The Handy Presidents Answer Book

David L Hudson

Description

A complete look at every President’s who, what, when, where, why, and, how.

From George Washington to Barrack Obama and John Adams to Woodrow Wilson, The Handy Presidents Answer Book offers a fascinating look at the lives of each U.S. president, along with a large array of factual, anecdotal, and historic perspectives on the American presidency. Early life and career are covered, along with important highlights from each presidency.

The Handy Presidents Answer Book addresses more than 1,600 broad, fundamental questions on the presidents, vice presidents, first ladies, administration staff, families, campaigns and elections, major issues, wars, scandals, tragedies, and entertaining White House trivia such as . . .

What three presidents died on the Fourth of July?

Which president regularly swam naked in the Potomac River?

Which president executed criminals?

What president was called “His Fraudulency” because of the controversial way he was elected?

Which president later became chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court?

Which president was the first to appoint a woman to his cabinet?

Whose campaign pledge was to bring about a “kinder, gentler nation?”

The Handy Presidents Answer Book is a must-have reference in the truest sense of the word. Covering not just the individuals, but also the origins of the presidency, political parties, elections, and trivia, the book gives depth and context to the office as well as to those who have become president. With many photos, illustrations, and other graphics, this tome is richly illustrated, and its helpful bibliography and extensive index add to its usefulness.

Sujets

• Elections
• Executive Branch
• American Government
• Political Science
• Obama
• Nixon
• Electoral college
• Dwight D. Eisenhower
• Nixon (homonymie)
• Truman
• Barack Obama
• Hamilton
• John Adams
• Bush
• Roosevelt
• Eisenhower
• Andrew Jackson
• Constitution
• Woodrow Wilson
• Clinton

Informations

• Publié par: Visible Ink Press
• Date de parution: 01 août 2011
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781578593606
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 3 Mo

Extrait

About the Author
An attorney and author who works as First Amendment Scholar for the First Amendment Center at Vanderbilt University, David L. Hudson Jr. writes regularly on the Supreme Court as a contributing editor to the American Bar Association’s Preview of U.S. Supreme Court Cases. He also teaches classes at the Nashville School of Law, Vanderbilt Law School and Middle Tennessee State University. He is the author of more than 31 books, including The Rehnquist Court: Understanding Its Impact and Legacy (Praeger, 2006), and Visible Ink Press’s The Handy Supreme Court Answer Book and The Handy Law Answer Book. He is a graduate of Duke University and Vanderbilt Law School.
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THE HANDY PRESIDENTS ANSWER BOOK
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The handy presidents answer book / David L. Hudson.
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Previous ed.: The handy presidents answer book / Roger Matuz with Gina Misiroglu and Lawrence W. Baker. ©2004.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-1-57859-317-0
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Contents
I NTRODUCTION
A CKNOWLEDGMENTS
I NDEX
ORIGINS OF THE PRESIDENCY AND OFFICIAL DUTIES
Duties and Powers
Requirements
The White House
PARTIES AND PLATFORMS
Campaigns and Nominations
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS
Disputes, Anomalies, and Close-Calls
Inaugurations and the First One Hundred Days
GEORGE WASHINGTON
Early Life and Family
Early Career
Political Offices
Presidency
Post Presidency
JOHN ADAMS
Early Life and Family
Early Career
Political Offices
Presidency
Post Presidency
THOMAS JEFFERSON
Early Life and Family
Early Career
Political Offices
Presidency
Post Presidency
JAMES MADISON
Early Life and Family
Early Career
Political Offices
Presidency
Post Presidency
JAMES MONROE
Early Life and Family
Early Career
Political Offices
Presidency
Post Presidency
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS
Early Life and Family
Early Career
Political Offices
Presidency
Post Presidency
ANDREW JACKSON
Early Life and Family
Early Career
Political and Military Career
Presidency
Post Presidency
MARTIN VAN BUREN
Early Life and Family
Early Career
Political Offices
Presidency
Post Presidency
WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON
Early Life and Family
Military Career
Political Offices
Presidency
JOHN TYLER
Early Life and Family
Early Career
Political Offices
Presidency
Post Presidency
JAMES K. POLK
Early Life and Family
Early Career
Political Offices
Presidency
Post Presidency
ZACHARY TAYLOR
Early Life and Family
Military Career
Political Offices
Presidency
MILLARD FILLMORE
Early Life and Family
Early Career
Political Offices
Presidency
Post Presidency
FRANKLIN PIERCE
Early Life and Family
Early Career
Political Offices
Presidency
Post Presidency
JAMES BUCHANAN
Early Life and Family
Early Career
Political Offices
Presidency
Post Presidency
ABRAHAM LINCOLN
Early Life and Family
Early Career
Political Offices
Presidency
Post Presidency
ANDREW JOHNSON
Early Life and Family
Early Career
Political Offices
Presidency
Post Presidency
ULYSSES S. GRANT
Early Life and Family
Military Career
Political Offices
Presidency
Post Presidency
RUTHERFORD B. HAYES
Early Life and Family
Early Career
Political Offices
Presidency
Post Presidency
JAMES A. GARFIELD
Early Life and Family
Early Career
Political Offices
Presidency
Post Presidency
CHESTER A. ARTHUR
Early Life and Family
Early Career
Political Offices
Presidency
Post Presidency
GROVER CLEVELAND
Early Life and Family
Early Career
Political Offices
Presidency
Post Presidency
BENJAMIN HARRISON
Early Life and Family
Early Career
Political Offices
Presidency
Post Presidency
WILLIAM MCKINLEY
Early Life and Family
Early Career
Political Offices
Presidency
THEODORE ROOSEVELT
Early Life and Family
Early Career
Political Offices
Presidency
Post Presidency
WILLIAM HOWARD TAFT
Early Life and Family
Early Career
Political Offices
Presidency
Post Presidency
WOODROW WILSON
Early Life and Family
Early Career
Political Offices
Presidency
Post Presidency
WARREN G. HARDING
Early Life and Family
Early Career
Political Offices
Presidency
CALVIN COOLIDGE
Early Life and Family
Early Career
Political Offices
Presidency
Post Presidency
HERBERT HOOVER
Early Life and Family
Early Career
Political Offices
Presidency
Post Presidency
FRANKLIN DELANO ROOSEVELT
Early Life and Family
Early Career
Political Offices
Presidency
Post Presidency
HARRY S. TRUMAN
Early Life and Family
Early Career
Political Offices
Presidency
Post Presidency
DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER
Early Life and Family
Military Career
Political Offices
Presidency
Post Presidency
JOHN F. KENNEDY
Early Life and Family
Early Career
Political Offices
Presidency
LYNDON B. JOHNSON
Early Life and Family
Early Career
Political Offices
Presidency
Post Presidency
RICHARD M. NIXON
Early Life and Family
Early Career
Political Offices
Presidency
Post Presidency
GERALD R. FORD
Early Life and Family
Early Career
Political Offices
Presidency
Post Presidency
JIMMY CARTER
Early Life and Family
Early Career
Political Offices
Presidency
Post Presidency
RONALD REAGAN
Early Life and Family
Early Career
Political Offices
Presidency
Post Presidency
GEORGE H. W. BUSH
Early Life and Family
Early Career
Political Offices
Presidency
Post Presidency
BILL CLINTON
Early Life and Family
Early Career
Political Offices
Presidency
Post Presidency
GEORGE W. BUSH
Early Life and Family
Early Career
Political Offices
Presidency
Post Presidency
BARACK OBAMA
Early Life and Family
Early Career
Political Offices
Presidency
PRESIDENTIAL TRIVIA
Age, Birth, and Death
States of Birth
Family
Appearance
Education
Occupations
Sports
Military
Elections
Cabinet
Supreme Court
Names and Nicknames
Assassinations
Introduction
Commander in Chief, Leader of the Free World, the Most Powerful Person on the Globe these monikers have been placed on the president the head of the executive branch of the federal government of the United States of America. Simply stated, the president is the leader of the country.
Throughout American history, presidents have served as the driving forces behind the American government, lightning rods for praise and criti