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45 Books for 45 Presidents

One book per U.S. president. Note: There have been 46 presidencies but 45 men to be president (i.e. Grover Cleveland)
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Washington: The Indispensable Man (Flexner, James Thomas)
Washington: The Indispensable Man
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Flexner, James Thomas
John Adams (David McCullough)
John Adams
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David McCullough
Thomas Jefferson the Art of Power
Thomas Jefferson the Art of Power
3
James Madison (Richard Brookhiser)
James Madison
4
Richard Brookhiser
James Monroe (Tim McGrath)
James Monroe
5
Tim McGrath
John Quincy Adams: American Visionary (Fred Kaplan)
John Quincy Adams: American Visionary
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Fred Kaplan
American Lion
American Lion
7
Martin Van Buren (Ted Widmer)
Martin Van Buren
8
Ted Widmer
William Henry Harrison (Gail Collins)
William Henry Harrison
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Gail Collins
John Tyler, the Accidental President (Edward P. Crapol)
John Tyler, the Accidental President
10
Edward P. Crapol
A Country of Vast Designs: James K. Polk, the Mexican War and the Conquest of the American Continent (Robert W. Merry)
A Country of Vast Designs: James K. Polk, the Mexican War and the Conquest of the American Continent
11
Robert W. Merry
Zachary Taylor (John SD Eisenhower)
Zachary Taylor
12
John SD Eisenhower
Millard Fillmore (Robert Rayback)
Millard Fillmore
13
Robert Rayback
Franklin Pierce (Michael Holt)
Franklin Pierce
14
Michael Holt
James Buchanan (Jean H. Baker)
James Buchanan
15
Jean H. Baker
Lincoln (David Herbert Donald)
Lincoln
16
David Herbert Donald
Andrew Johnson: A Biography (Hans Trefousse)
Andrew Johnson: A Biography
17
Hans Trefousse
Grant (Ron Chernow)
Grant
18
Ron Chernow
Rutherford B. Hayes (Hans L. Tefousse)
Rutherford B. Hayes
19
Hans L. Tefousse
President Garfield: From Radical to Unifier (C.W. Goodyear)
President Garfield: From Radical to Unifier
20
C.W. Goodyear
The Unexpected President (Scott S. Greenberger)
The Unexpected President
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Scott S. Greenberger
A Man of Iron (Troy Sinek)
A Man of Iron
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Troy Sinek
Mr. President: A Life of Benjamin Harrison (Ray E. Boomhower)
Mr. President: A Life of Benjamin Harrison
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Ray E. Boomhower
President McKinley: Architect of the American Century (Robert W. Merry)
President McKinley: Architect of the American Century
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Robert W. Merry
Mornings on Horseback
Mornings on Horseback
25
William Howard Taft: A Biography (Herbert S. Duffy)
William Howard Taft: A Biography
26
Herbert S. Duffy
Wilson
Wilson
27
The Jazz Age President: Defending Warren G. Harding (Ryan S. Walters)
The Jazz Age President: Defending Warren G. Harding
28
Ryan S. Walters
Coolidge (Amity Shlaes)
Coolidge
29
Amity Shlaes
Herbert Hoover in the White House (Charles Rappleye)
Herbert Hoover in the White House
30
Charles Rappleye
FDR (Jean Edward Smith)
FDR
31
Jean Edward Smith
Truman (David McCullough)
Truman
32
David McCullough
Eisenhower: Soldier and President (Stephen Ambrose)
Eisenhower: Soldier and President
33
Stephen Ambrose
A Thousand Days: John F. Kennedy in the White House (Arthur M. Schlesinger)
A Thousand Days: John F. Kennedy in the White House
34
Arthur M. Schlesinger
Lyndon Johnson the American Dream (Doris Kearns)
Lyndon Johnson the American Dream
35
Doris Kearns
Richard Nixon: The Life (John A. Farrell)
Richard Nixon: The Life
36
John A. Farrell
An Ordinary Man (Richard Norton Smith)
An Ordinary Man
37
Richard Norton Smith
His Very Best (Jonathan Alter)
His Very Best
38
Jonathan Alter
Reagan the Life (H.W. Brands)
Reagan the Life
39
H.W. Brands
Destiny and Power (Jon Meacham)
Destiny and Power
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Jon Meacham
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