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My Journey Through the Best Presidential Biographies

My Journey Through the Best Presidential Biographies

Tag Archives: Doris Kearns Goodwin

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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The Best Biographies of Lyndon B. Johnson

January 5, 2018

After spending the past four months with Lyndon Johnson it’s fair to say that I found him to be the …

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Review of “Lyndon Johnson and the American Dream” by Doris Kearns Goodwin

December 28, 2017

“Lyndon Johnson and the American Dream” is Doris Kearns Goodwin’s life of Lyndon Johnson.  Published in 1976 (just three years …

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Spending Labor Day with LBJ!

September 4, 2017

With 35 presidents, 190 biographies and about 94,000 pages completed I am finally on to a president who actually occupied …

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The Best Biographies of John F. Kennedy

August 31, 2017

I spent the past 24 weeks reading a dozen biographies of John F. Kennedy totaling just under 8,000 pages: six …

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Review of “The Fitzgeralds and the Kennedys” by Doris Kearns Goodwin

August 28, 2017

Doris Kearns Goodwin’s “The Fitzgeralds and the Kennedys: An American Saga” was published in 1987 and remains one of the …

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Searching for Camelot with John F. Kennedy

March 16, 2017

Rightly or wrongly, John F. Kennedy is the president who I’ve long suspected of being most undeservedly well-ranked by presidential …

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The Best Biographies of Franklin D. Roosevelt

September 30, 2016

[Updated] Every student of American history knows that Franklin D. Roosevelt served more terms as President of the United States …

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Review of “No Ordinary Time: Franklin & Eleanor Roosevelt” by Doris Kearns Goodwin

August 9, 2016

Doris Kearns Goodwin’s “No Ordinary Time: Franklin & Eleanor Roosevelt: The Home Front in World War II” was published in …

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Let’s Celebrate Presidents’ Day with FDR!

February 12, 2016

Not since Abraham Lincoln have I been this excited about the next president on my journey through the best presidential …

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The Best Biographies of William H. Taft

July 11, 2015

William H. Taft is often remembered as the president who may have gotten himself stuck in the White House bathtub. …

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Welcome to the Spotlight William Howard Taft!

June 24, 2015

If you’ve read one biography of Teddy Roosevelt, you’ve already gotten to know William Howard Taft. If you’ve read several …

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The Best Biographies of Theodore Roosevelt

June 19, 2015

After reading 121 biographies of the first 26 presidents, Theodore Roosevelt easily stands out as one of the most fascinating …

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Review of “The Bully Pulpit” by Doris Kearns Goodwin

June 4, 2015

Doris Kearns Goodwin’s “The Bully Pulpit: Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft and the Golden Age of Journalism” was published in …

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Happy Presidents’ Day Teddy Roosevelt!

February 15, 2015

My journey through the best presidential biographies has now consumed 780 days, the first 25 presidents, 107 biographies and almost …

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