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The Oval Office has been home to visionaries and commanders, dealmakers and reformers who have steered America through its greatest triumphs and darkest hours. These intimate portraits and insider accounts reveal the private struggles, public decisions, and pivotal moments that have shaped both the presidency and the nation.

Presidents Book Summaries

Team of Rivals Summary
Team of Rivals
The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln
by Doris Kearns Goodwin 2005 916 pages
4.28
100k+ ratings
History
Biography
Politics
Tried by War Summary
Tried by War
Abraham Lincoln as Commander in Chief
by James M. McPherson 2008 384 pages
4.09
5k+ ratings
History
Civil War
Biography
Obama Summary
Obama
by David Mendell 2007 448 pages
4.17
2k+ ratings
Biography
Politics
History
Decision Points Summary
Decision Points
by George W. Bush 2010 514 pages
3.81
41k+ ratings
Biography
Politics
History
The River of Doubt Summary
The River of Doubt
Theodore Roosevelt's Darkest Journey
by Candice Millard 2006 416 pages
4.19
68k+ ratings
History
Biography
Adventure
Crisis and Command Summary
Crisis and Command
A History of Executive Power from George Washington to George W. Bush
by John Yoo
3.61
100+ ratings
History
Politics
Presidents
The First Family Detail Summary
The First Family Detail
Secret Service Agents Reveal the Hidden Lives of the Presidents
by Ronald Kessler 2014 272 pages
3.34
3k+ ratings
History
Politics
Presidents
Thomas Jefferson Summary
Thomas Jefferson
The Art of Power
by Jon Meacham 2012 800 pages
4.04
40k+ ratings
History
Biography
Presidents
My Life Summary
My Life
by Bill Clinton 2004 1008 pages
3.74
48k+ ratings
Biography
Politics
History
The Audacity To Win Summary
The Audacity To Win
by David Plouffe 2009
4
3k+ ratings
Politics
History
Biography
The Bridge Summary
The Bridge
The Life and Rise of Barack Obama
by David Remnick 2010 673 pages
4.1
4k+ ratings
Biography
Politics
History
The Crisis Of The Old Order Summary
The Crisis Of The Old Order
1919-1933, The Age of Roosevelt, Volume I (The Age of Roosevelt, 1)
by Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr. 2003 576 pages
4.17
100+ ratings
History
Biography
American History
The Truth About Trump Summary
The Truth About Trump
by Michael D'Antonio 2016 414 pages
3.56
500+ ratings
Biography
Politics
Business
Grant Summary
Grant
by Ron Chernow 2018 1104 pages
4.49
38k+ ratings
History
Biography
Civil War
George Washington Summary
George Washington
The American Presidents Series: The 1st President, 1789-1797
by James MacGregor Burns 2013 207 pages
3.98
1k+ ratings
Biography
History
Presidents
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