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My Journey Through the Best Presidential Biographies

My Journey Through the Best Presidential Biographies

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Celebrating 2,750 Days with the Presidents

July 4, 2020

About 7½ years ago I decided to read as many of the best presidential biographies as I could and to …

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Related Reading: “Churchill: Walking With Destiny” by Andrew Roberts

June 29, 2020

Churchill: Walking With Destiny by Andrew Roberts 1,152 pages Viking Published: October 2018 Andrew Roberts’s biography “Churchill: Walking with Destiny” …

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Review of “Grant” by Ron Chernow

June 14, 2020

Ron Chernow’s “Grant” was published in 2017 to almost immediate acclaim and was named a Top 10 Book of the …

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Review of “James Monroe: A Life” by Tim McGrath

May 10, 2020

Released on May 5, “James Monroe: A Life” by Tim McGrath is the first comprehensive exploration of Monroe’s life in …

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Getting Right with Lincoln (and Ronald White)

April 29, 2020

Those of you who have taken some or all of this journey through the best presidential biographies with me know …

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Related Reading: “Morgan: American Financier” by Jean Strouse

March 25, 2020

Morgan: American Financier by Jean Strouse 816 pages Random House Published: March 1999 When published in 1999, Jean Strouse’s “Morgan: …

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Review of “Herbert Hoover in the White House” by Charles Rappleye

March 3, 2020

“Herbert Hoover in the White House: The Ordeal of the Presidency” by Charles Rappleye was published in 2016, just a …

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Happy Presidents’ Day 2020!

February 17, 2020

About 7 years ago I embarked on a great adventure: to read the best biographies of every U.S. president and …

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Related Reading: “Patton: A Genius For War” by Carlo D’Este

February 7, 2020

Patton: A Genius For War by Carlo D’Este 977 pages HarperCollins Published: November 1995 “Patton: A Genius For War” was …

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Review of “Man of Destiny: FDR and the Making of the American Century” by Alonzo Hamby

January 28, 2020

Alonza Hamby’s “Man of Destiny: FDR and the Making of the American Century” was published in 2015 and is one …

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Related Reading: “Seward: Lincoln’s Indispensable Man” by Walter Stahr

January 11, 2020

Seward: Lincoln’s Indispensable Man by Walter Stahr 720 pages Simon & Schuster Published: September 2012 “Seward: Lincoln’s Indispensable Man” by …

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Waiting for…Robert Caro

January 9, 2020

Based on emails I regularly receive, as well as comments posted to this site, I know that many of you …

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Review of “Thomas Jefferson: A Life” by Willard Sterne Randall

January 5, 2020

Willard Sterne Randall’s “Thomas Jefferson: A Life” was published in 1993.  Randall spent the first seventeen years of his professional …

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Related Reading: “The First American: The Life and Times of Benjamin Franklin” by H.W. Brands

August 20, 2019

The First American: The Life and Times of Benjamin Franklin by H. W. Brands Published: September 2000 H. W. Brands’ …

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Review of “James Madison: A Life Reconsidered” by Lynne Cheney

July 22, 2019

Lynne Cheney’s “James Madison: A Life Reconsidered” was published in 2014, about a year after I read four biographies of …

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  • President #30 – C Coolidge
  • President #31 – H Hoover
  • President #32 – F Roosevelt
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  • President #34 – D Eisenhower
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