LEADER 00000nim a22005055a 4500 003 MWT 005 20191216074742.1 006 m o h 007 sz zunnnnnuned 007 cr nnannnuuuua 008 191213s2019 xxunnn es i n eng d 020 9781982622657 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) 020 1982622652 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) 029 https://d2snwnmzyr8jue.cloudfront.net/ bsa_9781982622657_180.jpeg 028 42 MWT12359406 037 12359406|bMidwest Tape, LLC|nhttp://www.midwesttapes.com 040 Midwest|erda 082 04 327.2092|aB|223 099 eAudiobook hoopla 099 eAudiobook hoopla 100 1 Vanden Heuvel, William J.|q(William Jacobus),|d1930- |eauthor. 245 10 Hope and history :|ba memoir of tumultuous times|h[Hoopla electronic resource]. 250 Unabridged. 264 1 [United States] :|bBlackstone Publishing,|c2019. 264 2 |bMade available through hoopla 300 1 online resource (1 audio file (11hr., 16 min.)) : |bdigital. 336 spoken word|bspw|2rdacontent 337 computer|bc|2rdamedia 338 online resource|bcr|2rdacarrier 344 digital|hdigital recording|2rda 347 data file|2rda 506 Digital content provided by hoopla. 511 0 Read by Donald Corren. 520 Hope and History is both a memoir and a call-to-action for the renewal of faith in democracy and America. US Ambassador William J. vanden Heuvel presents his most important public speeches and writings, compiled and presented over eight decades of adventure and public service, woven together with anecdotes of his colorful life as a second-generation American, a soldier, a lawyer, a political activist, and a diplomat. He touches upon themes that resonate as much today as they did when he first encountered them: the impact of heroes and mentors, the tragedy of the Vietnam War, the problems of racism and desegregation in America, tackling the crisis in America's prisons, America and the Holocaust, and the plight and promise of the United Nations. Along the way, he allows us to share his journey with some of the great characters of American history: Eleanor Roosevelt, William J. "Wild Bill" Donovan, President John F. Kennedy and RFK, Harry S. Truman, and Jimmy Carter. Throughout, vanden Heuvel persuades us that there is still room for optimism in public life. He shows how individuals, himself among them, have tackled some of America's most intractable domestic and foreign policy issues with ingenuity and goodwill, particularly under the leadership of President Franklin D. Roosevelt and those who sought and still seek to follow in his footsteps. He is not afraid to challenge the hatred and bigotry that are an unfortunate but undeniable part of the American fabric. He exhorts us to embrace all the challenges and opportunities that life in the United States can offer. 538 Mode of access: World Wide Web. 600 10 Vanden Heuvel, William J.|q(William Jacobus),|d1930- 650 0 Ambassadors|zUnited States|vBiography. 650 0 Statesmen|zUnited States|vBiography. 651 0 United States|xPolitics and government|y1945-1989. 651 0 United States|xForeign relations|y1945-1989. 700 1 Brinkley, Douglas,|ewriter of foreword. 700 1 Corren, Donald,|enarrator. 710 2 hoopla digital. 856 40 |uhttps://www.hoopladigital.com/title/ 12359406?utm_source=MARC|zInstantly available on hoopla. 856 42 |zCover image|uhttps://d2snwnmzyr8jue.cloudfront.net/ bsa_9781982622657_180.jpeg