Review of “President Reagan: The Role of a Lifetime” by Lou Cannon
Lou Cannon’s “President Reagan: The Role of a Lifetime” was published in 1991 and is effectively the sequel to the …
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Review of “Governor Reagan: His Rise to Power” by Lou Cannon
Published in 2003, Lou Cannon’s “Governor Reagan: His Rise to Power” is the prequel to his 1991 biography “President Reagan: …
Review of “Reagan: The Life” by H. W. Brands
“Reagan: The Life” by H.W. Brands was published in 2015. Brands is a professor at the University of Texas, a …
Welcome to the Revolution: Reading Ronald Reagan
During my transition between presidents it has become customary for me to pause a moment, take a deep breath and …
The Best Biographies of Jimmy Carter
[Updated] Not since Teddy Roosevelt can I recall a former president who has had such a consequential and purposeful retirement …
Review of “The Unfinished Presidency: Jimmy Carter’s Journey Beyond the White House” by Douglas Brinkley
Douglas Brinkley’s “The Unfinished Presidency: Jimmy Carter’s Journey Beyond the White House” was published in 1998, seventeen years after Carter’s …
Review of “President Carter: The White House Years” by Stuart Eizenstat
Stuart Eizenstat’s “President Carter: The White House Years” was published four months ago. Eizenstat is an attorney, a former diplomat …
Review of “Jimmy Carter: A Comprehensive Biography from Plains to Post-Presidency” by Peter Bourne
Peter Bourne’s “Jimmy Carter: A Comprehensive Biography from Plains to Post-Presidency” was published in 1997. Bourne is a psychiatrist who …
Georgia On My Mind: Introducing Jimmy Carter
After 215 biographies and nearly 2,100 days I’ve finally reached a president who is still…alive. Jimmy Carter is also the …
The Best Biographies of Gerald Ford
[Updated] The U.S. presidency certainly seems to have attracted more than its share of colorful, larger-than-life characters: Andrew Jackson, Teddy …
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 …
My Journey Through the Best Presidential Biographies 