Author: Kathleen Krull
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780152008086
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 104
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Focuses on the lives of presidents as parents, husbands, pet-owners, and neighbors while also including humorous anecdotes about hairstyles, attitudes, diets, fears, and sleep patterns.
Author: Nigel Cawthorne
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 0312968388
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 313
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Recounts some of the scandals associated with the private lives of the presidents, including rumors of love affairs, illegitimate children, and other episodes.
Author: Bill Yenne
Publisher: Crestline Books
ISBN: 0785839232
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 279
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Discover the history and personal stories of 46 US Presidents in this beautifully illustrated volume. From the first president, George Washington, to the forty-sixth, Joe Biden, the United States has seen a host of extraordinary men take office. Their stories are all included in this fourth edition of The Complete Book of US Presidents by journalist and historian Bill Yenne. This book features short, biographical essays about the lives of 46 presidents, jam-packed with unusual details and commentary on the significant roles each commander-in-chief played in the shaping of the United States and its relations with the world. Lavishly illustrated, including the presidents' official White House portraits, sidebars about each and every vice president and first lady, and intriguing anecdotes, this book is accessible to a broad audience and will captivate any history lover. The Complete Book of US Presidents is an expansive collection that reflects on America's rich presidential history, telling the story of a nation through the biographies of some of its greatest political leaders.
Author: Mark Updegrove
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1461749778
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 368
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F. Scott Fitzgerald once wrote, "There are no second acts in American lives", but more and more, our former presidents are proving him wrong. No longer fading into the background upon leaving the highest office in the land, ex-presidents perform valuable services as elder statesmen and international emissaries - and by pursuing their own agendas. From Eisenhower taking Kennedy to the woodshed (literally) on the Bay of Pigs crisis, to Carter earning the Nobel Peace Prize, to Bush Sr. and Clinton joining forces in an unlikely partnership for tsunami and Hurricane Katrina relief, the author examines the increasingly important roles that former presidents assume in our nation and throughout the world. Through interviews with former presidents, first ladies, family members, friends, and staffers, the author also delves into the very human stories that play out as the modern ex-presidents - from Truman to Clinton - adjust to life after the White House and attempt to shape their historical legacies. In this, the first narrative history of the modern post-presidency, Mark K. Updegrove makes a refreshingly unique contribution to literature on the American presidents.
Author: John Stevens Cabot Abbott
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Presidents
Languages : en
Pages : 510
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Author: Doug Wead
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 074344633X
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 492
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Biographical sketches of the children of the presidents from the time of George Washington to the present.
Author: James Barber
Publisher: DK Children
ISBN: 9781465457707
Category : JUVENILE NONFICTION
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Book Description
Short biographies of each president of the United States with something special about them.
Author: Cormac O'Brien
Publisher: Quirk Books
ISBN: 1594743444
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 300
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Book Description
Presents little-known facts and trivia about the United States presidents, from George Washington to Barack Obama, including information on personal lives, political stances, and election scandals.
Author: William A. DeGregorio
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780942637922
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 788
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Book Description
A ready reference guide to the presidents of the United States, from George Washington through Bill Clinton.
Author: David Priess
Publisher: PublicAffairs
ISBN: 1610395964
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 400
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Every president has had a unique and complicated relationship with the intelligence community. While some have been coolly distant, even adversarial, others have found their intelligence agencies to be among the most valuable instruments of policy and power. Since John F. Kennedy's presidency, this relationship has been distilled into a personalized daily report: a short summary of what the intelligence apparatus considers the most crucial information for the president to know that day about global threats and opportunities. This top–secret document is known as the President's Daily Brief, or, within national security circles, simply “the Book.” Presidents have spent anywhere from a few moments (Richard Nixon) to a healthy part of their day (George W. Bush) consumed by its contents; some (Bill Clinton and George H. W. Bush) consider it far and away the most important document they saw on a regular basis while commander in chief. The details of most PDBs are highly classified, and will remain so for many years. But the process by which the intelligence community develops and presents the Book is a fascinating look into the operation of power at the highest levels. David Priess, a former intelligence officer and daily briefer, has interviewed every living president and vice president as well as more than one hundred others intimately involved with the production and delivery of the president's book of secrets. He offers an unprecedented window into the decision making of every president from Kennedy to Obama, with many character–rich stories revealed here for the first time.
