cabinet officers

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cabinet officers

Colin Powell

it can be done!
2003
A biography of Colin Powell, who overcame poverty and prejudice to become a four-star general, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Secretary of State through hard work and belief in himself and others.

Colin Powell

2003
A biography of Colin Powell, who overcame poverty and prejudice to become a four-star general, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Secretary of State.

Elizabeth Dole

a leader in Washington
1999
A biography of Elizabeth Dole, discussing her childhood in North Carolina, her elementary and college days, her political accomplishments, and her marriage to presidential candidate Bob Dole.

Henry Cisneros

building a better America
1995
An in-depth look at Henry Cisneros who is a leader, an urban planner, and a cabinet member from San Antonio, Texas.

Henry Cisneros

a man of the people
1997
Focuses on the political life of a Mexican American who realized the importance of good leadership and served as a mayor and cabinet secretary.

No higher honor

a memoir of my years in Washington
2011
Former National Security Advisor and Secretary of State Condolezza Rice presents in her own words the story of her eight years in Washington working for President George W. Bush. Explores the events of her day on 9/11 and how the years following changed the parameters of her job, giving inside information about her statements at the 9/11 Commission hearings, as well as what she was tasked to do in the latter years of the Bush era with North Korea, Hurricane Katrina, and conflicts beginning in Libya and Egypt.

Madam secretary

the story of Madeleine Albright
1998
Focuses on the career of the former United States ambassador to the United Nations who became the first woman to serve as Secretary of State.

William Henry Seward

Lincoln's right hand
1991
Biography of Abraham Lincoln's Secretary of State, William Henry Seward covering both his public and private lives.

Driven patriot

the life and times of James Forrestal
1992
Recounts the life of James Forrestal who mastered both Wall Street and Washington and became the first United States Secretary of Defense.

Henry Cisneros

1999
A biography of the Mexican American mayor of San Antonio who became Secretary of Housing and Urban Development in the Clinton Administration.

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