Review of “Richard Nixon: The Life” by John Farrell
Published in 2017, John Farrell’s “Richard Nixon: The Life” is the most recent comprehensive, single-volume biography of Nixon. Farrell is …
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Review of “Richard M. Nixon: A Life in Full” by Conrad Black
Conrad Black’s “Richard Nixon: A Life in Full” was published in 2007 and is the longest one-volume Nixon biography in …
The Best Biographies of Lyndon B. Johnson
After spending the past four months with Lyndon Johnson it’s fair to say that I found him to be the …
Review of “The Passage of Power: The Years of Lyndon Johnson (Vol 4)” by Robert Caro
“The Passage of Power: The Years of Lyndon Johnson” is the fourth (and most recently published) volume in Robert Caro’s …
Review of “Master of the Senate: The Years of Lyndon Johnson (Vol 3)” by Robert Caro
“Master of the Senate: The Years of Lyndon Johnson” is the Pulitzer Prize-winning third volume in Robert Caro’s series covering …
Review of “Means of Ascent: The Years of Lyndon Johnson (Vol 2)” by Robert Caro
“Means of Ascent: The Years of Lyndon Johnson” is the second volume in Robert Caro’s series covering the life of …
Review of “The Path to Power: The Years of Lyndon Johnson (Vol 1)” by Robert Caro
“The Path to Power: The Years of Lyndon Johnson” is the first volume in Robert Caro’s epic series covering the …
Review of “Lyndon B. Johnson: Portrait of a President” by Robert Dallek
“Lyndon B. Johnson: Portrait of a President” is Robert Dallek’s 2004 abridgment of his two-volume series on LBJ which was …
Review of “Flawed Giant: Lyndon Johnson and His Times 1961-1973 (Vol 2)” by Robert Dallek
Published in 1998, “Flawed Giant: Lyndon Johnson and His Times 1961-1973” is the concluding volume in Robert Dallek’s two-volume series …
Review of “Lone Star Rising: Lyndon Johnson and His Times 1908-1960 (Vol 1)” by Robert Dallek
Published in 1991, “Lone Star Rising: Lyndon Johnson and His Times 1908-1960” is the first volume in a two-volume series …
The Best Biographies of John F. Kennedy
I spent the past 24 weeks reading a dozen biographies of John F. Kennedy totaling just under 8,000 pages: six …
Review of “The Fitzgeralds and the Kennedys” by Doris Kearns Goodwin
Doris Kearns Goodwin’s “The Fitzgeralds and the Kennedys: An American Saga” was published in 1987 and remains one of the …
Review of “JFK’s Last Hundred Days” by Thurston Clarke
Thurston Clarke’s “JFK’s Last Hundred Days: The Transformation of a Man and the Emergence of a Great President” was published …
Review of “President Kennedy: Profile of Power” by Richard Reeves
“President Kennedy: Profile of Power” by Richard Reeves was published in 1993. Reeves is a former journalist, syndicated columnist and …
Review of “A Question of Character: A Life of John F. Kennedy” by Thomas Reeves
“A Question of Character: A Life of John F. Kennedy” by Thomas C. Reeves was published in 1991. Reeves is …
My Journey Through the Best Presidential Biographies 