Woodrow Wilson by H.W. Brands

Posted on July 20, 2009 by Bob Timmermann

President #28, C-SPAN Historians Ranking #9 Take Princeton and give Fourteen Points I. Introduction Woodrow Wilson was a President so full of promise to many in America, that it seemed shocking how dismally his eight years in office ended. The United States went from being a Great Power to being the Greatest Power while he [...]

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Andrew Johnson: A Biography by Hans L. Trefousse

Posted on July 13, 2009 by Bob Timmermann

President #17, C-SPAN Historians’ ranking #41 You Cannot Stop Reading This Unless You Have Prior Approval of the U.S. Senate Andrew Johnson’s story could have been one of the most inspiring in American history. Here was a man born in to extreme poverty, with no formal education at all, and, through very hard work and [...]

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James Monroe by Gary Hart

Posted on June 27, 2009 by Bob Timmermann

President #5, C-SPAN Historians Ranking #14 What’s So Bad About Feeling Good? James Monroe was the last of a series of three Virginia presidents, following Thomas Jefferson and James Madison. And, since he didn’t write the Declaration of Independence or the Constitution, Monroe is remembered mainly for his eponymous foreign policy doctrine. And, some people [...]

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The Survivor, Bill Clinton in the White House by John F. Harris

Posted on June 18, 2009 by Bob Timmermann

President #42, C-SPAN Historians ranking #15 It is what it is if you ask me I wasn’t overly excited about reading a book about Bill Clinton for many reasons. First, people who read this blog already know Bill Clinton. It’s not like I can find anything new or interesting to say that hasn’t already been [...]

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James Buchanan by Jean Baker

Posted on June 5, 2009 by Bob Timmermann

Somebody had to be the worst President. And Jean H. Baker doesn’t spare the feelings of anyone who is a James Buchanan fan.

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