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Inside the White House Inside the White House Noel Grove In collaboration with the White House Historical Association, National Geographic presents this authoritative overview of Americas first home featuring never before published stories and photographs.… OL19977700W
O, Democracy! O, Democracy! Kathleen Rooney It's late spring of 2008, and one of Illinois' two Democratic senators is poised to become the next president of the United States. Colleen Dugan works for the other one--not on Capitol Hill, but in … OL19980902W
Good morning, Mr. Mandela Good morning, Mr. Mandela Zelda La Grange Zelda la Grange grew up in South Africa as a white Afrikaner who supported the rules of segregation. Yet just a few years after the end of Apartheid she would become a most trusted assistant to Nelso… OL19982003W
Eisenhower Eisenhower Paul Johnson Acclaimed historian Paul Johnson's lively, succinct biography of Dwight D. Eisenhower explores how his legacy endures today with a focus on Eisenhower's years as a five-star general and his time as t… OL19986395W
George W. Bush George W. Bush Mann, Jim A biography of the controversial president whose time in office was defined by the September 11 attacks and the War on Terrorism. OL19993471W
Return to sender Return to sender Ralph Nader "In letters addressed to Presidents George Bush and Barack Obama, Ralph Nader provides incisive critiques of more than a decade of American policy decision and indecision. Each letter offers frank ad… OL19998880W
Flawed giant Flawed giant Robert Dallek *Flawed Giant*—the monumental concluding volume to Robert Dallek's biography of Lyndon Baines Johnson—provides the most through, engrossing account ever published of Johnson's years in the national s… OL2000591W
Finale Finale Thomas Mallon "Captures the crusading ideologies, blunders, and glamour of the still-hotly-debated Reagan years, taking readers to the political gridiron of Washington, the wealthiest enclaves of Southern Californ… OL20008033W
Killing the messenger Killing the messenger Brock, David Once a leading attacker of the Clintons, David is now the progressive movement's defender and truth-teller. In this personal account, Brock disarms the far-reaching tentacles of the Republican Leviat… OL20010577W
Reagan Reagan Henry William Brands H. W. Brands establishes Ronald Reagan as one of the two great presidents of the twentieth century, a true peer to Franklin Roosevelt. Reagan is an irresistible portrait of an underestimated politici… OL20016292W
The President's daughter The President's daughter Kimberly Brubaker Bradley A fictionalized account of ten-year-old Ethel Roosevelt's early experiences in the White House after her father, Theodore Roosevelt, becomes president in 1901. OL2002129W
The naturalist The naturalist Darrin P. Lunde "The surprising story of our "naturalist president" Theodore Roosevelt and how his lifelong passion for the natural world set the stage for America's wildlife conservation movement. No United States … OL20022946W
The year of indecision, 1946 The year of indecision, 1946 Kenneth Weisbrode An account of Truman's first year in office argues that the tensions and issues that the nation faced are similar to those America faces today. OL20023377W
Kick Kennedy Kick Kennedy Barbara Leaming "Kathleen "Kick" Kennedy was the incandescent life-force of the fabled Kennedy family, her father's acknowledged "favorite of all the children" and her brother Jack's "psychological twin." She was th… OL20026439W
The political life of Abraham Lincoln The political life of Abraham Lincoln Sidney Blumenthal "A multi-volume history of Lincoln as a political genius--from his obscure beginnings to his presidency, assassination, and the overthrow of his post-Civil War dreams of Reconstruction. The first vol… OL20029933W
Father Lincoln Father Lincoln Alan Manning A historian follows Lincoln from his law practice in Springfield through the war years in the White House, covering his relationship with his sons and how he managed to balance a successful career wi… OL20032281W
Black man, White House : an oral history of the Obama years Black man, White House : an oral history of the Obama years D. L. Hughley "Drawing upon satirical interviews with the most notorious public figures of our day, a stand-up comic, actor and radio and TV host presents a hilarious send-up of the Obama years that looks at the p… OL20033473W
Faustian bargains Faustian bargains Joan Mellen "Perhaps no president has a more ambiguous reputation than LBJ. A brilliant tactician, he maneuvered colleagues and turned bills into law better than anyone. But he was trailed by a legacy of underha… OL20034882W
A child's first book of Trump A child's first book of Trump Michael Ian Black The Trump is a curious creature, very often spotted in the wild, but confounding to our youngest citizens. A business mogul, reality TV host, and now & political candidate? Kids (and, let's be honest… OL20038043W
True faith and allegiance True faith and allegiance Alberto R. Gonzales "True Faith and Allegiance is the highly-anticipated personal history from Alberto R. Gonzales, former Attorney General of the United States and former Counsel to the President--the only lawyer and o… OL20042712W
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