1. George Washington

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Introduction: An Unfinished Presidency 1
4. Part I. The Founding Era
5. 1. George Washington 17
6. 2. John Adams 34
7. 3. Thomas Jefferson 47
8. 4. James Madison 61
9. 5. James Monroe 75
10. 6. John Quincy Adams 89
11. Part II. The Age of Jackson
12. 7. Andrew Jackson 103
13. 8. Martin Van Buren 116
14. 9. William Henry Harrison 126
15. 10. John Tyler 136
16. 11. James K. Polk 149
17. Part III. The Pre– Civil War Era
18. 12. Zachary Taylor 161
19. 13. Millard Fillmore 173
20. 14. Franklin Pierce 181
21. 15. James Buchanan 194
22. Part IV. Civil War and Reconstruction
23. 16. Abraham Lincoln 211
24. 17. Andrew Johnson 227
25. 18. Ulysses S. Grant 239
26. Part V. The Gilded Age
27. 19. Rutherford B. Hayes 253
28. 20. James A. Garfield 266
29. 21. Chester A. Arthur 276
30. 22. Grover Cleveland, First Term 288
31. 23. Benjamin Harrison 297
32. 24. Grover Cleveland, Second Term 308
33. 25. William McKinley 316
34. Part VI. The Progressive Era
35. 26. Theodore Roosevelt 331
36. 27. William Howard Taft 343
37. Conclusion: An Evolving American Presidency 355
38. Acknowledgments 375
39. Photo Credits 377
40. About the Contributors 379
41. Index 385