Handy Answer: The Handy Presidents Answer Book

Editor/Author Hudson Jr., David L.
Publication Year: 2011
Publisher: Visible Ink Press

Price: Core Collection Only This title is available on our Core subscription collections and is not available for individual purchase.
ISBN: 978-1-57-859317-0
Category: History - United States -- History
Image Count: 186
Book Status: Available
Table of Contents

Offering an engaging overview of the U.S. presidency and all past presidents, this valuable tome asks a variety of questions, from the trivial to the topical, that further expands one's understanding of America's highest office.

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INTRODUCTION
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
ORIGINS OF THE PRESIDENCY AND OFFICIAL DUTIES
Duties and Powers
Requirements
The White House
PARTIES AND PLATFORMS
Campaigns and Nominations
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS
Disputes, Anomalies, and Close-Calls
Inaugurations and the First One Hundred Days
GEORGE WASHINGTON
Early Life and Family
Early Career
Political Offices
Presidency
Post Presidency
JOHN ADAMS
Early Life and Family
Early Career
Political Offices
Presidency
Post Presidency
THOMAS JEFFERSON
Early Life and Family
Early Career
Political Offices
Presidency
Post Presidency
JAMES MADISON
Early Life and Family
Early Career
Political Offices
Presidency
Post Presidency
JAMES MONROE
Early Life and Family
Early Career
Political Offices
Presidency
Post Presidency
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS
Early Life and Family
Early Career
Political Offices
Presidency
Post Presidency
ANDREW JACKSON
Early Life and Family
Early Career
Political and Military Career
Presidency
Post Presidency
MARTIN VAN BUREN
Early Life and Family
Early Career
Political Offices
Presidency
Post Presidency
WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON
Early Life and Family
Military Career
Political Offices
Presidency
JOHN TYLER
Early Life and Family
Early Career
Political Offices
Presidency
Post Presidency
JAMES K. POLK
Early Life and Family
Early Career
Political Offices
Presidency
Post Presidency
ZACHARY TAYLOR
Early Life and Family
Military Career
Presidency
MILLARD FILLMORE
Early Life and Family
Early Career
Political Offices
Presidency
Post Presidency
FRANKLIN PIERCE
Early Life and Family
Early Career
Political Offices
Presidency
Post Presidency
JAMES BUCHANAN
Early Life and Family
Early Career
Political Offices
Presidency
Post Presidency
ABRAHAM LINCOLN
Early Life and Family
Early Career
Political Offices
Presidency
Post Presidency
ANDREW JOHNSON
Early Life and Family
Early Career
Political Offices
Presidency
Post Presidency
ULYSSES S. GRANT
Early Life and Family
Military Career
Presidency
Post Presidency
RUTHERFORD B. HAYES
Early Life and Family
Early Career
Political Offices
Presidency
Post Presidency
JAMES A. GARFIELD
Early Life and Family
Early Career
Political Offices
Presidency
CHESTER A. ARTHUR
Early Life and Family
Early Career
Political Offices
Presidency
Post Presidency
GROVER CLEVELAND
Early Life and Family
Early Career
Political Offices
Presidency
Post Presidency
BENJAMIN HARRISON
Early Life and Family
Early Career
Political Offices
Presidency
Post Presidency
WILLIAM MCKINLEY
Early Life and Family
Early Career
Political Offices
Presidency
THEODORE ROOSEVELT
Early Life and Family
Early Career
Political Offices
Presidency
Post Presidency
WILLIAM HOWARD TAFT
Early Life and Family
Early Career
Political Offices
Presidency
Post Presidency
WOODROW WILSON
Early Life and Family
Early Career
Presidency
Political Offices
Post Presidency
WARREN G. HARDING
Early Life and Family
Early Career
Political Offices
Presidency
CALVIN COOLIDGE
Early Life and Family
Early Career
Political Offices
Presidency
Post Presidency
HERBERT HOOVER
Early Life and Family
Early Career
Political Offices
Presidency
Post Presidency
FRANKLIN DELANO ROOSEVELT
Early Life and Family
Early Career
Political Offices
Presidency
HARRY S. TRUMAN
Early Life and Family
Early Career
Political Offices
Presidency
Post Presidency
DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER
Early Life and Family
Military Career
Presidency
Post Presidency
JOHN F. KENNEDY
Early Life and Family
Early Career
Political Offices
Presidency
LYNDON B. JOHNSON
Early Life and Family
Early Career
Political Offices
Presidency
Post Presidency
RICHARD M. NIXON
Early Life and Family
Early Career
Political Offices
Presidency
Post Presidency
GERALD R. FORD
Early Life and Family
Early Career
Political Offices
Presidency
Post Presidency
JIMMY CARTER
Early Life and Family
Early Career
Political Offices
Presidency
Post Presidency
RONALD REAGAN
Early Life and Family
Early Career
Political Offices
Presidency
Post Presidency
GEORGE H. W. BUSH
Early Life and Family
Early Career
Political Offices
Presidency
Post Presidency
BILL CLINTON
Early Life and Family
Early Career
Political Offices
Presidency
Post Presidency
GEORGE W. BUSH
Early Life and Family
Early Career
Political Offices
Presidency
Post Presidency
BARACK OBAMA
Early Life and Family
Early Career
Political Offices
Presidency
PRESIDENTIAL TRIVIA
Age, Birth, and Death
States of Birth
Family
Appearance
Education
Occupations
Sports
Military
Elections
Cabinet
Supreme Court
Names and Nicknames
Assassinations