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Our country's Presidents : all you need to know about the presidents, from George Washington to Barack Obama / Ann Bausum ; with a foreword by Barack Obama.

Bausum, Ann. (Author). Obama, Barack. (Added Author). National Geographic Society (U.S.) (Added Author).

Summary:

Complete with period paintings and photos, a comprehensive guide provides profiles, biographies, administration highlights, and political and personal accomplishments of every president in the history of the United States, along with a review of Air Force One, the Secret Service, and a look at the various Presidential retreats.

Record details

ISBN: 9781426303760
ISBN: 1426303769
Physical Description: 215 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm
Publisher: Washington, D.C. : National Geographic, [2009]
Copyright: ©2009

Content descriptions

General Note:	"Featuring the 2008 election"--Spine.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-214) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Foreword -- About the presidency: Introduction -- Presidency and how it grew: George Washington and John Adams -- White House: Building and its history: Thomas Jefferson and James Madison -- Powers of the president: Executive branch in government: James Monroe and 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, and John Tyler -- Vice presidents: Leaders just a heartbeat away: James K. Polk, Zachary Taylor, and Millard Fillmore -- Pathways to the presidency: Campaign strategies and party politics: Franklin Pierce and James Buchanan -- New birth of freedom: Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson -- U.S. political parties: Two-party system: Ulysses S. Grant and Rutherford B. Hayes -- Presidential landmarks: From log cabins to libraries: James A. Garfield, Chester A. Arthur, and Grover Cleveland -- Presidential facts and comparisons: Look at the stats: Benjamin Harrison -- America takes center stage: William McKinley and Theodore Roosevelt -- Kids in the White House: At home in the spotlight: William Howard Taft -- Presidents and the Supreme Court: Legacy that lasts: Woodrow Wilson -- Presidents at war: Serving as the commander in chief: Warren G. Harding, Calvin Coolidge, and Herbert Hoover -- Seeking stability in the atomic age: Franklin D. Roosevelt -- First ladies: Partners, hostesses, and advocates: Harry S. Truman -- Pollsters and polling: Sizing up public opinion: Dwight D. Eisenhower and John F. Kennedy -- Presidents who died in office: Mysterious twenty-year curse: Lyndon B. Johnson, Richard Nixon, and Gerald R. Ford -- Electoral college: Gatekeepers on the presidency: Jimmy Carter -- Footprints on the global frontier: Ronald Reagan and George Bush -- In the president's shadow: Security, the media, and presidential perks: Bill Clinton and George W. Bush -- Election 2008: History in the making: Barack Obama -- Former presidents: Serving as elder statesmen -- Chart of presidential election results -- Index/resource guide/bibliography -- Credits.
Target Audience Note:	1150L Lexile