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My Journey Through the Best Presidential Biographies

My Journey Through the Best Presidential Biographies

Category Archives: Best Biographies Posts

The Best Biographies of Barack Obama

February 17, 2019

Barack Obama undoubtedly possesses one of the most complicated – and fascinating – backgrounds of any former president of the …

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The Best Biographies of George W. Bush

February 2, 2019

The first two presidents in this journey took me nearly three months to get through. George W. Bush and his …

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The Best Biographies of Bill Clinton

January 21, 2019

From my very first impression of Bill Clinton to my most recent he has always struck me as the quintessential …

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The Best Biographies of George H.W. Bush

January 7, 2019

In numerous ways, George H.W. Bush seems to have spent his life preparing for the presidency. A man of almost …

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The Best Biographies of Ronald Reagan

December 14, 2018

A good rule-of-thumb suggests that 25-30 years are required before sufficient time and historical distance have passed to take the …

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The Best Biographies of Jimmy Carter

September 12, 2018

[Updated] Not since Teddy Roosevelt can I recall a former president who has had such a consequential and purposeful retirement …

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The Best Biographies of Gerald Ford

August 18, 2018

The U.S. presidency certainly seems to have attracted more than its share of colorful, larger-than-life characters: Andrew Jackson, Teddy Roosevelt, …

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The Best Biographies of Richard Nixon

June 11, 2018

Five months, twelve biographies, 8,200 pages…and one insufferably inscrutable politician. For all the differences between Nixon and LBJ, I was …

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The Best Biographies of Lyndon B. Johnson

January 5, 2018

After spending the past four months with Lyndon Johnson it’s fair to say that I found him to be the …

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The Best Biographies of John F. Kennedy

August 31, 2017

I spent the past 24 weeks reading a dozen biographies of John F. Kennedy totaling just under 8,000 pages: six …

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The Best Biographies of Dwight Eisenhower

March 13, 2017

[Updated] Like many of the presidents whose lives I’ve explored during the past 4+ years, I found Dwight Eisenhower’s pre-presidency …

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The Best Biographies of Harry S. Truman

November 26, 2016

[Updated] Harry Truman has a reputation for being a bit boring.  It’s a sentiment I find hard to refute…and yet …

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The Best Biographies of Franklin D. Roosevelt

September 30, 2016

[Updated] Every student of American history knows that Franklin D. Roosevelt served more terms as President of the United States …

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The Best Biographies of Herbert Hoover

February 7, 2016

[Updated Dec 2020] The unfavorable but vaguely-formed image of Herbert Hoover I’ve retained for three decades (since my last American …

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The Best Biographies of Calvin Coolidge

January 8, 2016

My introduction to Calvin Coolidge on this journey included seven biographies providing nearly 3,000 pages – and almost two months …

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Jan 2013 – Feb 2019:
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— 123,546 pages

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— 58 “other” biographies
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  • President #01 – G Washington
  • President #02 – J Adams
  • President #03 – T Jefferson
  • President #04 – J Madison
  • President #05 – J Monroe
  • President #06 – J Q Adams
  • President #07 – A Jackson
  • President #08 – M Van Buren
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  • President #11 – J Polk
  • President #12 – Z Taylor
  • President #13 – M Fillmore
  • President #14 – F Pierce
  • President #15 – J Buchanan
  • President #16 – A Lincoln
  • President #17 – A Johnson
  • President #18 – U S Grant
  • President #19 – R Hayes
  • President #20 – J Garfield
  • President #21 – C Arthur
  • President #22 – G Cleveland
  • President #23 – B Harrison
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  • President #25 – W McKinley
  • President #26 – T Roosevelt
  • President #27 – W H Taft
  • President #28 – W Wilson
  • President #29 – W Harding
  • President #30 – C Coolidge
  • President #31 – H Hoover
  • President #32 – F Roosevelt
  • President #33 – H Truman
  • President #34 – D Eisenhower
  • President #35 – J Kennedy
  • President #36 – L Johnson
  • President #37 – R Nixon
  • President #38 – G Ford
  • President #39 – J Carter
  • President #40 – R Reagan
  • President #41 – GHW Bush
  • President #42 – W Clinton
  • President #43 – GW Bush
  • President #44 – B Obama
  • President #45 – D Trump
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