Élections 2008 | Le peuple américain choisit ses dirigeants
14 octobre 2008
Bibliographie, sites Internet et filmographie
(en anglais)
Livres et articles
John McCain
Brock, David and Paul Waldman. Free Ride: John McCain and the Media. New York, NY: Anchor Books, 2008.
Douglass, Linda. “McCain’s Turning Point,” National Journal, vol. 40, no. 17 (April 26, 2008): pp. 24-28.
http://www.nationaljournal.com/njmagazine/cs_20080426_1107.php
Kellerhals, Merle D. “Candidate McCain Aims to Revitalize U.S. Global Standing.”
http://www.america.gov/st/elections08-english/2008/July/20080725142235dmslahrellek0.8933222.html?CP.rss=true
McCain, John and Mark Salter. Character Is Destiny: Inspiring Stories Every Young Person Should Know and Every Adult Should Remember. New York, NY: Random House, 2005.
McCain, John. Deterrence in Decay: The Future of the U.S. Defense Industrial Base: The Final Report of the CSIS Defense Industrial Base Project. Washington, DC: Center for Strategic and International Studies, 1989.
McCain, John. “An Enduring Peace Built on Freedom,” Foreign Affairs, vol. 86, no. 6 (November/December 2007): pp. 19-34.
McCain, John and Mark Salter. Faith of My Fathers. New York, NY: Random House, 1999.
McCain, John and Mark Salter. Hard Call: Great Decisions and the Extraordinary People Who Make Them. New York, NY: Twelve, 2007.
McCain, John and Mark Salter. Why Courage Matters: The Way to a Braver Life. New York, NY: Random House, 2004.
McCain, John and Mark Salter. Worth the Fighting For: The Education of an American Maverick and the Heroes Who Inspired Him. New York, NY: Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2003.
Welch, Matt. McCain: The Myth of a Maverick. New York, NY: Palgrave Macmillan, 2007.
Wells, Catherine. Political Profiles: John McCain. Greensboro, NC: Morgan Reynolds Pub., 2008.
Whitford, David. “The Evolution of John McCain,” Fortune, vol. 158, no. 1 (July 7, 2008): pp. 56-58, 60, 62, 64, 66.
Barack Obama
Brill, Marlene Targ. Barack Obama: Working to Make a Difference. Minneapolis, MN: Millbrook Press, 2006.
Dupuis, Martin and Keith Boeckelman. Barack Obama, the New Face of American Politics. Westport, CT: Praeger, 2008.
Easton, Nina. “What Obama Means for Business,” Fortune, vol. 158, no. 1 (July 7, 2008): pp. 68-70, 72, 74, 76, 78.
Kellerhals, Merle D. “Obama Emphasizes Multilateral U.S. Foreign Policymaking.”
http://www.america.gov/st/elections08-english/2008/July/20080725162819dmslahrellek0.840069.html?CP.rss=true
Mansfield, Stephen. The Faith of Barack Obama. Nashville, TN: Thomas Nelson, 2008.
Obama, Barack. The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream. New York, NY: Crown Publishers, 2006.
Obama, Barack. Dreams From My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance. New York, NY: Three Rivers Press, 2004.
Obama, Barack. “Renewing American Leadership,” Foreign Affairs, vol. 86, no. 4 (July/August 2007): pp. 2-16.
Price, Joann F. Barack Obama: A Biography. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2008.
Street, Paul L. Barack Obama and the Future of American Politics. Boulder, CO: Paradigm Publishers, 2008.
Sullivan, Andrew. “Goodbye to All That,” The Atlantic, vol. 300, no. 5 (December 2007): pp. 40-42, 44, 46, 48-49, 52, 54.
http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/200712/obama
Wagner, Heather L. Barack Obama. New York, NY: Chelsea House Publishers, 2008.
Wilson, John K. Barack Obama: This Improbable Quest. Boulder, CO: Paradigm, 2008.
Pour les jeunes
Bourcier, Cammy S. Barack Obama. Philadelphia, PA: Mason Crest Publishers, 2008.
Davis, William. Barack Obama: The Politics of Hope. Stockton, NJ: OTTN Pub., 2008.
Feinstein, Stephen. Barack Obama. Berkeley Heights, NJ: Enslow, 2008.
Kozar, Richard. John McCain. Philadelphia, PA: Chelsea House Publishers, 2002.
Sapet, Kerrily. Political Profiles: Barack Obama. Greensboro, NC: Morgan Reynolds, 2008.
Schuman, Michael. Barack Obama: “We Are One People.” Berkeley Heights, NJ: Enslow Publishers, 2008.
Stewart, Gail B. John McCain. Detroit, MI: Lucent Books, 2008.
Williams, Spencer. John McCain: An American Life. New York, NY: Grosset and Dunlap, 2008.
Wizner, Kira. John McCain: Profile of a Leading Republican. New York, NY: Rosen Publishing Group, 2008.
Sites Internet
Guide to the 2008 Election
http://uspolitics.america.gov/uspolitics/elections/index.html
The Long Campaign
http://www.america.gov/publications/ejournalusa.html#1007
The New York Times: The Long Run
The Lives and Careers of the 2008 Presidential Contenders
http://topics.nytimes.com/top/news/politics/series/thelongrun/index.html
Official Campaign Web Site
www.BarackObama.com
Official Campaign Web Site:
www.johnmccain.com
Washington Foreign Press Center: John McCain Webliography
http://fpc.state.gov/fpc/101266.htm
Washington Foreign Press Center: Barack Obama Webliography
http://fpc.state.gov/fpc/101270.htm
Filmographie
Documentaires
Democracy in America (2003)
Producer: Annenberg/CPB
Synopsis: A video resource for teachers of civics; shows examples of democracy in action.
Running time: 30 minutes
Framework for Democracy (2002)
26 parts — 30 minutes each, produced 2002
Producer: Intelecom
Synopsis: This series demystifies the vagaries of a democratic government in the 21st century. It is linked with Harvard University historian, Tom Patterson’s textbook, We the People, published by McGraw-Hill.
Running time: 30 minutes
Vote for Me: Politics in America (1996)
Producer: The Center for New American Media
Synopsis: Entertaining series that looks at American culture as reflected in political campaigns across the United States.
Running time: 60 minutes
Films
Advise and Consent (1962)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0055728/
Producer: Columbia Pictures Corp.
Synopsis: A drama portraying the clash of political personalities and interests on Capitol Hill in Washington during a Senate investigation of the president’s choice of a new secretary of state.
Running time: 138 minutes
All the President’s Men (1976)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0074119/
Producer: Warner Bros.
Synopsis: In the run-up to the 1972 presidential election, Washington Post reporter Bob Woodward covers what seems to be a minor break-in at the Democratic Party’s national headquarters. The editor of the Post is prepared to run with the story and assigns Woodward and Carl Bernstein to pursue it.
Running time: 138 minutes
All the King’s Men (1949)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0041113/
Producer: Columbia Pictures Corp.
Synopsis: Willie Stark, a dynamic backwoods lawyer, batters his way into the governor’s mansion with the help of his hard-boiled secretary, Sadie Burke, and reporter Jack Burden. Once elected, Willie uses his unprincipled charm to become a brutal dictator, but his unquenchable thirst for power threatens to topple the monarch and his kingdom.
Running time: 109 minutes
The Best Man (1964)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0057883/
Producer: United Artists Corp.
Synopsis: A behind-the-scenes political satire that describes the bitter struggle for a party’s presidential nomination between an ambitious and self-righteous character assassin and a reflective and scrupulous intellectual who is faced with the need to use his opponent’s smear tactics.
Running time: 102 minutes
The Candidate (1972)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068334/
Producer: Warner Bros.
Synopsis: California lawyer Bill McKay fights for the little man. His charisma and integrity get him noticed by the Democratic Party machine, and he is persuaded to run for the Senate against an apparently unassailable incumbent.
Running time: 110 minutes
The Contender (2000)
Producer: Dreamworks Pictures
Synopsis: Laine Hanson, a senator, is nominated to become vice president following the death of the previous office holder, but during the confirmation process, she is the victim of a vicious attack on her personal life.
Running time: 126 minutes
The Great McGinty (1940)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0032554/
Producer: Paramount
Synopsis: Dan McGinty, originally just a hobo, proves his toughness to a mob boss who takes him in; he earns the position of alderman, and then mayor, in a corrupt city administration.
Running time: 82 minutes
Primary Colors (1998)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119942/
Producer: Tele-München UGC PH, BBC, and Marubeini/Toho-Towa; Universal Pictures
Synopsis: A man joins the political campaign of a smooth-operator candidate for president of the United States.
Running time: 143 minutes
The Seduction of Joe Tynan (1979)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0079875/
Producer: Universal Pictures
Synopsis: Respected liberal Senator Joe Tynan is asked to lead the opposition to a Supreme Court appointment.
Running time: 107 minutes
State of the Union (1948)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0040834/
Producer: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
Synopis: An industrialist is urged to run for president, but this requires uncomfortable compromises on political and personal levels.
Running time: 124 minutes
