This is a wonderfully researched biography of the 33rd president. McCullough brings the subject to life. Truman was at the cutting edge of modern history and made some of the toughest decisions any chief executive has ever faced. His iron will helped him face down enemies in congress as well as Stalin.

Ambrose makes the case for Eisenhower's greatness as a man, a soldier/general, and a US President. Looking back almost 50 years since he left office, one can see that Eisenhower almost single-handedly kept peace during a taut time as the Cold War raged. An informative, interesting read.

There has been more written on our 35th president than any other. 45 years after his assasination, our country is still intrigued by his urbanity, his style and intelligence. Also by the lurid and sordid legacy of infidelity he left behind. Was he a brilliant Head of State? Or a reckless public figure who was in over his head? The truth has yet emerged.

Our 26th president was a man of destiny. The youngest man to take office, Roosevelt was a force of nature. He confronted the barons of finance, faced down foreign challenges, and went safari hunting. This is an excellent account of his life and times.

George W Bush's 2000 nail-biter election made many people curious about the 1876 election of Rutherford Hayes. Our 19th president was referred to as "His Fraudulency" in this rollicking tale of a stolen election, a decent, if deluded president, and a country struggling with reconstruction. Hayes survived 5 bullet wounds in the civil war to lead our country through a difficult Victorian time.

Our 32nd president was the only candidate ever to be elected more than two terms, winning four elections. Many consider him to be our greatest president, leading us through the depression, and the second world war. This book focusses more on his personal life than his political accomplishments, but is a fine representation of his person and his times.

Sub-titled "An American Enigma", Coolidge seemed to live a charmed life. Our 30th president appeared out of obscurity to emerge out of Warren Harding's flawed administration to become a tremendously popular president. The heartbreaking passage that places him at his dying son's bedside makes him a very human figure.

Our 17th president had a stressful stay in office. Targeted for assasination along with Lincoln, Johnson had a southern agenda, and defied congress at every turn. The first chief executive to be impeached, Johnson left office an unpopular man, only to re-emerge in congress at the end of his life.

Our 6th president was the son of John Adams, our 2nd president. Quincy lost the ear and control of congress and was unable to muster support for his abolitionist agenda. However, his post White House days were filled with him living as a maverick congressman and bravely fighting for his causes.

Our 11th president is arguably the finest one-term chief executive in American History. This re-examination of his life brings his legacy as well as his times to life. An excellent compendium of a forgotten president who remained focused and resolute through his term.

This is an interesting biography of our 10th president, John Tyler. Tyler turned out to be a surprisingly strong willed and accomplished president whose legacy was tainted when he renounced his citizenship to side with the slave owners of the south during the civil war.

Our 7th president bought us through one of the worst financial eras in our history, yet emerged as one of the most well thought of presidents. Jackson was a brave soldier, a fighter, and a tough advocate for any cause he believed in. This is a dry but informative biography.

Our 21st President ascended to our Highest office upon the assassination of James Garfield. Although taking office under a shroud of apprehension and taint of shady mystique of the populace, Arthur found his own voice, and chose a temperate course for his Presidency. For the historian, this is one of the few reads on this subject, and is a comprehensive scholarly choice.

This is a dry history of our 18th president. Long regarded at he bottom of the presidential food chain becaure of the corruption in his administration, revisionist historians now look at his accomplishments and leadership in a far more positive light.

Our 40th President was a shrewdly ambitious politician cloaked in a folksy package. One of the most popular Presidents ever to hold office, his legacy is just beginning to chrystalize in historians' viewpoints. This book tells his journey, but is not deeply revealing of his inner sanctum.