The Best Biographies of Gerald Ford
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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Review of “Gerald R. Ford” by Douglas Brinkley
Published in 2007, “Gerald R. Ford” is Douglas Brinkley’s contribution to The American Presidents Series. Brinkley is a professor of …
Review of “Ambition, Pragmatism, and Party: A Political Biography of Gerald R. Ford” by Scott Kaufman
Published in 2017, Scott Kaufman’s “Ambition, Pragmatism, and Party: A Political Biography of Gerald R. Ford” is the most recent …
Review of “Gerald R. Ford: An Honorable Life” by James Cannon
Published posthumously in 2013, “Gerald R. Ford: An Honorable Life” is James Cannon’s second biography of the president he worked …
Review of “Time and Chance: Gerald Ford’s Appointment with History” by James Cannon
Published in 1994, “Time and Chance: Gerald Ford’s Appointment with History” is James Cannon’s first biography of the president he …
Cruising on to Gerald Ford
Every serious student of American history knows Gerald Ford is the only person to serve as both president and vice …
The Best Biographies of Richard Nixon
Five months, twelve biographies, 8,200 pages…and one insufferably inscrutable politician. For all the differences between Nixon and LBJ, I was …
Review of “Nixon: Ruin and Recovery 1973-1990 (Vol 3)” by Stephen Ambrose
“Nixon: Ruin and Recovery 1973-1990” is the third and final volume in Stephen Ambrose’s series on Richard Nixon. Ambrose was …
Review of “Nixon: The Triumph of a Politician 1962-1972 (Vol 2)” by Stephen Ambrose
Published in 1989, “Nixon: The Triumph of a Politician 1962-1972” is the second book in Stephen Ambrose’s biographical trilogy covering …
Review of “Nixon: The Education of a Politician 1913-1962 (Vol 1)” by Stephen Ambrose
Published in 1987, “Nixon: The Education of a Politician 1913-1962” is the first volume in Stephen Ambrose’s well-regarded series on …
Review of “Richard Milhous Nixon: The Rise of an American Politician” by Roger Morris
Published in 1990, Roger Morris’s “Richard Milhous Nixon: The Rise of An American Politician” is the most detailed biography available …
Review of “Nixon Agonistes: The Crisis of the Self-Made Man” by Garry Wills
“Nixon Agonistes: The Crisis of the Self-Made Man” by Garry Wills was published in 1970, about a year after Nixon’s …
Review of “President Nixon: Alone in the White House” by Richard Reeves
“President Nixon: Alone in the White House” by Richard Reeves was published in 2001. Reeves is a former journalist and …
Review of “Nixonland: The Rise of a President and the Fracturing of America” by Rick Perlstein
Historian and journalist Rick Perlstein’s widely-praised “Nixonland: The Rise of a President and the Fracturing of America” was published in …
Review of “Richard Nixon and His America” by Herbert Parmet
Herbert Parmet’s “Richard Nixon and His America” was published in 1990 – four years before Nixon’s death – and is …
