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Little wonder, then, that the people who have held the title of President have become household names. Like it or not, they’re the closest thing we have to a monarch, a figure who encapsulates elements of celebrity and authority all at once. Their actions even affect the stock market, sometimes dramatically. They receive birthday cards from foreign heads of state.
They can veto Congress’s best efforts at the drop of a hat. They keep the military at their beck and call. Whatever you want to call them, American presidents wield a fantastic amount of power. I’m beginning to believe it.Ĭhief Executive. When I was a boy, I was told that anyone could be president. Would thatĮveryone had such inestimable role models. Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Number: 2016954045ĮBook design adapted from printed book design by Andie Reidįor my parents, John and Mary Ann, who createdĪ household in which seeking, questioning,Īnd laughter were always welcome. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form without written permission from the publisher. Presidents tackles all the tough questions that other history books are afraid to ask: Which president claimed that God struck down Abraham Lincoln on purpose? How many of these folks were cheating on their spouses? And are there really secret tunnels underneath the White House? American history was never this much fun in school! Read moreĪll rights reserved.
With chapters on everyone from George Washington to Donald Trump, Secret Lives of the U.S. Jimmy Carter reported a UFO sighting in Georgia.Harding gambled with White House china when he ran low on cash Gerald Ford once worked as a Cosmopolitan magazine cover model.John Quincy Adams loved to skinny-dip in the Potomac River.Teddy Roosevelt was blinded in a White House boxing match.Presidents features outrageous and uncensored profiles of our commanders in chief-complete with hundreds of little-known, politically incorrect, and downright wacko facts. This updated and redesigned edition of Secret Lives of the U.S. Includes all-new chapter about the 45th POTUS, Donald J.
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