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The presidents club : inside the world's most exclusive fraternity / Nancy Gibbs and Michael Duffy.
Examines presidential power within the context of U.S. history and the ongoing relationships presidents and ex-presidents formed with one another.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781439127704 (hardcover)
- ISBN: 1439127700 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: vii, 641 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. ; cm.
- Edition: 1st Simon & Schuster hardcover ed.
- Publisher: New York : Simon & Schuster, 2012.
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 531-609). |
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| Subject: | Presidents > United States > History. Ex-presidents > United States > History. |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Kenton County.
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- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erlanger Branch | 973.0992 G443p 2012 (Text) | 33126016955787 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
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Traces the history of the presidential fraternity conceived by Harry Truman and Herbert Hoover during Eisenhower's inauguration, exploring the ways in which the nation's Presidents depended on, sabotaged and formed alliances that had world-changing impacts. - Baker & Taylor
Examines presidential power within the context of U.S. history and the ongoing relationships presidents and ex-presidents formed with one another. - Baker & Taylor
Traces the history of the presidential fraternity conceived by Harry Truman and Herbert Hoover during Eisenhower's inauguration, exploring the ways in which the nation's Presidents depended on, sabotaged and formed alliances that had world-changing impacts. Co-written by the co-author ofThe Preacher and the Presidents . 125,000 first printing. - Simon and Schuster
The bestselling authors of The Preacher and the Presidents return with a riveting new history of the private relationships among the last thirteen presidents, uncovering and exploring the partnerships, private deals, rescue missions, and rivalries of those few men who served as commander in chief.
The Presidents Club, established at Dwight Eisenhowerâs 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 historyâs 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.