Andrew Jackson by Sean Wilentz

Posted on April 30, 2009 by Bob Timmermann

President #7, C-SPAN Historians Ranking #13 Coming soon to an ATM near you! Just who was Andrew Jackson? Was he the first president to create a political following among the masses and ride that to power? Was he a shameless opportunist who pandered to the lowest common denominator? Was he a war hero? Was he [...]

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Warren G. Harding by John W. Dean

Posted on April 25, 2009 by Bob Timmermann

President #29, C-SPAN Historians Ranking #38 Getting back to normalcy? America’s 29th President, Warren Gamaliel Harding, has not fared well in the eyes of historians. He is viewed as a weak leader who appointed corrupt friends to high government positions. He was accused of extramarital affairs and fathering illegitimate children. People have speculated that he [...]

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Jimmy Carter: American Moralist by Kenneth E. Morris

Posted on April 19, 2009 by Bob Timmermann

President #39, C-SPAN historians’ ranking #25 Would you like some malaise on your sandwich? Jimmy Carter was, and in many ways still is, a confounding figure to understand. Just how did someone rise from the relatively obscure position of Governor of Georgia to the Presidency? And just what were Carter’s goals and aims in the [...]

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William Howard Taft: An Intimate History by Judith Icke Anderson

Posted on April 10, 2009 by Bob Timmermann

President #27, C-SPAN historians’ ranking #24 Why Am I President? It Was On My Wife’s To Do List. When it came time to find a biography of President William Taft, it wasn’t easy. Despite holding office during a time when Constitutional Amendments introducing the income tax and the direct election of senators, the admission of [...]

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John Adams by John Patrick Diggins

Posted on April 2, 2009 by Bob Timmermann

President #2, C-SPAN Historians’ ranking #17 May all your wars be Quasi Wars For most of our lives, John Adams was an historical figure whom people recognized, yet thought little of. We figured he must have been important since he helped write the Declaration of Independence and also became President. But he was no George [...]

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