Presidential Praise

Presidential Praise: Our Presidents and Their Hymns offers the most comprehensive coverage ever written of the influence of hymns on the lives and administrations of America's presidents. Each chapter begins with Michael Williams's concise presentation of each president's path to the White House and his accomplishments and failures as president. C. Edward Spann then introduces how each president regarded music, whether or not he was musical, and music in the White House during each president's administration. These hymns may be related to developments in the life of the president, including his spiritual journey, major decisions he had to make as president, or even his selection of the inaugural Scripture. Spann then tells the story of how the hymn was written, both the words and the music. Presenting this scholarly material in an inspiring manner is part of the delight of the book. In doing so, the book covers a panorama of hymnody from 1614 to the 1980s. After an interpretation of the words, it is demonstrated why the chosen hymns were meaningful to each president. The format of each chapter reveals this special emphasis that can't be found elsewhere.

Fictional Presidential Films Hollywood’s manner of making films, its conventions, applies especially to fictional presidential films, allowing filmmakers to express their ideas that could not be done in traditional historical films. Fictional Presidential Films offers a complete filmography of these two-hundred-plus films decade by decade since 1930. The main body of the work provides a brief summary of each decade along with a summary on the overall nature of films in which a fictional President appeared. Each relevant film is then discussed with credits, plot summary, description of the presidential appearance, and, when possible, an assessment of the presidential portrayal included.

Donald Trump’s stunning and surprising election to the US presidency has convulsed the political, academic, and journalistic worlds. No president has taken the oath of office with as little political experience. And his first few months in office have raised the central question: Can an outsider govern? In The Trump Presidency, Steven E. Schier and Todd E. Eberly provide students with a brief, comprehensive introduction to the remarkable launch of the new administration. After briefly describing the Trump electoral victory, they provide critical insight into the Trump transition and media strategy, and relations with Congress as well as the challenges the new administration confronts on domestic and foreign policy. A final chapter describes the prospects for a presidency marred by missed opportunities in Congress, some setbacks in the courts, low popularity, and ongoing personnel drama. The Trump Presidency provides a succinct Trump-centric view of the American presidency and introduces students to all major aspects of the new administration.

Sunil Kewalramani, in his Book‘2017: Outlook for Stocks, Bonds, Oil, Gold, Currencies, Trump Presidency, Modi Rule, Brexit, Frexit, Italexit and German Elections’, Predicts: Sharp Rise in Global Stocks from 1st January-10th April 2017. Fall in most Global Stock Markets from10th to 22nd April 2017. 15-18% Downward Correction in most Global Stock Markets between 19th June 2017 and 16th September 2017. Sharp Selloff is also predicted from 11th October -5th November 2017 and from 30th November -31st December 2017. Strong Global Stock Market Rally led by Banking Stocks from 18th September -10th October 2017. Emmanuel Macron's government formed after France's June 2017 Parliamentary Elections will have a fragmented structure, impacting his ability to govern. Donald Trump’s protectionist policies will face retaliation and jolt Global Stocks during summer of 2017. US Dollar will continue to shine as a safe haven due to increasing Geo-Political Uncertainties. Global Recessionary conditions in second half of 2017. US Fed may raise interest rates in March 2017 but will reverse course and reduce interest rates in second half of 2017. Gold and Oil will rise in first half of 2017 but Sharp selloff is seen from August-December 2017.

Handsomely displayed quotations in an easy-to-read format, this inspiring collection contains quotations from every U.S. President from George Washington to George W. Bush, drawn from various addresses, memoirs, proclamations, correspondence, and other sources.