Best Presidential Biographies (nonfiction)
101. 
The Accidental President: Harry S. Truman and the Four Months That Changed the World
by:
A.J. Baime
4.55 avg rating — 11,938 ratings 102. 
The Wilderness Warrior: Theodore Roosevelt and the Crusade for America
by:
Douglas Brinkley
4.07 avg rating — 2,354 ratings 103. 
Jacksonland: President Andrew Jackson, Cherokee Chief John Ross, and a Great American Land Grab
by:
Steve Inskeep
3.93 avg rating — 1,828 ratings 
108. 
The War Within: A Secret White House History, 2006-08
by:
Bob Woodward
3.74 avg rating — 1,879 ratings 109. 
In the Arena: A Memoir of Victory, Defeat, and Renewal
by:
Richard M. Nixon
3.91 avg rating — 557 ratings 
112. 
The Ascent of George Washington: The Hidden Political Genius of an American Icon
by:
John Ferling
3.96 avg rating — 1,137 ratings 
117. 
Mr. Adams's Last Crusade: John Quincy Adams's Extraordinary Post-Presidential Life in Congress
by:
Joseph Wheelan
4.21 avg rating — 2,286 ratings 117. 
Arguing about Slavery: John Quincy Adams and the Great Battle in the United States Congress 4.39 avg rating — 256 ratings
120. 
Rightful Heritage: Franklin D. Roosevelt and the Land of America
by:
Douglas Brinkley
4.27 avg rating — 572 ratings 
123. 
Promise Me, Dad: A Year of Hope, Hardship, and Purpose
by:
Joe Biden
4.14 avg rating — 23,888 ratings 124. 
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 
126. 
How Ike Led: The Principles Behind Eisenhower's Biggest Decisions
by:
Susan Eisenhower
4.32 avg rating — 654 ratings 
132. 
The Natural: The Misunderstood Presidency of Bill Clinton
by:
Joe Klein
3.64 avg rating — 666 ratings 
138. 
The Crisis of the Old Order 1919-33 (The Age of Roosevelt, Vol 1) 4.18 avg rating — 433 ratings
140. 
Lone Star Rising: Vol. 1: Lyndon Johnson and His Times, 1908-1960
by:
Robert Dallek
4.15 avg rating — 330 ratings 141. 
Flawed Giant: Lyndon Johnson and His Times 1961-1973
by:
Robert Dallek
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 495 ratings 142. 
Back to Work: Why We Need Smart Government for a Strong Economy
by:
Bill Clinton
3.69 avg rating — 3,414 ratings 
144. 
Chester Alan Arthur (The American Presidents, #21)
by:
Zachary Karabell
3.82 avg rating — 1,160 ratings 145. 
Nation Builder: John Quincy Adams and the Grand Strategy of the Republic
by:
Charles N. Edel
3.89 avg rating — 73 ratings 
147. 
Author in Chief: The Untold Story of Our Presidents and the Books They Wrote
by:
Craig Fehrman
4.04 avg rating — 506 ratings 147. 
You Never Forget Your First: A Biography of George Washington
by:
Alexis Coe
3.74 avg rating — 14,284 ratings 149. 
Betty Ford: First Lady, Women's Advocate, Survivor, Trailblazer 4.46 avg rating — 1,709 ratings
152. 
The Kennedy Detail: JFK's Secret Service Agents Break Their Silence
by:
Gerald Blaine
4.20 avg rating — 3,637 ratings 
154. 
A Wicked War: Polk, Clay, Lincoln, and the 1846 U.S. Invasion of Mexico
by:
Amy S. Greenberg
3.97 avg rating — 1,746 ratings 
160. 
160. 
George Washington's Secret Six: The Spy Ring That Saved the American Revolution
by:
Brian Kilmeade
3.85 avg rating — 20,616 ratings 
165. 
Plan of Attack: The Definitive Account of the Decision to Invade Iraq
by:
Bob Woodward
3.70 avg rating — 5,765 ratings 165. 
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First Entrepreneur: How George Washington Built His -- and the Nation's -- Prosperity
by:
Edward G. Lengel
4.04 avg rating — 76 ratings 
171. 
Reelecting Lincoln: The Battle for the 1864 Presidency
by:
John C. Waugh
3.96 avg rating — 138 ratings 
174. 
Rough Riders: Theodore Roosevelt, His Cowboy Regiment, and the Immortal Charge Up San Juan Hill
by:
Mark Lee Gardner
4.05 avg rating — 934 ratings 174. 
Ronald Reagan: How an Ordinary Man Became an Extraordinary Leader
by:
Dinesh D'Souza
4.12 avg rating — 1,273 ratings 
174. 
179. 
The Hunting of the President: The Ten-Year Campaign to Destroy Bill and Hillary Clinton
by:
Gene Lyons
4.02 avg rating — 212 ratings 
180. 
183. 
The Clinton Tapes: Wrestling History With the President
by:
Taylor Branch
3.79 avg rating — 837 ratings 184. 
The Impeachers: The Trial of Andrew Johnson and the Dream of a Just Nation
by:
Brenda Wineapple
4.06 avg rating — 1,699 ratings 
186. 
Herbert Hoover in the White House: The Ordeal of the Presidency
by:
Charles Rappleye
3.81 avg rating — 288 ratings 187. 
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189. 
A First-Class Temperament: The Emergence of Franklin Roosevelt
by:
Geoffrey C. Ward
4.45 avg rating — 118 ratings 
191. 
193. 
Andrew Jackson and the Miracle of New Orleans: The Battle That Shaped America's Destiny
by:
Brian Kilmeade
4.09 avg rating — 6,692 ratings 
196. 
Patriarch: George Washington and the New American Nation
by:
Smith Norton
3.91 avg rating — 249 ratings 197. 
President McKinley: Architect of the American Century
by:
Robert W. Merry
3.99 avg rating — 1,241 ratings 
