Accompanied by interpretations of their significance by noted historian Richard D. Heffner and journalist Alexander Heffner, among the important documents in this book, you will find: the Declaration of Independence, the complete Constitution of the United States, the Monroe Doctrine, the Emancipation Proclamation, Woodrow Wilson's War Message to Congress, Franklin D. Roosevelt's "Four Freedoms" Speech, John F. Kennedy's Inaugural Address, Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "Letter From a Birmingham Jail", The National Organization for Women (NOW) Statement of Purpose, Documents relating to September 11, 2001 and the Iraq War, Barack Obama's Barack Obama's "A More Perfect Union" Speech and articles of Impeachment v. Donald Trump. This edition has been expanded and updated to include a new chapter on the COVID-19 pandemic, the January 6, 2021 insurrection and the inauguration of Joseph R. Biden.