Positively Presidential (nonfiction)
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Destiny of the Republic: A Tale of Madness, Medicine and the Murder of a President
by:
Candice Millard
4.22 avg rating — 81,283 ratings 
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The Path to Power (The Years of Lyndon Johnson, #1)
by:
Robert A. Caro
4.42 avg rating — 25,862 ratings 11. 
The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt (Theodore Roosevelt, #1)
by:
Edmund Morris
4.23 avg rating — 59,131 ratings 12. 
Master of the Senate (The Years of Lyndon Johnson, #3)
by:
Robert A. Caro
4.42 avg rating — 23,638 ratings 13. 
The Bully Pulpit: Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, and the Golden Age of Journalism 4.15 avg rating — 23,623 ratings
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The Passage of Power (The Years of Lyndon Johnson, #4)
by:
Robert A. Caro
4.40 avg rating — 19,291 ratings 
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The President and the Assassin: McKinley, Terror, and Empire at the Dawn of the American Century
by:
Scott Miller
3.95 avg rating — 4,679 ratings 
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Traitor to His Class: The Privileged Life and Radical Presidency of Franklin Delano Roosevelt
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H.W. Brands
4.01 avg rating — 11,080 ratings 
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The Triumph of Improvisation: Gorbachev's Adaptability, Reagan's Engagement, and the End of the Cold War 3.62 avg rating — 110 ratings
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Nixonland: The Rise of a President and the Fracturing of America
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Rick Perlstein
4.25 avg rating — 10,668 ratings 26. 
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Means of Ascent (The Years of Lyndon Johnson, #2)
by:
Robert A. Caro
4.28 avg rating — 27,109 ratings 29. 
American Sphinx: The Character of Thomas Jefferson
by:
Joseph J. Ellis
3.94 avg rating — 28,833 ratings 
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No Ordinary Time: Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt: The Home Front in World War II 4.20 avg rating — 46,354 ratings
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The River of Doubt: Theodore Roosevelt's Darkest Journey
by:
Candice Millard
4.21 avg rating — 74,689 ratings 
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Ike's Bluff: President Eisenhower's Secret Battle to Save the World
by:
Evan Thomas
3.98 avg rating — 2,870 ratings 
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The Man Who Saved the Union: Ulysses Grant in War and Peace
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H.W. Brands
4.13 avg rating — 6,135 ratings 42. 
Adams vs. Jefferson: The Tumultuous Election of 1800
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John Ferling
3.97 avg rating — 2,694 ratings 
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Lincoln's Melancholy: How Depression Challenged a President and Fueled His Greatness 3.92 avg rating — 6,578 ratings
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The Shadow of Blooming Grove: Warren G. Harding in His Times
by:
Francis Russell
3.73 avg rating — 288 ratings 
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Killing Lincoln: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever
by:
Bill O'Reilly
4.05 avg rating — 107,679 ratings 
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1912: Wilson, Roosevelt, Taft and Debs -- The Election that Changed the Country
by:
James Chace
3.79 avg rating — 764 ratings 
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The Last Founding Father: James Monroe and a Nation's Call to Greatness 3.93 avg rating — 10,716 ratings
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Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance
by:
Barack Obama
3.94 avg rating — 229,616 ratings 57. 
The Defining Moment: FDR's Hundred Days and the Triumph of Hope
by:
Jonathan Alter
3.93 avg rating — 3,787 ratings 58. 
Old Tippecanoe: William Henry Harrison and His Time
by:
Freeman Cleaves
3.66 avg rating — 632 ratings 
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Dark Horse: The Surprise Election and Political Murder of President James A. Garfield 4.14 avg rating — 2,939 ratings
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How Ike Led: The Principles Behind Eisenhower's Biggest Decisions
by:
Susan Eisenhower
4.32 avg rating — 654 ratings 62. 
Nation Builder: John Quincy Adams and the Grand Strategy of the Republic
by:
Charles N. Edel
3.89 avg rating — 73 ratings 
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Upstairs at the White House: My Life with the First Ladies
by:
J.B. West
4.14 avg rating — 34,952 ratings 
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The Jefferson Lies: Exposing the Myths You've Always Believed About Thomas Jefferson
by:
David Barton
4.10 avg rating — 1,470 ratings 
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The Raising of a President: The Mothers and Fathers of Our Nation's Leaders
by:
Doug Wead
3.74 avg rating — 121 ratings 71. 
Jefferson's War: America's First War on Terror 1801-1805
by:
Joseph Wheelan
3.91 avg rating — 598 ratings 
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The Accidental President: Harry S. Truman and the Four Months That Changed the World
by:
A.J. Baime
4.55 avg rating — 11,942 ratings 
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Nixon's Secrets: The Rise, Fall, and Untold Truth about the President, Watergate, and the Pardon
by:
Roger Stone
3.71 avg rating — 174 ratings 78. 
Victory: The Reagan Administration's Secret Strategy That Hastened the Collapse of the Soviet Union
by:
Peter Schweizer
3.79 avg rating — 131 ratings 79. 
The General vs. the President: MacArthur and Truman at the Brink of Nuclear War
by:
H.W. Brands
4.18 avg rating — 2,962 ratings 
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Author in Chief: The Untold Story of Our Presidents and the Books They Wrote
by:
Craig Fehrman
4.04 avg rating — 506 ratings 
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Franklin and Winston: An Intimate Portrait of an Epic Friendship
by:
Jon Meacham
4.16 avg rating — 8,448 ratings 85. 
Bloody Crimes: The Chase for Jefferson Davis and the Death Pageant for Lincoln's Corpse
by:
James L. Swanson
3.85 avg rating — 3,874 ratings 86. 
The Conquerors: Roosevelt, Truman & the Destruction of Hitler's Germany 1941-45 3.81 avg rating — 1,008 ratings
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Rise to Greatness: Abraham Lincoln and America's Most Perilous Year
by:
David von Drehle
4.29 avg rating — 1,150 ratings 88. 
Founding Rivals: Madison vs. Monroe, The Bill of Rights, and The Election that Saved a Nation
by:
Chris DeRose
3.96 avg rating — 595 ratings 
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Dereliction of Duty: Lyndon Johnson, Robert McNamara, the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the Lies That Led to Vietnam
by:
H.R. McMaster
3.99 avg rating — 4,793 ratings 
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Five Presidents: My Extraordinary Journey with Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, and Ford
by:
Clint Hill
4.28 avg rating — 11,467 ratings 
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When the Center Held: Gerald Ford and the Rescue of the American Presidency
by:
Donald Rumsfeld
3.96 avg rating — 347 ratings 
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The Presidents Club: Inside the World's Most Exclusive Fraternity
by:
Nancy Gibbs
4.16 avg rating — 10,639 ratings 