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  • 1More Memos to President Obama
    As Mr. Obama takes office, we asked leaders to offer him their best advice. Their responses can inspire us all to renew America's dream.
  • 2Remind Us What It Takes to Be Great
    Anne-Marie Slaughter is dean of the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University, and author of the book The Idea that is America: Keeping Faith with Our Values in a Dangerous World. Here is her advice for President-Elect Obama.
  • 3Honor an American Hero
    Bernard-Henri Lévy is a French philosopher and writer. His most recent book is Left in Dark Times: A Stand Against The New Barbarism. Here is his advice for President-Elect Obama.
  • 4Act Justly and Walk Humbly
    The Reverend Billy Graham has advised every president since Harry Truman. Here is his advice for President-Elect Obama.
  • 5Talk but Also Listen Must Read
    David M. Abshire is a Korean War veteran who served as a White House aide and ambassador to NATO. He is president of the Center for the Study of the Presidency. Here is his advice for President-Elect Obama.
  • 6Learn from the Past Must Read
    Fred I. Greenstein is a professor of politics emeritus at Princeton University and the author of numerous books about the presidency, including The Hidden-Hand Presidency: Eisenhower as Leader. Here is his advice for President-Elect Obama.
  • 7Quit This War
    Georgianna Carter-Krell is national president of American Gold Star Mothers. Her son, Marine Corps infantryman Bruce Wayne Carter, was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor after a 1969 battle in Vietnam claimed his life. The Miami VA hospital was recently named after Bruce Carter. Here is her advice for President-Elect Obama.
  • 8Insist on an Open Government
    Grover G. Norquist is president of Americans for Tax Reform. Here is his advice for President-Elect Obama.
  • 9Michelle Obama
    See photos of Michelle Obama on the campaign trail, giving back to her community, with her family and at the Democratic National Convention.

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