{"product_id":"re-making-the-american-dream-change-from-values-paperback","title":"Re-Making the American Dream: Change from Values - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDavid David Vaught\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWHAT HAPPENS?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen the Values of Duty, Honor, Country clash at West Point with the religious teachings of the Liberty Baptist Church in Burnt Prairie . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJoin us on this journey in the Vietnam War era when the author was confronted by Colonel Al Haig, soon to join President Nixon's White House and later to serve as President Reagan's Secretary of State, . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd Admiral Moorer, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, in a federal courtroom. . .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWaging a vigorous official defense of compulsory chapel, while the author stood up for freedom of religion under the First Amendment, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDespite them all having sworn to uphold and defend the Constitution of the United States . . . In such a clash and its aftermath, the answer . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe American Dream is Re-Made.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe author updates this clash in the 1960's with more recent clashes of values: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIn the closing days of the term of Illinois Governor Dan Walker;\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAgainst the Illinois political establishment and legal system in the fight to expand the initiative power of Illinois voters;\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOn two different elected school boards, where some put their own interest ahead of students;\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIn the controversies over restoring fiscal balance in the Illinois budget during the administration of Governor Pat Quinn; and\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIn his entrepreneurial endeavors on behalf of investment clients. Such clashes demonstrate the enduring influence of grassroots Americans in upholding and improving the American Dream.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.65 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 30, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47445521236146,"sku":"9781959182948","price":16.18,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/7fc4ff25887f0698d4d2b65f1ab6433a.webp?v=1778722872","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/re-making-the-american-dream-change-from-values-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}