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Honored Guests
Citizen Heroes and the State of the Union
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2010
Summary
In 1982, Ronald Reagan invited Lenny Skutnick, the government employee who dove into the icy waters of the Potomac River to rescue passengers following the crash of Air Florida Flight 90, to sit with First Lady Nancy Reagan in the House of Representatives balcony during the State of the Union address. Since that time, Reagan and subsequent presidents have found it useful to recognize during major presidential addresses ordinary citizens responsible for extraordinary acts of citizenship. In this book, Stephen Frantzich tells the fascinating stories of forty heroes who have earned this presidential recognition and explores the larger context of whether they represent a presidential gimmick or a touchstone with the American spirit. Taken together, the stories of how they got there, their decision to allow themselves to be used as symbols, and the impact of the recognition tells a great deal about the presidency, politics, and the role of heroes in American society.
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Copyright year
2010
ISBN-Print
978-1-4422-0560-4
ISBN-Online
978-1-4422-0562-8
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham
Language
English
Pages
240
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CONTENTS No access
Chapter 01. INTRODUCTION No access
Chapter 02. THE STATE OF THE UNION No access
Chapter 03. HEROES AMONG US No access
Chapter 04. HEROES IN THE GALLERY No access
Chapter 05. A BROKEN COVENANT No access
Chapter 06. “ONE FOR THE MONEY, TWO FOR THE SHOW . . .” No access
Chapter 07. HALE AND HEARTY No access
Chapter 08. MOVING TO THE RIGHT END OF THE GRENADE No access
Chapter 09. YOU DON’T GOTTA BE A SAINT No access
Chapter 10. A NEW CHALLENGE No access
Chapter 11. ON GUARD No access
Chapter 12. JETT PLAIN No access
Chapter 13. CHIEF CONCERN No access
Chapter 14. A CHERRY ON TOP No access
Chapter 15. PAYBACK No access
Chapter 16. FROM PLAYGROUND TO BATTLEFIELD No access
Chapter 17. FIRE AND NICE No access
Chapter 18. DOING THE “WRIGHT” THING No access
Chapter 19. DROPPING THE OTHER SHOE No access
Chapter 20. STILL RUNNING No access
Chapter 21. JUST WHAT THE DOCTOR ORDERED No access
Chapter 22. EXCUSED ABSENCE No access
Chapter 23. ILL-FARE? No access
Chapter 24. TURN OFF THE DA . . . RADIO No access
Chapter 25. BONE HEADED No access
Chapter 26. A LITTLE CHILD SHALL BLEED THEM No access
Chapter 27. PARKING A COMPLAINT No access
Chapter 28. LEAVE NO COMRADE BEHIND No access
Chapter 29. FATHER OUT OF THE HOOD No access
Chapter 30. SI OR SEE No access
Chapter 31. SOLE DANGER No access
Chapter 32. THE MOTHERS’ CONNECTION No access
Chapter 33. ON TRACK No access
Chapter 34. FROM BATTLEGROUND TO PLAYGROUND No access
Chapter 35. INFANT RECALL No access
Chapter 36. TWO POINTS No access
Chapter 37. NOT SEPARATE, BUT NOT EQUAL No access
Chapter 38. CONCLUSION: STORYTELLER IN-CHIEF No access
APPENDIX A: Acknowledged Guests No access Pages 173 - 178
APPENDIX B: Recent State of the Union Gallery Guests, Seated in the First Lady’s Box, but not Acknowledged by Name No access Pages 179 - 196
