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Exceptional: Why the World Needs A Powerful America Audiobook
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In this New York Times bestseller, with a new afterword by authors former vice president Dick Cheney, a #1 New York Times bestselling author, and his daughter Liz Cheney, former deputy assistant secretary of state, they explain the unique and indispensable nature of American power, reveal the damage done by President Obama’s abandonment of this principle, and show how America can and must lead again.
Since World War II, American power and leadership have been an unmatched force for the defense of freedom around the globe. For seventy years, presidents both Republican and Democratic have shared a dedication to maintaining American power and leadership. President Obama has abandoned this bipartisan tradition, choosing instead to “lead from behind” as he abandons America’s allies, appeases our enemies, and apologizes for this great nation.
Now the former vice president and his daughter, former deputy assistant secretary of state Liz Cheney, team up to explain how President Obama has drastically broken with the bipartisan foreign policy consensus that enabled America to prevail in World War II, to win the Cold War, and to triumph in the first decade of the War on Terror. The Cheneys reveal the damage done by President Obama’s policies and demonstrate how his unwillingness to defend and protect American power has weakened the nation and diminished the ability of future presidents to defend us.
Finally, the Cheneys chart a path forward to restoring American power and strength, explaining what must be done to reverse course, to fight and win the war on terror, to rebuild our military and reassure our allies that they can once again rely on American leadership. A critical, frank, and much-needed touchstone, Exceptional should stand as a guiding principle for the potential presidential candidates in 2016—and for policymakers today and beyond.
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Dick Cheney served at the highest levels of government and in the private sector for more than forty years. He was the White House chief of staff under President Gerald Ford and secretary of defense under President George H. W. Bush, overseeing America’s military during the 1991 Operation Desert Storm. Elected six times to the House of Representatives from Wyoming, he eventually became House minority whip. As the forty-sixth vice president, he served two terms under President George W. Bush.
Liz Cheney is the author of the memoir Oath and Honor, as well as co-author and contributor to two books with her father, Dick Cheney. She served as a member of Congress from 2017 to 2023, rising to chair the House Republican Conference, until her stand against the January 6th insurrection caused her party to strip away that role and led to her defeat in the 2022 primary election. An attorney and national security specialist, she previously worked in Eastern Europe, Russia, Ukraine, and the Middle East while serving in the State Department during the George W. Bush and George H. W. Bush administrations.