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 …
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Review of “A Thousand Days: John F. Kennedy in the White House” by Arthur Schlesinger, Jr.
Arthur Schlesinger Jr.’s “A Thousand Days: John F. Kennedy in the White House” was published in 1965 and received a …
The Best Biographies of Harry S. Truman
Harry Truman has a reputation for being a bit boring. It’s a sentiment I find hard to refute…and yet I …
Review of “Truman” by David McCullough
“Truman” is David McCullough’s 1992 biography of the 33rd president. It was the first comprehensive biography of Truman and earned …
The Buck Stops Here: Turning to Harry Truman
FDR’s presidency lasted nearly 4,500 days – and it sometimes seems I spent nearly as much time working my way …
The Best Biographies of Franklin D. Roosevelt
Every student of American history knows that Franklin D. Roosevelt served more terms as President of the United States than …
Review of “Roosevelt and Hopkins: An Intimate History” by Robert Sherwood
“Roosevelt and Hopkins: An Intimate History” is Robert Sherwood’s 1948 Pulitzer Prize-winning biography of Franklin Roosevelt and Harry Hopkins (a …
Review of “No Ordinary Time: Franklin & Eleanor Roosevelt” by Doris Kearns Goodwin
Doris Kearns Goodwin’s “No Ordinary Time: Franklin & Eleanor Roosevelt: The Home Front in World War II” was published in …
Review of “The Age of Roosevelt: The Coming of the New Deal” by Arthur Schlesinger, Jr.
Published in 1958, “The Age of Roosevelt: The Coming of the New Deal (1933-1935)” is the second of three volumes …
Review of “The Age of Roosevelt: The Crisis of the Old Order” by Arthur Schlesinger, Jr.
“The Age of Roosevelt: The Crisis of the Old Order (1919-1933)” is the first in Arthur Schlesinger, Jr.’s three-volume series …
Review of “Roosevelt: The Soldier of Freedom” by James MacGregor Burns
“Roosevelt: The Soldier of Freedom (1940-1945)” is the second of two volumes in James MacGregor Burns’s series on FDR. Published …
Review of “Roosevelt: The Lion and the Fox” by James MacGregor Burns
Published in 1956, “Roosevelt: The Lion and the Fox (1882-1940)” is the first volume in James MacGregor Burns’s two-volume series …
Review of “FDR: A Biography” by Ted Morgan
“FDR: A Biography” is French-American biographer, historian and journalist Ted Morgan’s 1985 biography of the 32nd president. Morgan was born …
Review of “Traitor to His Class” by H.W. Brands
“Traitor to His Class: The Privileged Life and Radical Presidency of Franklin Delano Roosevelt” is H.W. Brands’s 2008 biography of …
Let’s Celebrate Presidents’ Day with FDR!
Not since Abraham Lincoln have I been this excited about the next president on my journey through the best presidential …
