Presidents' most wanted : the top 10 book of extraordinary executives, colorful campaigns, and White House oddities /
Ragone, Nick.
Presidents' most wanted : the top 10 book of extraordinary executives, colorful campaigns, and White House oddities / Nick Ragone. - 1st ed. - Washington, D.C. : Potomac Books, ©2008. - 1 online resource (xiv, 287 pages) : illustrations - Most wanted . - Most wanted. .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-273) and index.
Firsts -- Advisors -- Distinguished cabinet members -- Great speeches -- Bold decisions -- Legislative accomplishments and notable achievements -- Memorable quotes -- Generals who became president -- Assassinations and attempts -- Illness -- Biggest blunders -- Feuds and rivalries -- Scandal -- Embarrassing moments -- Closest elections -- Presidential losers -- Debates -- Third party candidates -- Primary upsets -- Campaign slogans -- First ladies -- Mistresses -- Offspring -- Vice presidents: The powerful and memorable -- Vice presidents: The forgettable and regrettable -- Ranking the presidents: The great and near great -- Ranking the presidents: The good -- Ranking the presidents: The average -- Ranking the presidents: The bad and the ugly -- Postpresidential careers -- Tourist destinations -- Memorials and monuments -- Movies -- Hackers in chief -- Ten things you didn't know about the presidency.
Hail to the chief!
9781597973403 (electronic bk.) 1597973408 (electronic bk.)
Presidents--United States--Miscellanea.
Présidents--États-Unis--Miscellanées.
HISTORY--State & Local--General.--United States
Presidents.
United States.
Electronic books.
Trivia and miscellanea.
E176.1 / .R23 2008eb
973.09/9
Presidents' most wanted : the top 10 book of extraordinary executives, colorful campaigns, and White House oddities / Nick Ragone. - 1st ed. - Washington, D.C. : Potomac Books, ©2008. - 1 online resource (xiv, 287 pages) : illustrations - Most wanted . - Most wanted. .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-273) and index.
Firsts -- Advisors -- Distinguished cabinet members -- Great speeches -- Bold decisions -- Legislative accomplishments and notable achievements -- Memorable quotes -- Generals who became president -- Assassinations and attempts -- Illness -- Biggest blunders -- Feuds and rivalries -- Scandal -- Embarrassing moments -- Closest elections -- Presidential losers -- Debates -- Third party candidates -- Primary upsets -- Campaign slogans -- First ladies -- Mistresses -- Offspring -- Vice presidents: The powerful and memorable -- Vice presidents: The forgettable and regrettable -- Ranking the presidents: The great and near great -- Ranking the presidents: The good -- Ranking the presidents: The average -- Ranking the presidents: The bad and the ugly -- Postpresidential careers -- Tourist destinations -- Memorials and monuments -- Movies -- Hackers in chief -- Ten things you didn't know about the presidency.
Hail to the chief!
9781597973403 (electronic bk.) 1597973408 (electronic bk.)
Presidents--United States--Miscellanea.
Présidents--États-Unis--Miscellanées.
HISTORY--State & Local--General.--United States
Presidents.
United States.
Electronic books.
Trivia and miscellanea.
E176.1 / .R23 2008eb
973.09/9