Review of “Jack: The Struggles of John F. Kennedy” by Herbert Parmet
Published in 1980, “Jack: The Struggles of John F. Kennedy” is the first book in a two-volume series by historian …
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Review of “Kennedy” by Theodore C. Sorensen
Theodore Sorensen’s “Kennedy” was published in 1965, little more than a year after JFK’s assassination. Sorensen served as chief legislative …
Review of “Jack: A Life Like No Other” by Geoffrey Perret
“Jack: A Life Like No Other” by Geoffrey Perret was published in 2001, two years following the release of his …
Review of “John F. Kennedy: A Biography” by Michael O’Brien
“John F. Kennedy: A Biography” by Michael O’Brien was published in 2005 after a decade of research which included access …
Review of “An Unfinished Life: John F. Kennedy” by Robert Dallek
When it was published in 2003, Robert Dallek’s “An Unfinished Life: John F. Kennedy, 1917-1963” was the first full-scale, single-volume …
Searching for Camelot with John F. Kennedy
Rightly or wrongly, John F. Kennedy is the president who I’ve long suspected of being most undeservedly well-ranked by presidential …
The Best Biographies of Dwight Eisenhower
[Updated] Like many of the presidents whose lives I’ve explored during the past 4+ years, I found Dwight Eisenhower’s pre-presidency …
Review of “Eisenhower: Soldier and President” by Stephen Ambrose
Six years after completing his two-volume biography of Dwight Eisenhower, Stephen Ambrose authored an abridgement of the series: “Eisenhower: Soldier …
Review of “Eisenhower: The President” (Vol 2) by Stephen Ambrose
Published in 1984, “Eisenhower: The President” is the concluding volume in Stephen Ambrose’s series on the thirty-fourth president. Ambrose was …
Review of “Eisenhower: Soldier, General of the Army, President-Elect” (Vol 1) by Stephen Ambrose
Published in 1983, “Eisenhower: Soldier, General of the Army, President-Elect, 1890-1952” is the first of two volumes in Stephen Ambrose’s …
Review of “Ike and Dick: Portrait of a Strange Political Marriage” by Jeffrey Frank
“Ike & Dick: Portrait of a Strange Political Marriage” by Jeffrey Frank was published in 2013. Frank is an author …
Review of “Ike’s Bluff: President Eisenhower’s Secret Battle to Save the World” by Evan Thomas
“Ike’s Bluff: President Eisenhower’s Secret Battle to Save the World” by Evan Thomas was published in 2012. Thomas is the …
Review of “The Hidden-Hand Presidency: Eisenhower as Leader” by Fred Greenstein
“The Hidden-Hand Presidency: Eisenhower as Leader” by Fred Greenstein was published in 1982, just two decades after Eisenhower departed the …
Review of “Eisenhower: The White House Years” by Jim Newton
“Eisenhower: The White House Years” was published in 2011 and is Jim Newton’s second biography. His first, covering former Chief …
Review of “Eisenhower: Portrait of the Hero” by Peter Lyon
When Peter Lyon’s “Eisenhower: Portrait of the Hero” was published in 1974 it was the most comprehensive and detailed biography …
My Journey Through the Best Presidential Biographies 