This collection of speeches highlights the best reasoning on all sides of contemporary political issues and should serve as inspiration to those who will be facing domestic and global challenges in the years ahead. The Great American Priorities documents our nation’s most distinguished leaders communicating directly with the public. The speakers cover several important topics, including: abortion, aging, arts and humanities, banks, civil rights, conservation, discrimination, drugs, education, the environment, foreign trade, gun control, health, human rights, labor, poverty, religion, and women. Contributors: Howard H. Baker, Christopher Bond, Daniel J. Boorsten, Warren E. Burger, George W. Bush, Harland Cleveland, Walter Cronkite, Mario Cuomo, Elizabeth Hanford Dole, Robert M. Gates, Chaim Herzog, Carla Hills, Donald Paul Hodel, Max Kampelman, Edward M. Kennedy, Robert H. Michel, Brian Mulroney, Claiborne Pell, H. Ross Perot, Ronald Reagan, John D. Rockefeller IV, Dan Rostenkowski, James Schlesinger, Daniel Schorr, George P. Schultz, Morris K. Udall, Cyrus Vance, James Watt, and Caspar Weinberger.