Central Kansas Library System

Profiles every American president up to George W. Bush, presenting facts about their time in office, listing major events, and providing personal information such as their hobbies and favorite foods.

From the heated debates over executive powers when those framers improvised the office in the steamy summer of 1787 though the curious election of George Washington in 1789 and, for more than 200 years, up through the meteoric rise of Barack Obama, the first African-American commander in chief, the presidency has been at the heart of American history. From the low lights to the bright lights, from the intellectuals to the disasters, from the memorable...