The first chapter from U.S. Presidents for Dummies by Marcus Stadelmann. A review of Presidents and Political Thought by David Siemers. From The Weekly Standard, an article on George Washington: The man, the myth, the legend. A review of The Political Philosophy of George Washington by Jeffry Morrison. The first chapter from Inventing the Job of President: Leadership Style from George Washington to Andrew Jackson by Fred Greenstein. A review of Crisis and Command: A History of Executive Power from George Washington to George W. Bush by John Yoo (and more and more). A review of The Presidential Pardon Power by Jeffrey Crouch. The first chapter from Presidential Party Building: Dwight D. Eisenhower to George W. Bush by Daniel Galvin. A review of In the President's Secret Service: Behind the Scenes with Agents in the Line of Fire and the Presidents They Protect by Ronald Kessler. A review of Dream House: The White House as an American Home by Ulysses Grant Dietz and Sam Watters and The President’s House: A History by William Seale (and more). A pony in the West Wing: A history of presidential pets. All presidents are above average: In biographies for children, presidents are great even before they become president. Authors for President: Daniel Denvir on the curious history of political memoirs. From Nerve, a look at the top 43 sexiest U.S. presidents. An article onthe top 10 forgettable presidents. Presidents' Day, a patriotic holiday for most, is just an excuse for some wingnuts to ask God to kill Barack Obama. The study of decaying presidential popularity finds Barack Obama's large point decline in his first year fits into the pattern of all recent chief executives. The Unrealized Prince: Frank DeFilippo on Barack Obama, Niccolo Machiavelli, and how the latter can help the former's presidency.
