughes, Dean Acheson, John Foster Dulles, Henry Kissinger, and James Baker.

Colin Powell

2003
An easy-to-read biography of General Colin Powell who, in 2001, became the first African-American to be appointed Secretary of State.

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