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Presidential Library January 2021
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Decision points
by George W. Bush
The author offers a strikingly candid journey through the defining decisions of his life and presidency, discussing the hotly contested 2000 election, 9/11, the Iraq war and his controversial decisions on the financial crisis, Hurricane Katrina, Afghanistan and Iran, as well as his decision to quit drinking, discovery of faith and relationship with his family.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt : a political life
by Robert Dallek
A wide-ranging portrait of the 32nd President focuses on his career as an incomparable politician and dealmaker whose unusual skills served to unite divided factions, initiate essential reforms and transform America into an international superpower.
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The passage of power
by Robert A. Caro
A latest entry in the award-winning series that includes The Path to Power profiles the 36th President's volatile relationships with John Kennedy and Robert Kennedy, describes JFK's assassination from Johnson's viewpoint and recounts his accomplishments as president before the Vietnam War. 300,000 first printing.
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Jack Kennedy : elusive hero
by Christopher Matthews
Based on interviews with some of his closest associates, a new portrait of the 35th President by the host of Hardball traces his early education through the end of his life and includes coverage of such topics as his privileged childhood, military service and struggles with a life-threatening disease. Reprint. 125,000 first printing.
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Richard Nixon : the life
by John A. Farrell
An extensively researched portrait of the 37th president by the prize-winning biographer of Clarence Darrow traces Nixon's early political ambitions in his post-military years, his early achievements as a senator and vice president and his forward-thinking ideas in health care, poverty, civil rights, the environment and foreign affairs.
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Destiny and power : the American odyssey of George Herbert Walker Bush
by Jon Meacham
Draws on exclusive sources to provide a portrait of the 41st president that traces the Bush family's humble 19th-century origins, his Connecticut childhood, his military service, his business achievements and his political accomplishments. By the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of American Lion.
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A consequential president : the legacy of Barack Obama
by Michael D'Antonio
In response to criticism and disappointment from the Left, the author offers a bold assessment of the lasting successes and major achievements of President Obama. Includes 47 charts and graphs. By a Pulitzer Prize-winning author.
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The American President : from Teddy Roosevelt to Bill Clinton
by William E. Leuchtenburg
Presents profiles on American presidents from the assassination of William McKinley through Bill Clinton's last night in the White House, analyzing each president's conduct in office, temperament, and preoccupation, while depicting the gradual growth of presidental power
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Presidents of War
by Michael R Beschloss
The best-selling author of The Conquerors charts the controversial leadership, public reputations and evolving political powers of American wartime Presidents from the War of 1812 through Vietnam, including Lincoln, Wilson and LBJ
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