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Prologue 9
Presidential Character
Top Ten Prepresidential Careers 15
Top Ten Presidential Pastimes 27
Top Ten Overtly Religious Presidents 41
Top Ten Machiavellian Presidents 55
Elections
Top Ten Closest Races 71
Top Ten Landslides 85
Top Ten Most Controversial Elections 99
The Domestic Sphere
Top Ten Debt Presidencies 117
Top Ten Veto Presidents 131
Top Ten Conflicts with the Supreme Court 145
Top Ten Notable Pardons and Commutations 158
Top Ten Assassinations and Attempts 170
Foreign Affairs
Top Ten Doctrines 189
Top Ten Achievements in Diplomacy 203
Top Ten Most Successful Commanders in Chief 221
Top Ten Least Successful Commanders in Chief 240
The Inner Circle
Top Ten Most Influential First Ladies 257
Top Ten Vexing Family Members 272
Top Ten Alterations to the White House 285
Top Ten Most Powerful Offices in the West Wing 297
Top Ten Biggest Scandals 310
Epilogue 327
Lists of the Presidents 335
Notes 347
Bibliography 377
Index 393
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Scott Chubb
reviewed History Buff's Guide to the Presidents: Key People, Places, and Events on April 29, 2015
History Buff's Guide to the Presidents
I enjoyed this book because I like reading facts about the presidents. I also didn't mind the author's opinions, but think they make the book all the more interesting.
Flagel covers such topics as elections, the debt, vetoes, foreign policy doctrines, First Ladies, scandals...
The top Presidential pastime? No surprise here-it's drinking and smoking. Reading is second. A lot of presidents were readers,Teddy Roosevelt perhaps reading the most of any president. Jimmy Carter read at 2000 words a minute with 90% retention. Both Bushes rarely read...
Who were the most vexing Presidential family members? Poor James Madison's stepson, John Payne Todd, is on this list. Not only did the White House get burned down while he was president but his stepson (Dolley's son) drank, ran up heavy debts, and hung around "loose women." A lot worse than Billy Carter promoting his Billy Beer. No surprise that Mary Todd Lincoln makes the list. Was she the worst First Lady?
I found Flagel's Presidential rankings to be interesting. His ratings are based first on foreign policy, then economic policy.. #1 is T. Roosevelt #2, F.D. Roosevelt, #3,George Washington, #4, Thomas Jefferson, #5, James Polk, with Lincoln, #6. His worst president: Warren G. Harding at #43, George W. Bush coming in at #36, Obama at #26. Agree or disagree?
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