Foreword / by John Dickerson
Presidency and how it grew : 1789-1837. George Washington -- John Adams -- White house: the building and its history -- Thomas Jefferson -- James Madison -- Powers of the president: the executive branch in government -- James Monroe -- John Quincy Adams -- White House traditions : Easter eggs, state dinners, and presidential portraits -- Andrew Jackson
From sea to shining sea : 1837-1861. Martin Van Buren -- William Henry Harrison -- John Tyler -- The vice presidents: leaders just a heartbeat away -- James K. Polk -- We want to Vote! Battles for the ballot -- Zachary Taylor -- Millard Fillmore -- U.S. Political Parties : the two-party system -- Franklin Pierce -- James Buchanan
New birth of freedom : 1961-1897. Abraham Lincoln -- Andrew Johnson -- Impeachment : the process for ending a presidentcy -- Ulysses S. Grant -- Rutherford B. Hayes -- Presidential Race to the finish : how candidates, conventions, and cash set the pace for Presidential elections -- James A. Garfield -- Chester A. Arthur -- Grover Cleveland -- Presidential facts and comparisons: a look at the stats -- Benjamin Harrison
America takes center stage : 1897-1945. William McKinley -- Theodore Roosevelt -- Kids in the White House: at home in the spotlight -- William Howard Taft -- Presidents and the Supreme Court : a legacy that lasts -- Woodrow Wilson -- Presidents at war: serving as the commander in chief -- Warren G. Harding -- Calvin Coolidge -- You've got mail : swapping letters with the President -- Herbert Hoover -- Franklin D. Roosevelt -- First ladies: partners, hostesses, and advocates
Seeking stability in the atomic age : 1945-1989. Harry S. Truman -- Pollsters and polling : sizing up public opnion -- Dwight D. Eisenhower -- John F. Kennedy -- Presidents who died in office: the mysterious twenty-year curse -- Lyndon B. Johnson -- Richard M. Nixon -- Gerald R. Ford -- Electoral college: gatekeepers of the presidency -- Jimmy Carter -- Ronald Reagan
Pathways for a new millennium: 1989-present. George H.W. Bush -- In the president's shadow: security, the media, and presidential perks -- Bill Clinton -- George W. Bush -- Barack Obama -- Donald Trump -- Election 2020 : choosing a President during a pandemic -- Joe Biden -- Former presidents: experienced Elders with a lasting influence -- Chart of presidential election results.
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