| The Presidents Club: Inside the World's Most Exclusive Fraternity Contributor(s): Gibbs, Nancy (Author), Duffy, Michael (Author) |
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ISBN: 1439127727 ISBN-13: 9781439127728 Publisher: Simon & Schuster
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: February 2013 |
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| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Presidents & Heads Of State - History | United States - 20th Century - History | Modern - 20th Century |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2012532024 |
| Physical Information: 1.2" H x 6.1" W x 9.1" L (1.60 lbs) 656 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 20th Century |
| Features: Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Price on Product, Price on Product - Canadian, Table of Contents |
| Awards: Chautauqua Prize, Finalist, Literary Achievement, 2013 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The New York Times bestselling history of the private relationships among the last thirteen presidents--the partnerships, private deals, rescue missions, and rivalries of those select men who served as commander in chief. The Presidents Club, established at Dwight Eisenhower's inauguration by Harry Truman and Herbert Hoover, is a complicated place: its members are bound forever by the experience of the Oval Office and yet are eternal rivals for history's favor. Among their secrets: How Jack Kennedy tried to blame Ike for the Bay of Pigs. How Ike quietly helped Reagan win his first race in 1966. How Richard Nixon conspired with Lyndon Johnson to get elected and then betrayed him. How Jerry Ford and Jimmy Carter turned a deep enmity into an alliance. The unspoken pact between a father and son named Bush. And the roots of the rivalry between Clinton and Barack Obama. Time magazine editors and presidential historians Nancy Gibbs and Michael Duffy offer a new and revealing lens on the American presidency, exploring the club as a hidden instrument of power that has changed the course of history. |
Contributor Bio(s): Gibbs, Nancy: - Nancy Gibbs is the deputy managing editor of Time magazine and coauthor with Michael Duffy of the New York Times bestseller The Preacher and the Presidents: Billy Graham in the White House.Duffy, Michael: - Michael Duffy is Time's executive editor and Washington bureau chief and directs coverage of presidents, politics, and national affairs for the magazine. |
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