Abraham Lincoln by George S. McGovern

Posted on August 31, 2009 by Bob Timmermann

President #16, C-SPAN Historians Ranking #1 The Standard Back when I was in eighth grade, I entered an American history essay contest at a local prep school. The winner would receive a partial scholarship to the school. It was actually a timed test in a classroom setting and we didn’t know what the question would [...]

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William McKinley by Kevin Phillips

Posted on August 6, 2009 by Bob Timmermann

President #25, C-SPAN Historians’ Ranking #16 The War With Spain Starts Mainly With the Maine While many kids grew up with toy soldiers, my childhood featured a set of plastic toy Presidents. (And much to my glee, a complete set is on display at the Smithsonian now. It includes an intact Lyndon Johnson. Our LBJ [...]

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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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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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