 U.S. Presidents For Dummies
ISBN: 978-0-7645-0885-1
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408 pages
April 2002
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Introduction.
Part I: Examining the Office and the Officeholders.
Chapter 1: Presidents and the Presidency.
Chapter 2: Presidential Rankings and Evaluations.
Part II: Starting with Known Quantities: Washington to John Quincy Adams.
Chapter 3: Starting Well with George Washington.
Chapter 4: The Authoritarian and the Philosopher: John Adams and Thomas Jefferson.
Chapter 5: Prominent but Ineffective: Madison, Monroe, and John Quincy Adams.
Part III: Enduring the Best and the Worst: Jackson to Buchanan.
Chapter 6: Standing Firm: Andrew Jackson.
Chapter 7: Forgettable: Van Buren, William Henry Harrison, and Tyler.
Chapter 8: Dreaming of California: James K. Polk.
Chapter 9: Working Up to the Civil War: Taylor, Fillmore, Pierce, and Buchanan.
Part IV: Becoming a Force in the World: Lincoln to Hoover.
Chapter 10: Preserving the Union: Abraham Lincoln.
Chapter 11: Reconstructing the Country: Johnson, Grant, and Hayes.
Chapter 12: Closing Out the Century: Garfield, Arthur, Cleveland, and Benjamin Harrison.
Chapter 13: Influencing the World: McKinley, Theodore Roosevelt, and Taft.
Chapter 14: Protecting Democracy: Woodrow Wilson.
Chapter 15: Roaring through the '20s with Harding, Coolidge, and Hoover.
Part V: Instituting the Imperial Presidency: Franklin Roosevelt to Richard Nixon.
Chapter 16: Boosting the Country and Bringing Back Beer: Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Chapter 17: Stopping the Buck at Harry Truman.
Chapter 18: Liking Ike: Dwight David Eisenhower.
Chapter 19: Fulfilling Family Expectations: John Fitzgerald Kennedy.
Chapter 20: Fighting for Might and Right: Lyndon Johnson.
Chapter 21: Covering Up: Richard Nixon.
Part VI: Changing the Dynamics: Gerald Ford to George W. Bush.
Chapter 22: The Career Politician and the Peanut Farmer: Ford and Carter.
Chapter 23: A Starring Role for Ronald Reagan.
Chapter 24: Acting Out: George Bush and Bill Clinton.
Chapter 25: Getting the Call: George W. Bush.
Part VII: The Part of Tens.
Chapter 26: The Ten Best Presidents.
Chapter 27: The Ten Worst Presidents.
Chapter 28: Ten Presidential Libraries Worth Visiting.
Appendix: Presidential Facts.
Index.
Part I: Examining the Office and the Officeholders.
Chapter 1: Presidents and the Presidency.
Chapter 2: Presidential Rankings and Evaluations.
Part II: Starting with Known Quantities: Washington to John Quincy Adams.
Chapter 3: Starting Well with George Washington.
Chapter 4: The Authoritarian and the Philosopher: John Adams and Thomas Jefferson.
Chapter 5: Prominent but Ineffective: Madison, Monroe, and John Quincy Adams.
Part III: Enduring the Best and the Worst: Jackson to Buchanan.
Chapter 6: Standing Firm: Andrew Jackson.
Chapter 7: Forgettable: Van Buren, William Henry Harrison, and Tyler.
Chapter 8: Dreaming of California: James K. Polk.
Chapter 9: Working Up to the Civil War: Taylor, Fillmore, Pierce, and Buchanan.
Part IV: Becoming a Force in the World: Lincoln to Hoover.
Chapter 10: Preserving the Union: Abraham Lincoln.
Chapter 11: Reconstructing the Country: Johnson, Grant, and Hayes.
Chapter 12: Closing Out the Century: Garfield, Arthur, Cleveland, and Benjamin Harrison.
Chapter 13: Influencing the World: McKinley, Theodore Roosevelt, and Taft.
Chapter 14: Protecting Democracy: Woodrow Wilson.
Chapter 15: Roaring through the '20s with Harding, Coolidge, and Hoover.
Part V: Instituting the Imperial Presidency: Franklin Roosevelt to Richard Nixon.
Chapter 16: Boosting the Country and Bringing Back Beer: Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Chapter 17: Stopping the Buck at Harry Truman.
Chapter 18: Liking Ike: Dwight David Eisenhower.
Chapter 19: Fulfilling Family Expectations: John Fitzgerald Kennedy.
Chapter 20: Fighting for Might and Right: Lyndon Johnson.
Chapter 21: Covering Up: Richard Nixon.
Part VI: Changing the Dynamics: Gerald Ford to George W. Bush.
Chapter 22: The Career Politician and the Peanut Farmer: Ford and Carter.
Chapter 23: A Starring Role for Ronald Reagan.
Chapter 24: Acting Out: George Bush and Bill Clinton.
Chapter 25: Getting the Call: George W. Bush.
Part VII: The Part of Tens.
Chapter 26: The Ten Best Presidents.
Chapter 27: The Ten Worst Presidents.
Chapter 28: Ten Presidential Libraries Worth Visiting.
Appendix: Presidential Facts.
Index.
