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

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 --

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

Vistory speech: Donald Trump

About the presidency

The presidency and how it grew

From sea to shining sea

A new birth of freedom

America takes center stage

Seeking stability in the atomic age

Footprints on the global frontier.