One of the most visited galleries of the National Portrait Gallery is “America’s Presidents,” the collection of portraits of the elected leaders of the United States that is at the heart of the Galler
HOUSES OF THE PRESIDENTS offers a unique tour of the houses and day-to-day lives of America's presidents, from George Washington's time to the present. Author Hugh Howard weaves together personal, pre
How did democratic America respond to its cold war enemies led by dictators who promoted the myth of their heroic leadership?John F. Kennedy confronted the challenges posed by his cold-war enemies' 'h
This extraordinary success-story-told by the hero himself-of a young French pastry chef who climbed his way to the top, embodies the great American dream. After working at the Savoy in London, the Geo
Whether it is fighting wars, playing golf or going fishing, Presidents have come to Florida. Andrew Jackson launched a covert military operation to steal Florida from the Spanish. Thomas
Children will take a personal look into the lives, successes, and challenges of our nation’s Presidents when they open the most complete and comprehensive presidential book on the market. Illustrated
The bestselling authors of The Preacher and the Presidents return with a riveting new history of the private relationships among the last thirteen presidents, uncovering and exploring the partnerships
Over the last decade the "transition paradigm", which is based on the conviction that authoritarian political systems would over time necessarily develop into democracies, has been s
The author of Physics for Future Presidents returns to educate all of us on the most crucial conundrum facing the nation: energy. The near-meltdown of Fukushima, the upheavals in the Middle East, the
Since he first began writing in the 1950s, Dr. Paul F. Boller Jr. has had a passion for sharing the humorous, intriguing, and little-known or widely misunderstood aspects of the American presidency. B
Analyzes how sitting chief executives of the US prepare for impending elections, manage a nationwide campaign, and fulfill presidential duties, hopefully without ending up in court or getting into a w
Presidents in Retirement describes and analyzes the behavior of all thirty-three former presidents who were faced with deciding how to make the most of their new lives as private citizens. Rather than
Much of the academic literature on presidential campaigns explores the question from the vantage point of those attempting to gain the White House, yet little has been written about how sitting presid
With the country more polarized than ever, the 2012 presidential election is expected to be one of the most heated in our country’s history. Among all the polished speeches and great sound bites, some
The promotion of democracy by the United States became highly controversial during the presidency of George W. Bush. The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan were widely perceived as failed attempts at enforc
From George Washington to Barack Obama, this book provides the history of the birthplace of every American president, preservation efforts, visitor information, and personal observations. Almost every
So You Want to Be President meets The Far Side!Just in time for the 2012 election, Michael Townsend presents his comic book guide to everything you ever wanted to know (and maybe a few things you didn
Hulsey (American history, U. of Virginia) portrays Dirksen in his critical yet contradictory role in defining issues of post-World War II America, and in the conflicts internal to the Republican party
