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Format:	Book
Author:	Cheney, Liz, 1966- author.
Title:	Oath and honor : a memoir and a warning / Liz Cheney.
Edition:	First edition.
Publisher, Date:	New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2023.
Copyright Date	©2023
Description:	x, 372 pages, 16 unnumbered page of plates : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 25 cm illustration plate
Summary:	"A gripping first-hand account from inside the halls of Congress as Donald Trump and his enablers betrayed the American people and the Constitution--leading to the violent attack on our Capitol on January 6th, 2021--by the House Republican leader who dared to stand up to it. In the aftermath of the 2020 presidential election, Donald Trump and many around him, including certain other elected Republican officials, intentionally breached their oath to the they ignored the rulings of dozens of courts, plotted to overturn a lawful election, and provoked a violent attack on our Capitol. Liz Cheney, one of the few Republican officials to take a stand against these efforts, witnessed the attack first-hand, and then helped lead the Congressional Select Committee investigation into how it happened. In Oath and Honor , she tells the story of this perilous moment in our history, those who helped Trump spread the stolen election lie, those whose actions preserved our constitutional framework, and the risks we still face"-- Goodreads.com.
Contents	Prologue. (Part I: The plot against America: Election Day 2020 to January 5, 2021): The only thing that matters is winning -- Put up or shut up -- Someone is going to get killed -- The blood of patriots & tyrants -- The oath -- The secretaries of defense -- Just humor him -- More sinister than I was prepared for -- Fake electors -- Powder keg. (Part II: The attack: January 6, 2021): The oath does not bend or yield to popular sentiment -- This is because of you! -- It turned out Kevin was lying -- These are the things that happen -- He was going to let the travesty go on. (Part III: A plague of cowardice: January 7 to June 30, 2021): Impeachment and 25th Amendment are real -- A vote of conscience -- Impeachment -- Trump lied. People died. -- Trump's not eating -- RemoveLiz.com -- They stared down at their desks -- This isn't their party anymore -- But what if he is our only hope? -- That we love our country more -- The inescapable force of freedom -- A personal favor -- The power of propaganda -- Select committee. (Part IV: No half measures: Summer 2021 to Spring 2022): A different world -- McCarthy withdraws his nominees -- I was electrocuted again and again and again -- Hideaway -- Winning in court -- The Meadows text messages -- Presidents are not kings -- Legitimate political discourse -- Taking the 5th -- The illegality of the plan was obvious -- Trump thought Pence deserved to be hanged -- To the best of my recollection, I don't recall -- Not the mastermind. (Part V: The relentless march of evidence: May to December 2022): Seven-part plan -- I was slipping in people's blood -- A grave disservice to the country -- Tantamount to a revolution -- Conspiracy theories and thug violence -- It may have spiraled us into a constitutional crisis -- Hideaway 2.0 -- Ketchup on the wall -- We did our duty and we stood for truth -- President Trump is a 76-year-old man. He is not an impressionable child -- Freedom must not and will not die here -- You're welcome, @KariLake -- They knew -- State of mind -- Never again -- Unfit for any office -- Epilogue. Acknowledgments -- Notes.
Notes:	Bibliographic references available at https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/liz-cheney/oath-and-honor/9780316572064/. "The endnotes for this book can be found at http://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/lizcheney/oath-and-honor/9780316572064/ " -- page following page 372.
Subjects:	Cheney, Liz, 1966- United States. Congress. House. Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol. United States. Congress. House -- Biography. Capitol Riot, Washington, D.C., 2021. Women legislators -- United States -- Biography. Legislators -- United States -- Biography. United States -- Politics and government -- 21st century.
Genre:	Autobiographies. Biographies. Informational works. Personal narratives. autobiographies (literary works) Autobiographies. Informational works. Personal narratives. Autobiographies. Documents d'information. Récits personnels.
Other Title:	Memoir and a warning
LCCN:	2023944214
ISBN:	9780316572064 0316572063 9780316572064
Other Number:	1377423118
System Availability:	35
Current Holds:	0
Control Number:	2538147

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Liz Cheney 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, Cheney 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.
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