Our country's presidents : a complete encyclopedia of the U.S. presidency

Author

Ann Bausum

Call Number

• J 973.099 BAUS (CEN, OSH)

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Edition

2020 edition

Publication Information

Washington, DC : National Geographic, [2021]

Physical Description

224 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), portraits ; 29 cm

Summary

"Revised and updated to include the winner of the 2020 presidential election, this photo-filled and fact-packed book is a timely reference. Key features include: Information about the 2021 president-elect and the 2020 election results, a brand-new thematic spread on the impeachment process and its history, revised terminology around the language of slavery and analysis of early presidents who benefitted from and relied on enslaved labor, comprehensive profiles of all the former presidents along with timelines and descriptions of crucial events during their terms, thematic spreads covering a variety of topics from the history of voting rights to how to write a letter to the president, full-page portraits, famous quotes, and fascinating facts to help kids get to know each leader"--Amazon.com

Notes

Edition statement from cover.

"Featuring election 2020" -- Cover.

Contents

• Foreword / by John Dickerson
• The presidency and how it grew: 1789-1837
• from sea to shining sea: 1837-1861
• A new birth of freedom: 1961-1897
• America takes center stage: 1897-1945
• seeking stability in the atomic age: 1945-1989
• pathways for a new millennium: 1989-present
• Chart of presidential election results.

• Presidency and how it grew
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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.