John F. Kennedy: An Unfinished Life by Robert Dallek

Posted on March 27, 2009 by Bob Timmermann

So what can I do for you? President #35, C-SPAN Historians ranking #6 For a man who had a shorter term in office than all but six other presidents (Barack Obama not included), John Kennedy might be studied and written about more than any other 20th Century president. Robert Dallek, who also has written biographies [...]

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Martin Van Buren by Ted Widmer

Posted on March 10, 2009 by Bob Timmermann

Don’t Panic! President #8, C-SPAN Historians Ranking #31 Martin Van Buren is not a president who inspires people in this day and age. He exists mainly as a name to remember when you’re trying to remember the names of all the presidents. Fortunately, Ted Widmer, a former speechwriter for Bill Clinton, penned a biography of [...]

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James Garfield by Ira Rutkow

Posted on March 4, 2009 by Bob Timmermann

You should put some Bactine on that President #20, C-SPAN Historians ranking #28 James Garfield served as President from March 4 through September 19, 1881, the second shortest tenure of any person to hold the office. Garfield’s assassination was  tragic, although the most tragic part was not the violence perpetrated by Charles Guiteau, but rather [...]

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John Quincy Adams by Robert V. Remini

Posted on March 2, 2009 by Bob Timmermann

All Three Names Please! President #6, C-SPAN historians ranking #19 John Quincy Adams had one of the most distinguished careers in service to the United States that any person may have had. However, the four years he was president, from 1825 through 1829, were a series of political missteps compounded by the fact that he [...]

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