“Senator Cory Booker captivated Americans across the political spectrum in early 2025 with his remarkable 25-hour speech on the Senate floor, when he spoke out eloquently and forcefully against … relentless challenges to civil liberties, government institutions, the rule of law, and our nation’s international standing.
In the process, Booker outlasted the record for longest continuous Senate floor speech set by segregationist Strom Thurmond during a filibuster of the Civil Rights Act of 1957, which was delivered at another time of great uncertainty for our country when it felt like the odds were hopelessly stacked against justice and unity.
” ‘Stand’ is a celebration of the Americans who … championed the uniquely American values central to making our nation a more perfect union, despite seemingly insurmountable obstacles. It is also a guide for today: leadership … comes from action and example.
“Cory Booker is the senior United States senator from New Jersey.
Booker earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees at Stanford University, attended Oxford University as a Rhodes Scholar, and earned a law degree at Yale University. He served as mayor of Newark for seven years before becoming New Jersey’s first Black senator, and only the fourth popularly elected Black senator in US history.
Booker is a national leader in the effort to expand economic opportunities and reform our criminal justice and healthcare systems.”
-Macmillan Publishers