To the Finish Line with Barack Obama!
After more than six years, I’ve finally arrived at the last person whose biographies I’m reading on this first trip …
After more than six years, I’ve finally arrived at the last person whose biographies I’m reading on this first trip …
The first two presidents in this journey took me nearly three months to get through. George W. Bush and his …
“Days of Fire: Bush and Cheney in the White House” is Peter Baker’s 2013 review of the two-term Bush administration. …
Renowned historian and biographer Jean Edward Smith’s “Bush” was published in 2016. Smith is professor emeritus at the University of …
After six years and forty-two presidents, I’m just two presidents (and five biographies) away from the finish line. Mission almost …
From my very first impression of Bill Clinton to my most recent he has always struck me as the quintessential …
John F. Harris’s 2005 “The Survivor: Bill Clinton in the White House” was published four years after the end of …
David Maraniss’s “First in His Class: A Biography of Bill Clinton” was published in 1995 and remains one of the …
One of the most recent biographies of Clinton is Patrick Maney’s “Bill Clinton: New Gilded Age President” which was published …
William J. Clinton (born William J. Blythe III) has the distinction of having been president of the United States and …
In numerous ways, George H.W. Bush seems to have spent his life preparing for the presidency. A man of almost …
Published in 1997, Herbert Parmet’s “George Bush: Life of a Lone Star Yankee” is the earliest detailed account of George …
Published in 2015, “Destiny and Power: The American Odyssey of George Herbert Walker Bush” by Jon Meacham is the most …
George H.W. Bush’s record of public service almost makes John Quincy Adam’s efforts on behalf of his country look insignificant …
A good rule-of-thumb suggests that 25-30 years are required before sufficient time and historical distance have passed to take the …