POTUS Reading List

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Overview

A list of books to read for each POTUS, courtesy of Jeremy Anderberg.

Challenge Books

1

Washington: A Life by Ron Chernow

Washington: A Life

Ron Chernow

2

John Adams by David McCullough

John Adams

David McCullough

3

Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power by Jon Meacham

Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power

Jon Meacham

4

The Three Lives of James Madison: Genius, Partisan, President by Noah Feldman

The Three Lives of James Madison: Genius, Partisan, President

Noah Feldman

5

James Monroe: A Life by Tim McGrath

James Monroe: A Life

Tim McGrath

6

John Quincy Adams: Militant Spirit by James Traub

John Quincy Adams: Militant Spirit

James Traub

7

The Life of Andrew Jackson by Robert V. Remini

The Life of Andrew Jackson

Robert V. Remini

8

Martin Van Buren and the American Political System by Donald B. Cole

Martin Van Buren and the American Political System

Donald B. Cole

9

Old Tippecanoe: William Henry Harrison and His Time by Freeman Cleaves

Old Tippecanoe: William Henry Harrison and His Time

Freeman Cleaves

10

President Without a Party: The Life of John Tyler by Christopher J. Leahy

President Without a Party: The Life of John Tyler

Christopher J. Leahy

11

Polk: The Man Who Transformed the Presidency and America by Walter R. Borneman

Polk: The Man Who Transformed the Presidency and America

Walter R. Borneman

12

Zachary Taylor: Soldier, Planter, Statesman of the Old Southwest (Revised) by K. Jack Bauer

Zachary Taylor: Soldier, Planter, Statesman of the Old Southwest (Revised)

K. Jack Bauer