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U.S. Presidents
Information on all the U.S Presidents, their lives (and wives), written works, and libraries & homesites,plus books & audio tapes & videos & DVDs & ebooks for purchase . . .
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Jefferson Lincoln Teddy Roosevelt F.D.R. Truman J.F.K. Nixon Reagan Clinton George Dubya Bush Barack Obama Emperor Trump | 
| U.S. Presidents, from 1781 |
General Links
C-SPAN's American Presidents site
P.B.S. American Presidents archives
The American Presidency: A Glorious Burden at the Smithsonian Institution
The White House Websites of the Presidents
J.R. Howington's Presidential Trivia Page
current U.S. National Elections Page
at Working Minds Philosophy website
non-partisan 2012 U.S. Election Central website
John Hanson [1715-83]
President of the Continental Congress, 5 November 1781 to 4 November 1782
John Hanson entry at Wikipedia
John Hanson booksite
#1 George Washington
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P.B.S. bio on VHS
George Washington Masonic National Memorial [1932] in Alexandria, VA
 | "George Washington: Writings" [1997] Edited by John Rhodehamel Library of America 8x5¼ hardcover [2/97] for $26.40 |
 | "George Washington and The Art of Business: The Leadership Principles of America's First Commander-in-Chief" [2008] by Mark R. McNeilly Oxford Univ Press 8¼x5½ hardcover [1/2008] for $11.03 |
"George Washington" TV mini-series
[MGMUA-TV/CBS-TV April 1984]
 | 8-hour 3-part mini-series about the early life of George Washington, thru victory in the Revolutionary War Co-produced & directed by Buzz Kulik; co-produced & co-written by Richard Fielder; co-written by Jon Boothe & James Thomas Flexner, based on Flexner's 1974 biography; narrated by Terrence Beasor; starring Barry Bostwick, Patty Duke, David Dukes, Jaclyn Smith, Lloyd Bridges, Josι Ferrer, Hal Holbrook, Trevor Howard, Jeremy Kemp, Richard Kiley, Stephen Macht, James Mason, Rosemary Murphy, Clive Revill, Robert Stack, Anthony Zerbe, Leo Burmester, J. Kenneth Campbell, Philip Casnoff, Robert Schenkkan {as Alexander Hamilton}, Kevin Conroy, Peter Evans, Megan Gallagher, John Glover, Harry Groener, Patrick Horgan, John Horton, Scott Hylands, Barrie Ingham, Will Lyman, Tom Mason, William Prince
T.G.G. Direct remastered color DVD [8/2014] 3 disks for $14.79 M.G.M. Home Video color VHS [7/95] 3 tapes - out of prodn/used full credits at IMDb mini-series entry at Wikipedia |
sequel "George Washington II: The Forging of A Nation" TV movie
[MGMUA-TV/CBS-TV April 1986]
 | 3-hour 10-minute TV movie sequel about the later life of George Washington, thru both terms as the first President of the United States Directed by William A. Graham; co-produced & written by Richard Fielder, based on the 1974 biography by James Thomas Flexner; starring Barry Bostwick, Patty Duke, Jeffrey Jones {as Thomas Jefferson}, Richard Bekins {as Alexander Hamilton}, Penny Fuller, Marcia Cross, Guy Paul, Norman Snow, Lise Hilboldt, Robert Kelly, Haviland Morris, Daniel Davis, Sam Tsoutsouvas, Farnham Scott, Leo Burmester, Nicholas Kepros, Paul Collins, Richard Fancy, Clayton Prince, Erika Alexander, Timothy Landfield, Gregory Abels, Eve Gordon, Christopher Goutman
M.G.M. Home Video color VHS [9/98] 2 tapes - out of prodn/used DVD/Blu-ray not available full credits at IMDb |
untitled George Washington movie [in development?] 
Announced 4/2012: Non-standard biopic, said to resemble the tone of Clint Eastwood's "The Undefeated"; Darren Aronofsky will produce & direct,
based on a script by Adam Cooper & Bill Collage not listed on IMDb (2017)
#2 John Adams
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"John Adams" 7-part TV mini-series /[H.B.O. March-April 2008]
 | Directed by Tom Hooper; starring Paul Giamatti, Laura Linney, John Dossett, Stephen Dillane {as Thomas Jefferson}, Sarah Polley, Samuel Barnett, David Morse {as George Washington}, Tom Wilkinson {as Benjamin Franklin}, and Rufus Sewell {as Alexander Hamilton in two episodes}
; won 13 Primetime Emmy Awards
H.B.O. Studios widescreen color Blu-ray [6/2009] 3 disks for $17.99 H.B.O. widescreen color DVD [10/2014] 3 disks for $16.22 H.B.O. widescreen color DVD [1/2016] 3 disks for $16.60 H.B.O. widescreen color DVD [6/2008] 3 disks - out of prodn/used full credits at IMDb official series website watch 12/2013 official trailer [2:12] online at YouTube |
 | "John Adams" biography [2001] by David McCullough "The Pulitzer Prize-winning, bestselling biography of Americas founding father and second president" Kindle Edition from Touchstone/Simon & Schuster Digital Sales [2001 edition] for $14.99 Touchstone 9¼x6 pb [9/2002] for $11.60 Simon & Schuster 9¼x6¼ hardcover [5/2001] for $12.00 |
#3 Thomas Jefferson [1743-1826]
Spirit of America's Thomas Jefferson - U.S. President #3 Page
Thomas Jefferson Quotations Page at Working Minds Philosophy website
#4 James Madison
#5 James Monroe
#6 John Quincy Adams
#7 Andrew Jackson
"Andrew Jackson believed that you don't measure the health of a society at the apex
but at the base." — Senate candidate Jim Webb
#8 Martin Van Buren
#9 William Henry Harrison
#10 John Tyler
#11 James K. Polk
David Rice Atchison [1807-1886]
Zachary Taylor refused to be sworn in on 4 March 1849 because it was a Sunday, so President pro tempore
of the U.S. Senate Atchison was sworn in for one day; he always held that he spent most of the day sleeping.
entry at Wikipedia
#12 Zachary Taylor
#13 Millard Fillmore
#14 Franklin Pierce
#15 James Buchanan [1791-1868]
Buchanan ranked last in a study of U.S. presidents by the London Times in 2008
#16 Abraham Lincoln [1809-65]
Congressman from Illinois's 7th District, March 1847 to March 1849
16th President of the United States, sworn March 1861 assassinated April 1865
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The Lincoln Log {life journal}
Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library & Museum [est. 2005] in Springfield, Illinois
Lincoln's New Salem State Historical Site in Illinois
Abraham Lincoln Online website
Abraham Lincoln Quotations Page at Working Minds Philosophy website
"Young Mr. Lincoln" [Fox June 1939]
Directed by John Ford [1894-1973]; script by Lamar Trotti; starring Henry Fonda {as Abe}, Alice Brady, Marjorie Weaver,
Arleen Whelan, Eddie Collins, Pauline Moore, Richard Cromwell, Donald Meek, Judith Dickens, Eddie Quillan, Milburn
Stone, Spencer Charters & Ward Bond; Oscar nomination for Best Original Script; listed on National Film Registry (2003)
full credits from IMDb
"The Tall Target" [1951] re inaugural train trip dir by Anthony Mann /tt0044105/
 | "The Day Lincoln Was Shot" [1955 bestseller] by Jim Bishop [1907-87] Harper Perennial mass pb [6/64] out of print/many used Gramercy 8¼x5¾ hardcover [8/84] for $9.99 |
 | "Gore Vidal's Lincoln" miniseries [NBC-TV 1988] Directed by Lamont Johnson; script by Ernest Kinoy, based on the 1984 novel by Gore Vidal [1925-2012]; starring Sam Waterston, Mary Tyler Moore, Richard Mulligan, Deborah Adair, Tom Brennan, Gregory Cooke, Steven Culp, Ruby Dee, Jerome Dempsey, Jeffrey DeMunn, Jon DeVries, George Ede, Robin Gammell, James Gammon & Glenn Faigen; won D.G.A. Award, won Emmy Award for Directing (plus 6 noms) Platinum Disc color DVD [7/2004] for $6.99 Atlantic/W.E.A. color VHS [6/95] 2 tapes - out of prodn/used full credits from IMDb |
 | "The Day Lincoln Was Shot" [T.N.T. April 1998] Historic events before, during and after April 14-15 in 1865, as documented in Jim Bishop's 1955 book. Exec-produced by Robert Greenwald; co-written & directed by John Gray; starring Rob Morrow (as Booth}, Lance Henriksen {as President Lincoln}, Donna Murphy, Jaimz Woolvett, John Pleshette, John Ashton {as Gen. Grant}, Eddie Jones, Jason Bowcutt & Gary Wheeler Turner Home Ent. color VHS [3/2000] out of prodn/used full credits from IMDb |
 | "The American Experience: Abraham & Mary Lincoln - A House Divided" [2001]
P.B.S. Home Video DVD [1/2002] 3 disks for $53.98 P.B.S. Home Video VHS [4/2001] 3 tapes for $43.98 P.B.S. 'Time of The Lincolns' site |
Co-produced & directed by Robert Redford; written by Gregory Bernstein & James D. Solomon; starring
Robin Wright {as Mary Surratt}, James McAvoy, Kevin Kline, Toby Kebbell {as John Wilkes Booth} &
Gerald Bestrom {as Abraham Lincoln} full credits at IMDb official movie site
Steven Spielbergs "Lincoln" [Touchstone 2012?]
Produced by Steven Spielberg; based on the book "Team of Rivals" by Doris Kearns Goodwin; starring
Daniel Day-Lewis {as Abe}, Sally Field {as Mary Todd Lincoln}, Tommy Lee Jones, Joseph Gordon-Levitt,
Hal Holbrook, James Spader, John Hawkes, Tim Blake Nelson, Bruce McGill & Joseph Cross
latest info at IMDb
#17 Andrew Johnson
#18 Ulysses S. Grant
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P.B.S. bio
#19 Rutherford B. Hayes
#20 James A. Garfield
"Destiny of The Republic" bio [] by Candice Millard
#21 Chester A. Arthur
#22 Grover Cleveland
#23 Benjamin Harrison
#24 Grover Cleveland {again}
#26 Theodore Roosevelt [1858-1919]
Assistant Secretary of The Navy, 1897-98
33rd Governor of New York, January 1899 to December 1900
25th Vice President of The United States, March to September 1901
26th President of The United States, September 1901 to March 1909
won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1906
Spirit of America's Theodore Roosevelt - U.S. President #26 Page
Theodore Roosevelt Quotations Page at Working Minds Philosophy website
#27 William H. Taft
#28 Woodrow Wilson [1856-1924]
P.B.S. bio
#29 Warren G. Harding [1865-1923]
generally considered the most corrupt administration in U.S. history
Ohio State Senator, 18991903
Lieutenant Governor of Ohio, 19031905
U.S. Senator from Ohio, 19151921
President of the United States, March 1921 to August 1923
entry at Wikipedia
Announced 7/2010: Charles L. Mees 1980 book The Ohio Gang has been optioned by
TV producer William Rabbe for adaptation as a political-thriller feature called Unscrupulous
#30 Calvin Coolidge
#31 Herbert Hoover
#32 Franklin D. Roosevelt [1882-1945]
New York State Senator for the 26th District, January 1911 to March 1913
Assistant Secretary of the Navy, March 1913 to August 1920
44th Governor of New York, January to December 1932
32nd President of the United States, March 1933 to April 1945
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Spirit of America's Franklin D. Roosevelt - U.S. President #32 Page
Franklin Delano Roosevelt Quotations Page at Working Minds Philosophy website
Vice President John Nance Garner
in office 1933-1941
Vice President Henry A. Wallace
in office 1941-1945
Vice President Harry S. Truman
in office January to April 1945
First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt [1884-1962]
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Wikipedia Vox Populi fansite
Spirit of America's Eleanor Roosevelt Page
Eleanor Roosevelt Quotations Page at Working Minds Philosophy website
#33 Harry S. Truman [1884-1972]
U.S. Senator from Missouri, 1935-45
34th Vice President of The United States, January 1945 to April 1945
33rd President of The United States, April 1945 January 1953
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entry at Wikipedia
Truman Library
JH's Truman quotes fansite
Spirit of America's Harry S. Truman - U.S. President #33 Page
#34 Dwight D. Eisenhower [1890-1969]
browse books entry at Wikipedia
Vice President Richard M. Nixon
in office 1953-1961
President of the United States [sworn 1969 - resigned 1974]
Spirit of America's Richard M. Nixon Page
Adlai E. Stevenson II [1900-65]
Democratic candidate in 1952 & 1956
entry at Wikipedia
JH's Adlai E. Stevenson quotes fansite
#35 John Fitzgerald Kennedy [1917-63]
Congressman from Massachusetts District 11, 1947-52
U.S. Senator from Massachusetts, 1953-60
35th President of The United States, sworn January 1961 - assassinated 22 Nov 1963
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The Assassination Archives & Research Center [est. 1984]
Spirit of America's John F. Kennedy - President #35 Page { redirects here }
John F. Kennedy Quotations Page at Working Minds Philosophy website
'Kennedy for President' 11"x17" poster for $9.99 from Amazon |
JFK on Time Magazine cover 7 Nov 1960 8"x10" poster no longer available from Amazon |
 | "The Best of Person To Person" [1953-59] Directed by Franklin J. Schaffner; narrated by Connie Chung; programs hosted by Edward R. Murrow; interviewees include Marlon Brando, Sammy Davis Jr., John F. Kennedy, Jerry Lewis, Sophia Loren, Marilyn Monroe, Paul Newman, Frank Sinatra, Elizabeth Taylor & Joanne Woodward Koch Vision b&w DVD [11/2006] 3 disks for $34.99 Fox b&w VHS [8/93] out of prodn/used docufilm credits from IMDb series credits from IMDb |
"LIFE: Great Romances, Volume 1" [2003]
 | looks at couples John Lennon & Yoko Ono, Richard Burton & Elizabeth Taylor, Paul Newman & Joanne Woodward, Robert Wagner & Natalie Wood, and Jackie Kennedy & J.F.K.
Madacy Records b&w/color DVD [1/2003] for $9.30 complete set on 4 disks Madacy Records b&w/color DVD set [1/2003] 4 disks for $35.99 |
"The Kennedys" 8-hour miniseries [Reelz Channel April 2011]
written & directed by Jon Cassar & Steve Kronish; starring Greg Kinnear {as JFK}, Barry Pepper {as RFK},
Katie Holmes {as Jacqueline Kennedy} & Tom Wilkinson {as Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr.}
DVD/Blu-ray not yet available
latest info at IMDb
"Parkland" [Exclusive Media Group Oct 2013?]
 | A chronicle of "the events leading up to J.F.K.s assassination and Abraham Zapruders famous documentation of the event"; film recounts the chaotic events at Parkland Hospital in Dallas, Texas on the day Kennedy was assassinated, based on Vincent Bugliosis 2007 book "Reclaiming History: The Assassination of President John F. Kennedy". Co-produced by Playtone Company execs Gary Goetzman & Tom Hanks; script adaptation by {debut} director Peter Landesman; starring Paul Giamatti {as Zapruder}, Billy Bob Thornton, Jacki Weaver, Zac Efron, Marcia Gay Harden, Tom Welling, Ron Livingston, James Badge Dale, Jackie Earle Haley & Colin Hanks, with Jeremy Strong {as Lee Harvey Oswald} & Brett Stimely {as J.F.K.} DVD/Blu-ray not yet available full credits at IMDb official movie site watch 8/2013 official trailer [2:28] at YouTube |
 | "Reclaiming Parkland: Tom Hanks, Vincent Bugliosi, and The J.F.K. Assassination In The New Hollywood" [2013] by James DiEugenio Details the history of Los Angeles District Attorney Bugliosi and his various books, of the pre-production of the 'Parkland' movie, and of the influence of the C.I.A. on Hollywood both in the 1960s and today. Skyhorse Publng hardcover [DUE Sept 2013] for $18.50 |
"Killing Kennedy" TV movie
[National Geographic Channel Nov 2013?]
 | Directed by Nelson McCormick; co-produced & adapted by Kelly Masterson, based on Bill 'No Spine Zone' O'Reilly's recent book, subtitled "The End of Camelot"; starring Rob Lowe {as JFK}, Ginnifer Goodwin {as Jackie Kennedy}, Jack Noseworthy {as Bobby Kennedy}, Francis Guinan {as LBJ}, Will Rothhaar {as Lee Harvey Oswald}, Casey Siemaszko {as Jack Ruby}, Antoinette LaVecchia {as Lady Bird Johnson} & Michelle Trachtenberg {as Marina Oswald}, with Madison Sophia Wilson, Michael James Chadwick & Matt Micou
DVD/Blu-ray not yet available full credits at IMDb watch 9/2013 teaser trailer [1:11] at YouTube |
Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson
[in office January 1961 to November 1963]
First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis
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Robert F. Kennedy
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#36 Lyndon B. Johnson
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P.B.S. bio on VHS
#37 Richard M. 'Tricky Dicky' Nixon [1913-94]
Congressman from California's 12th district, 1947-1950; U.S. Senator from California, appointed Dec 1950-Dec 1952;
Vice President of the United States, 1953-61; U.S. President, Jan 1969 to resignation Aug 1974
Spirit of America's Richard M. Nixon - U.S. President #37 Page
Vice President Spiro T. Agnew
[sworn January 1969 - resigned October 1973]
Vice President Gerald R. Ford
[in office December 1973 to August 1974]
The WaterGate Scandal
WaterGate Timeline site
Deep Throat Uncovered
Deep Throat Update website
WaterGate Scandal Section on Spirit of America Bookstore's Richard M. Nixon Page
Hubert H. Humphrey
Democratic candidate in 1968
George S. McGovern
Democratic candidate in 1972
entry at Wikipedia
McGovern Library & Archives [opening Oct 2006] in Mitchell, SD
 | "One Bright Shining Moment: The Forgotten Summer of George McGovern" [First Run Features Sept 2005] Co-produced, written & directed by Stephen Vittoria First Run Features color DVD [4/2006] for $26.99 full credits at IMDb |
#38 Gerald Ford [1913-2006]
Congressman from Michigan, 194973
appointed 40th Vice President of The United States, December 1973 August 1974
38th President of The United States, August 1974 to January 1977
#39 Jimmy Carter
browse books P.B.S. bio
Nobel Peace Prize 2002
The Carter Center [est. 1982] in Atlanta, GA
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"Man From Plains" documentary [Sony/Participant Oct 2007]
Chronicles the former president's contentious U.S. book tour for "Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid" that began late in 2006. Co-produced, written & directed by Jonathan Demme video/DVD not yet available; full credits at IMDb producer's official webpage |
 | "Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid" [2006] by Jimmy Carter S&S 8¼x5½ pb [9/2007] for $10.20 S&S 9x6 hardcover [11/2006] for $17.82 S&S UNABR audio CD [11/2006] for $19.77 |
#40 Ronald Reagan [1911-2004]
U.S. Army Captain during WWII at U.S.A.A.F. First Motion Picture Unit
president of the Screen Actors Guild, 1947-53 & 1959-60
33rd Governor of California, 1967-1975
40th President of The United States, January 1981 to January 1989
Spirit of America's Ronald Reagan - U.S. President #40 Page
Vice President George H.W. Bush
Vice President of the United States [1981-89]
President of the United States #41 [1989-1993]
John B. Anderson
1980 independent candidate
Wikipedia
Barry Commoner [1917-2012]
1980 Citizens Party candidate
Wikipedia
#41 George Herbert Walker Bush
entry at Wikipedia
George H.W. Bush Bibliography at Amazon
George Bush (both) memoir & biography books at Amazon
George H.W. Bush Presidential Library & Museum at Texas A&M University
 | "The Family: The Real Story of The Bush Dynasty" [2004] by Kitty Kelley Anchor Books 7¾x5¼ pb [5/2005] for $10.85 Doubleday 9½x6¼ hardcover [9/2004] out of print/many used much more informative than the over-friendly "The Bushes: Portrait of A Dynasty" [2004] by Peter & Rochelle Schweizer |
 | "A World Transformed, 1989-1991: The Collapse of The Soviet Empire, The Unification of Germany, Tiananman Square, The Gulf War" [1998] by George H.W. Bush & Brent Scowcroft Vintage mass pb [9/99] for $12.00 Knopf 9¾x6¾ hardcover [9/98] for $22.80 |
"41" documentary TV special [H.B.O. broadcast June 2012]
Documentary of the life and political career of George Herbert Walker Bush; exec produced by Jerry Weintraub;
co-produced & written by Stephen Beck & Jeffrey Roth; directed by Jeffrey Roth
credits at IMDb
Vice President Dan Quayle
[in office 1989-93]
Michael Dukakis
Democratic candidate in 1988
#42 Bill Clinton
| "He was the first Democrat to be re-elected since Franklin D. Roosevelt and, during his eight years in office, the nation enjoyed the greatest peace and prosperity in its history. Unemployment fell to the lowest rate in modern times, while inflation declined to a 30-year low and welfare rolls shrank. Crime fell to levels unmatched in half a century and home ownership increased to historic highs. Clinton submitted the first balanced federal budget in decades and banked a staggering surplus. He failed to reform healthcare but elevated environmental protection to unmatched levels." Tim Rutten, Los Angeles Times, 23 June 2004 |
browse books about Bill Clinton
Clinton Presidential Center [est. 2004] in Little Rock, Arkansas
William J. Clinton Foundation [est. 2003] in New York City
Spirit of America Bookstore's Bill Clinton - U.S. President #42 Page
Vice President Albert Gore, Jr.
[in office 1993-2001]
Spirit of America Bookstore's Al Gore, Jr. Page
Hillary Rodham Clinton
'First Lady', 1993-2001
U.S. Senator from New York, 2001-2009
ran for Democratic Party candidate for President in 2008
U.S. Secretary of State, January 2009 to February 2013
announced campaign for election to U.S. President on 12 April 2015, official nominee in July 2016
Hillary Rodham Clinton entry at Wikipedia
Spirit of America Bookstore's Hillary Clinton Page
#43 George Dubya Bush
generally considered the most inept administration in U.S. history; President George W. Bush racked up more
debt than any other human in the history of Mankind, handing Barack Obama a $25 trillion National Debt
Spirit of America Bookstore's George W. Bush - U.S. President #43 Page
Spirit of America Bookstore's Timeline of the TreasonGate Cover-Up
Spirit of America Bookstore's G.O.P. Economic Meltdown' Page
entry at Wikipedia
George W. Bush Bibliography at Amazon
American citizens demand justice, we are NOT giving up!
Indict Bush Now website
'Stopping George Dubya Bush' Page at Working Minds
 | "Decision Points" memoir [2010] by George W. Bush Truly a waste of wood pulp: No new information, Dubya did everything right, his only regrets or mistakes are the P.R. stunt on the aircraft carrier and saying 'Bring it on!" Kindle Edition from Crown Digital [11/2010] for $13.99 Crown Books hardcover [11/2010] for $23.10 Crown Books Limited Edition hardcover [11/2010] orig $220.50 - out of print/used Random House/Crown pb [10/2011] for $12.24 Crown Books ABR audio CD read by Dubya himself [11/2010] for $23.10 |
Traitor & Vice President Dick Cheney
[in office 2001-2009]
Spirit of America's Timeline of the TreasonGate Cover-Up
Albert Gore, Jr.
winning Democratic candidate in 2000
Spirit of America Bookstore's Al Gore, Jr. Page
{moot} 2004 U.S. National Elections Page at Working Minds Philosophy website
Sen. John Kerry
winning Democratic candidate in 2004
entry at Wikipedia
official John Kerry website
 | "This Moment On Earth: Today's New Environmentalists & Their Vision For The Future" [2007] by John Kerry & Teresa Heinz Kerry Kindle Edition from PublicAffairs [3/2007 edition] for $14.20 PublicAffairs 8x5¾ pb [4/2008] for $14.95 PublicAffairs 9½x6¼ hardcover [3/2007] out of print/hundreds used Tantor Media audio CD [4/2007] for $25.32 |
#44 Barack Hussein Obama
won in 2008 with 52% of the popular vote vs McCain's 46% and by 365 electoral votes vs 173 for McCain
won in 2012 with 50.6% of the popular vote vs Romney-Ryan's 47.9% and by 332 electoral votes vs 206 for Romney
Spirit of America's Barack Obama - U.S. President #44 Page
Barack Obama Quotations Page at Working Minds Philosophy website
entry at Wikipedia
won the Nobel Peace Prize 2009
February 2012 campaign video "Five years ago, we started a movement for change..." [4:32] on YouTube
marvelous video excerpt of speech in Pueblo, Colorado 8 August 2012 {watch video [2:29] on YouTube}
Barack Obama's November 7, 2012 Thank You to the Chicago Team [5:27] on YouTube
Vice President Joe Biden [in office from January 2009 to January 2017]
U.S. Senator from Delaware, 1973-2009
entry at Wikipedia
 | "Promises To Keep: On Life & Politics" [2007] by Joe Biden Random House hardcover [7/2007] for $17.13 |
"60 Minutes: Joe Biden" [CBS-TV episode 26 April 2009]
12-minute segment, episode not listed at IMDb
CBS-TV color DVD [5/2009] for $17.95
{moot} 2008 U.S. National Elections Page at Working Minds Philosophy website
2008 Republican Party candidate Arizona Senator John McCain
entry at Wikipedia
running mate Sarah Palin entry at Wikipedia
{moot} 2012 U.S. National Elections Page at Working Minds Philosophy website
2012 Republican Party candidate Gov. Willard Mitt Romney
entry at Wikipedia
running mate Cong. Paul Ryan entry at Wikipedia
The Democrats' 'Romney Tax Plan' website is hilarious!
Romney Economics info website
lots more anti-Romney videos on the
Bain Capital Ventures Section of the Barbarians & Fascists Page at Working Minds Philosophy website
 | "The Real Romney" [2012] by Michael Kranish & Scott Helman Kindle Edition from HarperCollins [1/2012] for $14.99 Harper 8x5¼ pb [DUE August 2012] for $15.99 HarperCollins 9x6¼ hardcover [1/2012] for $17.36 |
http://www.amazon.com/Mitt-Romney-Inside-Look-Politics/dp/0762779276/
http://www.amazon.com/No-Apology-Case-American-Greatness/dp/0312609809/
Willard Mitt Romney book "No Apology"
#45 Republican Donald J. Trump
lost the popular vote by 2.87 million (46.1 % vs. 48.2%), but won 306 electoral votes vs. 232 for Hillary
Spirit of America Bookstore's Donald J. Trump Page
Spirit of America Bookstore's Emperor Trump Page
Vice President Mike Pence [in office from January 2017]
Congressman from Indiana, 2001-2012; Governor of Indiana, 2013-2017
{moot} 2016 U.S. Presidential Race Page at Working Minds Philosophy website
{moot} 2016 U.S. National Elections Page at Working Minds Philosophy website
2016 Democratic Party candidate Hillary Clinton
Spirit of America Bookstore's Hillary Clinton Page
And who will be next to live in America's Executive Mansion?
 | "Dear Mr. President ...: The Story of Fifty Years In The White House Mail Room" [1949] by Ira R.T. Smith & Joe Alex Morris Abbreviated version serialized in the Saturday Evening Post, Dec 1948-Jan 1949 Nabu Press pb [8/2011] out of print/used Nabu Press pb [8/2011] out of print/used Julian Messner 8½x5¾ hardcover [1949] out of print/scarce |
 | "White House Kids" [ages 9+; 1995] by Susan Edwards Harper Perennial 7¾x5¼ pb [12/99] out of print/used Millbrook Press 9x7½ library hardcover [1995] out of print/used |
 | "Dream House: The White House As An American Home" [2009] by Ulysses Grant Dietz & Sam Watters Acanthus Press 12¼x10½x1¼ inches {5.3 pounds!} hardcover [9/2009] for $50.62 |
 | "Bedtime and Other Stories From The President's Guest House" [2011] by Benedicte Valentiner Mrs. V. served thirteen years as hostess at Blair House, across the street from the White House, under presidents Reagan, Bush 41, Clinton, and Bush 43 self-publd 9x6 hardcover [8/2011] for $29.95 |
 | "The White House Kids: The Perks, Pleasures, Problems, and Pratfalls of The Presidents' Children" [2012] by Joe Rhatigan, Illustrated by Jay Shinn Imagine Publng 10x9¼ hardcover [7/2012] for $11.19 |
http://www.amazon.com/Unleashed-Kennedy-Center-Presents-Capital/dp/1416948627/
http://www.amazon.com/Presidential-Pets-Little-Strange-Animals/dp/1936140799/
http://www.amazon.com/Lived-White-House-Frances-Cavanah/dp/B0007DEZW4/
http://www.amazon.com/Story-White-House-Blue-Ribbon/dp/0590433342/
Other Contenders
 | "Almost President: The Men Who Lost The Race But Changed The Nation" [2011] by Scott Farris Profiles of twelve men who have run for the presidency and lost, but who had a greater impact on American history than many of those who served as president: William Jennings Bryan, Henry Clay, Thomas E.Dewey, Stephen Douglas, Barry Goldwater, Al Gore Jr., John Kerry, John McCain, George McGovern, Ross Perot, Al Smith, Adlai Stevenson — plus mini-profiles on 22 'honorable mentions' Kindle Edition from Lyons Press [12/2011] for $9.99 Lyons Press 9x6 hardcover [12/2011] for $19.09 |
"The Contenders" [C-SPAN Sept-Dec 2011]
 | "They ran and lost but changed political history" Original series of sixteen 90-minute color episodes (archive footage mostly b&w); panelists include Paul Clement, Brian Lamb, David Pietrusza, Amity Shlaes, Peter Slen, historian Richard Norton Smith & Susan Swain; subjects/contenders are Historians' Preview; Henry Clay; James G. Blaine; William Jennings Bryan; Eugene Debs (ran 5 times); Charles Evans Hughes; Al Smith; Wendell Willkie; Thomas E. Dewey; Adlai Stevenson; Barry Goldwater; Hubert Humphrey; George Wallace; George McGovern; Ross Perot; and Historians' Retrospective DVD/Blu-ray not available
series credits at IMDb C-SPAN series homepage series entry at Wikipedia |
watch full 90-minute episodes at C-SPAN: 2: Henry Clay [1777-1852] 3: James G. Blaine [1830-93]
4: William Jennings Bryan [1860-1925] 5: Eugene Debs [1855-1926] 6: Charles Evans Hughes [1862-1948]
7: Al Smith [1873-1944] 8: Wendell Willkie [1892-1944] 9: Thomas E. Dewey [1902-71]
10: Adlai E. Stevenson [1900-65] 11: Barry Goldwater [1909-98] 12: Hubert H. Humphrey [1911-78]
13: George Wallace [1919-98] 14: George McGovern [1922-2012] 15: Ross Perot [b. 1930]
Gracie Allen ran in 1940
Alvin the Chipmunk
![45-rpm record "Alvin For President" [1960]](images/rAlvinForPresident.gif)
sleeve for 1960 45-rpm 7-inch EP record
"Alvin For President"
comic Roseanne Barr ran in 2012
official website
entry at Wikipedia
 | "Roseanne For President!" docufilm [IFC Films/Sundance Selects July 2016]
the most off-the-rails presidential campaign in U.S. history began as a political journey and became a raw and revealing portrait of a comedic icon; streaming video & limited theatrical release in July 2016 directed by Eric Weinrib; featuring Roseanne Barr, Michael Moore, Rosie O'Donnell, Sandra Bernhard, Tom Smothers, Cindy Sheehan, Cynthia McKinney, Jill Stein full credits at IMDb official movie website watch 6/2016 official trailer [2:35] online at YouTube DVD/Blu-ray not yet available 96-minute Amazon Instant Video [7/2016] rental only, for $6.99 |
Adam Carolla
official website
entry at Wikipedia
 | "President Me: The America That's In My Head" [2014] by Adam Carolla Actor and comedian and record-setting podcast host Adam Carolla addresses all the problems that he would fix or eliminate were he to be elected President of the USA – funny, but serious! Kindle Edition from It Books/HarperCollins [5/2014] for $13.59 It Books 9x6 hardcover [5/2014] for $16.35 |
Doonesbury's 'Uncle Duke'
The Uncle Duke character of Garry Trudeau's comic strip "Doonesbury"
{who was modeled after gonzo journalist Hunter S. Thompson [1937-2005]}
ran for the White House in 2000
'compassionate fascism' campaign videos for Duke2000
 | "Duke 2000: Whatever It Takes" [2000] by G.B. Trudeau Andrews McMeel 11x9 pb [11/2000] for $14.95 |
W.C. Fields [1880-1946]
The story goes that Fields was going to write articles mocking 1940 Republican candidate Wendell Wilkie,
but Wilkie's correspondence with Fields was very admiring, so Fields wrote his book
as if he was running for office himself.
W.C. Fields [1880-1946] Page at Magic Lantern Video & Book Store
 | "Fields for President" [1940] by W.C. Fields The 1940 edition includes illustrations by Otto Soglow; the 1971 reprint is illustrated with photographs of Fields, with 'Introduction & Commentary' by Michael M. Taylor Bantam Doubleday Dell 9x5½ pb [1972] out of print/used Dodd, Mead & Co. 9½x6¼ hardcover [1971] out of print/many, many used |
John Birks 'Dizzy' Gillespie [1917-93]
ran a tongue-in-cheek campaign in 1964, organized as the John Birks Society
Dizzy Gillespie entry at Wikipedia
autobiography "To Be or Not . . . To Bop" [1979]
Andy Gump of the daily comic strip "The Gumps" [1917-59]
Andy Gump ran for President in the comic strip in 1924 and also in at least one of the Norman Taurog short films;
for a while, he ran for some political office in the daily strip every two years or so.
"Andy's Stump Speech" [Universal Pictures Nov 1924]
  | Eleventh episode of "The Gumps" two-reel comedy series of 1923-28; directed by Norman Taurog; written by cartoonist Sidney Smith; starring Joe Murphy, Fay Tincher, child actor Jack Morgan credits from IMDb available on the "Lost and Found: American Treasures" DVD [2013] 198-minute Image Ent. b&w/color DVD [9/2013] for $17.81 |
Pat Paulsen [1927-97]
television comedian Pat Paulsen ran satirical campaigns for President
in 1968, 1972, 1980, 1988, 1992, and 1996
browse books
full credits at IMDb
entry at Wikipedia
  | "Pat Paulsen For President" comedy album [1968]
Laughs.com/Fontana audio CD [1/2003] out of prodn/used "Pat Paulsen For President" [CBS TV special Oct 1968] |
Pogo Possum
As a reaction to the 'I Like Ike' buttons of the Eisenhower campaign, cartoonist Walt Kelly
devised 'I Go Pogo' buttons and drew a series of daily panels of Pogo running for President
in 1952, 1956 & 1960 that promoted voter registration
browse books
Wikipedia for Pogo [1948-75] and Walt Kelly [1913-73]
official Pogo Possum website
'I Go Pogo' fansite
 | "I Go Pogo" book [1952] by Walt Kelly
S&S pb [1/52] out of print/used "Pogo For President: I Go Pogo" animated movie [indep August 1980] Directed by Marc Paul Chinoy, with Skip Hinnant as the voice of Pogo Possum DVD/Blu-ray not available United American Video color VHS [12/89] out of prodn/used full credits at IMDb |
"Popeye For President" animated short [Famous Studios April 1956]
Popeye and Bluto are running for president; it's election day, the vote is tied, and Olive Oyl is the only remaining voter.
Co-produced & directed by Seymour Kneitel; story by Jack Mercer; voices of Jackson Beck, Jack Mercer & Mae Questel
credits at IMDb
watch the color cartoon short [6:12] at YouTube
DVD collections & more at the Fleischer Studios Page / Popeye Section
Will Rogers [1879-1935] ran in 1928
numbskull Donald Trump almost ran in 2011 for 2012
Videos & DVDs
Political Film Festival Pages
at Magic Lantern Video & Book Store
 | "Feed: A Comedy About Running For President" [Oct 1992]
Very funny documentary that includes pirated news network live satellite feeds and compares them to on-air propaganda from the 1992 U.S. presidential primary in New Hampshire. Co-produced & co-directed by Kevin Rafferty & James Ridgeway; satellite feeds provided by Brian Springer First Run Features widescreen color DVD [11/2007] for $24.95 First Run Features color VHS [11/99] out of prodn/used full credits at IMDb |
 | "American Experience: The Presidents Collection" [1998]
Volume 1: The Kennedys, L.B.J. & Nixon P.B.S. Home Video VHS [2/98] 6 tapes for $61.98 Volume 2: Teddy Roosevelt & F.D.R. P.B.S. Home Video VHS [2/98] 4 tapes for $52.98 Volume 3: Eisenhower & Truman P.B.S. Home Video VHS [1/98] 4 tapes for $52.98 |
 | "The American President" box set [P.B.S. miniseries 2000] P.B.S. Home Video DVD [2/2005] 5 disks for $71.99 P.B.S. Home Video DVD [11/2000] out of stock/used |
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"The History Channel Presents: The Presidents - The Lives & Legacies of The 43 Presidents of The United States" [History Channel Jan 2005]
Covers all 42 men who were Chief Executive of the U.S.A. up thru George W. Bush Hosted by Edward Herrmann A&E Home Video widescreen color DVD [5/2005] 3 disks for $17.99 full credits at IMDb |
 | "Hollywood Goes To Washington: American Politics On Screen" [2008] by Michael Coyne Reaktion Books 8¼x5½ pb [9/2008] for $19.00 |
 | "The Presidents On Film: A Comprehensive Filmography of Portrayals From George Washington To George W. Bush" [2006] by Sarah Miles Bolam & Thomas J. Bolam McFarland & Co. pb [7/2011] for $45.00 McFarland & Co. 10x6¾ hardcover [12/2006] for $95.00 |
Television sitcom fare like "The West Wing", "Commander In Chief", and "1600 Penn",
along with feature films from past decades, can be found on
Magic Lantern Video & Book Store's Political Film Festival Pages
"The Butler" [Columbia Pictures 2013?]
{Included here because it is about the White House and eight Presidents.} Announced 3/2012: The film is based on the true
story of Eugene Allen, a servant who worked in the White House for 34 years under eight presidents and observed firsthand
the political changes that allowed segregation to come to an end.
Co-written & directed by Lee Daniels; cast includes
Forest Whitaker (as Eugene), David Oyelowo {as Eugene's son}, and Jane Fonda {as Nancy Reagan}
DVD/Blu-ray not yet available latest info at IMDb
Books About the Presidency
& The Vice Presidency
Spirit of America Bookstore / Books on U.S. Politics Page / Electoral College Section
Several novels are coded on the Books on U.S. Politics Page / Fiction Section, some of which focus on the White House and the President.
 | "The Presidency: A Pictorial History of Presidential Elections From Washington To Truman" [1951] by Stefan Lorant [1901-97] Macmillan 10x7½ hardcover [1951] out of print/used |
 | "The American Presidency" [1956 classic] by Clinton Rossiter Johns Hopkins Univ Press pb [8/87] for $25.00 |
 | "The Glorious Burden: The History of The Presidency and Presidential Elections" [1968] by Stefan Lorant [1901-97] Authors Edition, Inc. hardcover [1976] out of print/used Harper & Row hardcover [1969] out of print/used Harper & Row 11x8¾ hardcover [1968] out of print/many used |
 | "Presidential Lottery: The Reckless Gamble In The American Electoral System" [1969] by James A. Michener [1907-97] Fawcett Crest pb [11/69] not listed on Amazon Random House hardcover [3/1969] out of print/used RH/Vintage hardcover [12/69] out of print/rare |
 | "Complete Book of U.S. Presidents: From George Washington To George W. Bush" [orig 1989?, rev 2005] by William A. DeGregorio Barricade 9x6 pb 7th edition [8/2009] for $19.96 Barricade 8¾x5¾ pb 6th edition [8/2005] out of print/used Barricade 9¼x6 pb 5th edition [7/2001] out of print/used Gramercy hardcover 5th edition [4/97] out of print/many used |
 | "The Vice Presidents: Biographies of 45 Men Who Have Held The Second Highest Office In The United States" [1996] by Carole Chandler Waldrup McFarland & Co. 9x6 pb [1/2006] for $29.95 McFarland & Co. 9¼x6¼ hardcover [9/96] out of print/used |
 | "Vice-Presidents: A Biographical Dictionary" [1997] Edited by L. Edward Purcell Facts On File 9¼x7½ pb 2nd edition [6/2001] out of print/used Facts On File 9¼x7½ hardcover 3rd edition [7/2005] for $70.00 |
 | "The American Presidency" [1998] by Gore Vidal [1925-2012] Odonian Press mass pb [9/98] for $8.00 |
 | "The Reader's Companion To The American Presidency" [2000] by Alan Brinkley & Davis Dyer review in Library Journal: this book is superior to either edition from American Heritage Houghton Mifflin 10¼x8¼ hardcover [2/2000] for $26.40 |
 | "The American Heritage Illustrated History of The Presidents: More Than Two Centuries of American Leadership" [2000] Edited by Michael R. Beschloss Crown 9¼x7½ hardcover [10/2000] out of print/used two-volume edition [1968] Edited by Marcus Cunliffe & Kenneth W. Leish S&S hardcover [1/68] out of print/used |
 | "The American Presidency: A Glorious Burden" [2000] by Lonnie G. Bunch III, Spencer R. Crew, Harry R. Rubenstein, Mark G. Hirsch & Richard Norton Smith Smithsonian 11x9 pb [11/2000] for $24.95 Smithsonian 11¼x9½ hardcover [11/2000] for $38.69 |
 | "The American Presidents: Biographies of The Chief Executives From George Washington To George W. Bush" [2001] by David C. Whitney; Revised & Updated by Robin Vaughn Whitney Reader's Digest 8½x5¾ 9th edition hardcover [9/2001] for $16.47 |
 | "Hollywood's White House: The American Presidency In Film & History" [2003] Edited by Peter C. Rollins & John E. O'Connor Univ Press KY 8½x5¾ pb [3/2005] for $24.00 Univ Press KY 9¼x6½ hardcover [6/2003] for $22.15 |
 | "The American Presidency: The Authoritative Reference" [2004] Edited by Alan Brinkley & Davis Dyer Houghton Mifflin 9x6 pb [1/2004] for $13.57 |
 | "Playing President: My Relationships With Nixon, Carter, Bush I, Reagan & Clinton - and How They Did Not Prepare Me For George W. Bush" [2006] by Robert Scheer Akashic Books 8¼x5½ pb [5/2006] for $10.17 author's website now redirects to TruthDig.com |
 | "The Presidents On Film: A Comprehensive Filmography of Portrayals From George Washington To George W. Bush" [2006] by Sarah Miles Bolam & Thomas J. Bolam McFarland & Co. 10x7 pb [8/2011] for $45.00 McFarland & Co. 10x6¾ hardcover [12/2006] for $95.00 |
 | "The American Presidency: Origins & Development, 1776-2007" [2007] by Sidney M. Milkis & Michael Nelson Congressional Quarterly Press 9x6 pb [6/2007] for $46.95 |
 | "From George W. To George W.: The Presidents and Their Cabinets" [2008] by Brian Merrill CreateSpace 9x6 pb [8/2008] for $17.50 |
 | "Vanity Fair's Presidential Profiles: Defining Portraits, Deeds & Misdeeds of 43 Notable Americans – and What Each One Really Thought About His Predecessor" [2010] Edited by Graydon Carter Harry N. Abrams 9x6 hardcover [2/2010] for $12.89 |
 | "Presidents In The Movies: American History and Politics On Screen" [2011] by Iwan W. Morgan Palgrave Macmillan 8½x5½ hardcover [4/2011] for $68.07 |
 | "The Politically Incorrect Guide To The Presidents: From Wilson To Obama" [2/2012] by Steven F. Hayward More accurate title for this Regnery series is 'Incorrect Guide'; contains right-wing propaganda with no relation to reality – you should not buy or read this garbage. |
Books About The First Ladies
 |
"The First Ladies" [1999] by Margaret Brown Klapthor Diane Publng 9th edition hardcover [6/99] for $25.00 |
 | "Wives of The American Presidents" [orig 1989; rev 2006] by Carole Chandler Waldrup McFarland & Co. 10x7 pb [3/2006] for $45.00 |
 | "First Ladies: From Martha Washington To Michelle Obama" [2009] by Betty Boyd Caroli Oxford Univ Press 4th edition pb [7/2010] for $14.00 Madison Park Press 4th edition hardcover [2009] out of print/used |
 | "America's First Ladies: Power Players From Martha Washington To Michelle Obama" [2009] by Rae Lindsay Gilmour House pb [1/2009] for $29.95 |
 | "First Ladies: A Biographical Dictionary" [2010] by Dorothy & Carl J. Schneider Facts On File hardcover 3rd edition [1/2010] for $63.20 |
 | "The First Ladies: From Martha Washington To Mamie Eisenhower, An Intimate Portrait of The Women Who Shaped America" [2011] by Feather Schwartz Foster Cumberland House pb [2/2011] for $9.54 |
"Hidden Power" [] by Kati Marton about White House marriages
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