To the Best of My Ability: The American Presidents

To the Best of My Ability: The American Presidents

To the Best of My Ability: The American Presidents
Edited by James M. McPerson and David Rubel
DK Publishing

President Warren G. Harding was extraordinarily vain about his appearance and had so many clothes that new closets had to be built in the White House to hold them all. President Lyndon Johnson proposed to Claudia Taylor, nicknamed Lady Bird, on their first date.

To the Best of My Ability, a collection of lively essays written by members of the prestigious Society of American Historians, is a gold mine of interesting nuggets of information about the presidents who have led America. The essays aren’t capsule biographies, though they do contain essential information; rather, they feature the primary characteristics and achievements of each presidency, along with each inaugural address. Packed with photographs, illustrations, and fascinating trivia, this book is a highly readable, fascinating, fun reference book.

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