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Tag Archives: history
Lyndon at Last
Over the last year when I have considered what books I would take on to understand LBJ, Robert J. Caro’s four-volume set (with a fifth in the works) was always recommended. No, said I, never. I disliked LBJ, thought him … Continue reading
Posted in history, Politics and Civic Interest, Reviews
Tagged 1950s, 1960s, biography, Hail to the Chief, history, LBJ, Robert J. Caro, Texas
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Poppy
While I have had George H.W. Bush listed on my Hail to the Chief page for a while, in truth neither of the two entries would satisfy a purist like myself. One was a collection of letters, which was a … Continue reading
Posted in history, Politics and Civic Interest, Reviews
Tagged 1980s, 1990s, biography, George HW Bush, Hail to the Chief, history, Timothy Naftali
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FDR
When I began working on this project in earnest a year ago, I knew then that FDR was going to be…interesting. I’ve mentioned before that I was a World War 2 nut in high school: this translated, via the impressionability … Continue reading
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Tagged 1930s, 1940s, biography, FDR, Hail to the Chief, history, WW2
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William McKinley
After three days of trying to make progress in Robert Merry’s William McKinley, trying in vain to see the subject through a multiple of well-tailored fat man smoking cigars and blocking my way to their chosen man to guide America … Continue reading
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Tagged 1890s, 1900s, biography, Hail to the Chief, history, William McKinley
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The Outlier
When I read the American Presidents treatment of Jimmy Carter, I knew right away I wanted more. Not because his presidency was hugely impactful, but he struck me as such an odd personality I wanted to ponder him more. I … Continue reading
Posted in history, Politics and Civic Interest, Reviews, World Affairs
Tagged 1970s, biography, Hail to the Chief, history, Jimmy Carter
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1932: Franklin and Adolf
I’m afraid 1932 won’t get much of a review because frankly, it exhausted me. It’s the story of two men who were rising to national leadership on their respective sides of the pond in the same year – two men … Continue reading
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Tagged 1930s, FDR, Germany, Herbert Hoover, history, Hitler, Nazi, Politics-CivicInterest, The Great Depression
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Grandpa Harrison, President for a Month
Before I began this reading project, there was a short file in my head of presidents who governed too short a season, or who were too undistinguished, to merit thinking about. I did not know that Chester Arthur had anything … Continue reading
The Hoover Experience
When I opened this book, I had some faint appreciation of Herbert Hoover as an accomplished engineer and disaster-relief organizer, a man who intervened after Black Thursday far more than is generally known, and who is unfairly blamed for the … Continue reading
Keep Cool with Coolidge!
Calvin Coolidge has long been one of my favorite presidents; I think as a child I was drawn to his nickname of Silent Cal, with its reputation for taciturnity; later on, I respected his approach to government — keep the … Continue reading
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Tagged 1910s, 1920s, Amity Schlaes, biography, Calvin Coolidge, Hail to the Chief, history, Politics-CivicInterest
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