The Eisenhower Years
The Eisenhower Years

Author: Michael S. Mayer

Publisher: Infobase Publishing

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 1025

ISBN-13: 1438119089

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The 34th U.S. president to hold office, Dwight D. Eisenhower won America over with his irresistible I like Ike slogan. Bringing to the presidency his prestige as a commanding general during World War II, he worked incessantly during his two terms to ease the tensions of the cold war. Pursuing the moderate policies of Modern Republicanism, he left a legacy of a stronger and more powerful nation. From his crucial role in support of Brown v. Board of Education to the National Defense Education Act, The Eisenhower Years provides a well-balanced study of these politically charged years. Biographical entries on key figures of the Eisenhower era, such as Allen W. Dulles, Joseph R. McCarthy, and Rosa Parks, combine with speeches such as the Military Industrial Complex speech, the Open Skies proposal, the disturbance at Little Rock address, Eisenhower Doctrine, and his speech after the Soviet launch of Sputnik to give an in-depth look at the executive actions of this administration.

Presidential Profiles
Presidential Profiles

Author: Philip Secor

Publisher: iUniverse

Published: 2008-09

Total Pages: 522

ISBN-13: 0595535119

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Presidential Profiles is a book that displays bright and colorful verbal pictures of the forty-two men who have led our country from George Washington to George W. Bush. Unlike many works about the presidents, this one is neither a large tome nor a complex study of presidential policies or historical themes arranged by more or less useful analytical categories. Philip Secor, and acclaimed author and historian, has provided here a useful comparative reference for the beginning student and, at the same time, a "good read" for the history buff. Although there are few footnotes and no extensive bibliography, there are a few books suggested for further reading on each president. Each profile seeks to answer four general questions: (1)What kind of person was (is) he in terms of appearance, temperament, personal habits and idiosyncracies? (2) What was his childhood and early life like and what did he do before becoming president? (3) What did he accomplish as president? (4) What did he do after leaving office and what was the manner of his death? Throughout, special emphasis is placed on personal and social relationships.

Vice Presidential Profiles
Vice Presidential Profiles

Author: Philip Secor

Publisher: iUniverse

Published: 2013-04-19

Total Pages: 226

ISBN-13: 147598555X

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This book is a companion to my Presidential Profiles, published in 2008. It provides short bigraphies on each of the thirty-three vice presidents who never bcame president. Most readers are familiar with those like John Adams and Thomas Jefferson who did rise to the presidency and so I have decided to write about those less well known. Because most of these vice presidents are virtually forgotten today and yet were very prominent and important figures in their time, I have subtitled the book: Our Forgotten Leaders. In each biographical sketch, the reader will learn about the childhood and youth of the subject, his educational background, his marraige and family life, his career before becoming vice president, his vicepresidency and his life after leaving office.

Powerfully Perplexing Presidential Profiles
Powerfully Perplexing Presidential Profiles

Author: Rod Martinez

Publisher: Histria Kids

Published: 2021-10-13

Total Pages: 94

ISBN-13: 1592111831

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Powerfully Perplexing Presidential Profiles is a fun fact/trivia book on our United States Presidents from George Washington to Donald Trump, written in a fun, witty style, to make learning entertaining and enjoyable. The book includes a never before published timeline linking two presidents at the same time somewhere in history. Whether you like American History or not, you will find a wealth of stories and facts to be shared that could spark conversation or debate at any party. After all, George Washington’s kids were the first to play on the White House lawn right... or were they? This book covers a vast array of presidential trivia and facts, making it a fun read for kids and adults alike.

The Presidents
The Presidents

Author: Brian Lamb

Publisher: PublicAffairs

Published: 2019-04-23

Total Pages: 626

ISBN-13: 154177437X

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The complete rankings of our best -- and worst -- presidents, based on C-SPAN's much-cited Historians Surveys of Presidential Leadership. Over a period of decades, C-SPAN has surveyed leading historians on the best and worst of America's presidents across a variety of categories -- their ability to persuade the public, their leadership skills, their moral authority, and more. The crucible of the presidency has forged some of the very best and very worst leaders in our national history, along with everyone in between. Based on interviews conducted over the years with a variety of presidential biographers, this book provides not just a complete ranking of our presidents, but stories and analyses that capture the character of the men who held the office. From Abraham Lincoln's political savvy and rhetorical gifts to James Buchanan's indecisiveness, this book teaches much about what makes a great leader -- and what does not. As America looks ahead to our next election, this book offers perspective and criteria to help us choose our next leader wisely.

The Reagan Years
The Reagan Years

Author: Stephen F. Knott

Publisher: Checkmark Books

Published: 2014-05-14

Total Pages: 529

ISBN-13: 9780816074655

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An A-to-Z reference guide to the people, places, policies, and events significant during the presidency of Ronald Reagan.

Character
Character

Author: Chris Wallace

Publisher: Rugged Land Books

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 440

ISBN-13:

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Presents a detailed account of sixteen crises in American history, the responses of the men who were President at the time, and the influence that their decisions and actions had on the subsequent course of American history.

President Kennedy
President Kennedy

Author: Richard Reeves

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2011-11-08

Total Pages: 822

ISBN-13: 1439127549

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President Kennedy is the compelling, dramatic history of JFK's thousand days in office. It illuminates the presidential center of power by providing an indepth look at the day-by-day decisions and dilemmas of the thirty-fifth president as he faced everything from the threat of nuclear war abroad to racial unrest at home. "A narrative that leaves us not only with a new understanding of Kennedy as President, but also with a new understanding of what it means to be President" (The New York Times).

Presidential Fact Book
Presidential Fact Book

Author: Joseph Nathan Kane

Publisher: Random House Reference

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 462

ISBN-13:

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Contains profiles of each of the forty-one presidents from George Washington to Bill Clinton; includes information about their political careers and personal lives.