Print Resources on Individual U.S. Presidents
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The following list includes selections of materials on individual Presidents. If a President does not appear on this list, Cole Library has no print resources on that President. To search the Cole Library catalog for additional materials on a particular President, use the form of the name as it appears here, and be sure to search in Subject Headings Starting with These Words (dates following the names are birth and death dates, not dates of office). Call numbers in red follow each title.

Washington, George, 1732-1799
Founding father : rediscovering George Washington. 973.410924 W27br
George Washington, a biography. 973.410924 W27f
George Washington : a life. 973.410924 W27r
Papers of George Washington, Revolutionary War series. 308 W27r
Presidency of George Washington. 973.41 M145p

Adams, John, 1735-1826
Book of Abigail and John : selected letters of the Adams family, 1762-1784. 973.440924 Ad17L
Diary and autobiography of John Adams. 973.440924 Ad18A
John Adams. 973.440924 Ad18m
Presidency of John Adams; the collapse of Federalism, 1795-1800. 973.44 K96p

Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826
In pursuit of reason : the life of Thomas Jefferson. 973.460924 J35cun
Jefferson and his time. 973.460924 J35ma
Jefferson reader : a treasury of writings about Thomas Jefferson. 973.460924 J35r
Life and letters of Thomas Jefferson. 973.460924 J35h
Presidency of Thomas Jefferson. 973.46 M145p
Thomas Jefferson: the man, his world, his influence. 973.460973 J35we
Thomas Jefferson [videorecording]. Video Nonfiction 973.46 J35th

Madison, James, 1751-1836
James Madison : the founding father. 973.510924 M26r
Presidency of James Madison. 973.510924 M26r2
Sacred fire of liberty : James Madison and the founding of the federal republic. 973.510924 M26ba

Monroe, James, 1758-1831
The presidency of James Monroe. 973.540924 M75c

Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848
Diary of John Quincy Adams. 973.550924 Ad187Aa
John Quincy Adams and the foundations of American foreign policy. 973.550924 Ad187b
Presidency of John Quincy Adams. 973.55 H224p

Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845
Andrew Jackson and the course of American empire. 973.560924 J13r
Papers of Andrew Jackson. 308 J132p
Presidency of Andrew Jackson. 973.56 J13c
Presidency of Andrew Jackson : White House politics, 1829-1837. 973.56 J13L

Van Buren, Martin, 1782-1862
Martin Van Buren and the making of the Democratic Party. 329.3 R28m
Martin Van Buren : the romantic age of American politics. 973.570924 V27n

Harrison, William Henry, 1773-1841
The presidencies of William Henry Harrison & John Tyler. 973.580922 P442p

Tyler, John, 1790-1862
The presidencies of William Henry Harrison & John Tyler. 973.580922 P442p

Polk, James K. (James Knox), 1795-1849
James K. Polk, Jacksonian, 1795-1843. 973.610924 P75s

Taylor, Zachary, 1784-1850
Zachary Taylor. 973.630924 T21d
Zachary Taylor : soldier, planter, statesman of the old Southwest. 973.630924 T21b

Fillmore, Millard, 1800-1874
Millard Fillmore; biography of a President. 973.640924 F48r

Pierce, Franklin, 1804-1869
Franklin Pierce, Young Hickory of the Granite Hills. 973.660924 P611n

Buchanan, James, 1791-1868
Presidency of James Buchanan . 973.68 Sm55p
President James Buchanan, a biography. 973.680924 B85k

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
Abraham Lincoln : a biography. 973.70924 L63th
Abraham Lincoln and the United States. 973.50924 L63wh
Abraham Lincoln : speeches and writings. 973.70924 L63Sp
Complete works of Abraham Lincoln. 973 L63W
Lincoln : an illustrated biography. 973.70924 L63k
Lincoln, the President. 973.70924 L63ran
Presidency of Abraham Lincoln. 973.70924 L63p

Johnson, Andrew, 1808-1875
Andrew Johnson: a life in pursuit of the right course, 1808-1875; the seventeenth President of the United States. 973.810924 J63b
Impeachment and trial of Andrew Johnson. 973.810924 J63be
Papers of Andrew Johnson. 308 J62p
Presidency of Andrew Johnson. 973.810924 J63c

Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885
Grant : a biography. 973.820924 G76m
Hamilton Fish; the inner history of the Grant administration. 973.820924 F52n
Personal memoirs of U.S. Grant. 973.820924 G76mc 1982
Ulysses S. Grant, politician. 973.820924 G76h

Hayes, Rutherford Birchard, 1822-1893
Rutherford B. Hayes and his America. 973.830924 H328b
Reconstruction presidents. 973.8

Garfield, James A. (James Abram), 1831-1881
Garfield : a biography. 973.840924 G18p
James A. Garfield, party chieftain. 973.840924 G18c

McKinley, William, 1843-1901
Presidency of William McKinley. 973.880924 M21g
William McKinley and his America. 973.880924 M21m

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Power and responsibility; the life and times of Theodore Roosevelt. 973.9110924 R6778har
Presidency of Theodore Roosevelt. 973.911 G734p
Theodore Rex. 973.9110924 R6778mo2 2001
Theodore Roosevelt, a biography. 973.9110924 R6778pr

Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930
The life and times of William Howard Taft; a biography. 973.9120924 T128p

Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924
Messages and papers of Woodrow Wilson, with editorial notes, an introduction by Albert Shaw and an analytical index. 308 W69m
Papers of Woodrow Wilson. 308 W69pa
Presidency of Woodrow Wilson. 973.9130924 W69cL
Woodrow Wilson. 973.9130924 W69he

Harding, Warren G. (Warren Gamaliel), 1865-1923
Harding era; Warren G. Harding and his administration. 973.9140924 H21mu
Incredible era; the life and times of Warren Gamaliel Harding. 973.9140924 H21a
Life of Warren G. Harding, from the simple life of the farm to the glamor and power of the White House. 973.9140924 H21j
Rise of Warren Gamaliel Harding, 1865-1920. 973.9140924 H21d

Coolidge, Calvin, 1872-1933
Autobiography of Calvin Coolidge. 973.9150924 C77A
Presidency of Calvin Coolidge. 973.9150924 C77f
Puritan in Babylon, the story of Calvin Coolidge. 973.9150924 C77w

Hoover, Herbert, 1874-1964
Doors of opportunity : the life and legacy of Herbert Hoover. 973.9160924 H769ny
Herbert Hoover, a public life. 973.9160924 H769bu
Herbert Hoover, President of the United States. 973.9160924 H769r
Life of Herbert Hoover. 973.9160924 H769n
Memoirs. 973.9160924 H769A
Uncommon man : the triumph of Herbert Hoover. 973.9160924 H769sm

Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945
Democrat and the dictator [videorecording]. Video Nonfiction 973.917 D396
Democratic Roosevelt; a biography of Franklin D. Roosevelt. 973.9170924 R677t
New age of Franklin Roosevelt, 1932-1945. 973.917 P41n
No ordinary time : Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt : the home front in World War II. 973.9170922 R6776g 1995
Roosevelt in retrospect, a profile in history. 973.9170924 R677g

Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972
Autobiography of Harry S. Truman. 973.9180924 T771Af
Conflict and crisis : the Presidency of Harry S. Truman, 1945-1948.
973.9180924 T77do
Harry S. Truman : a life. 973.9180924 T77f2
Man of the people : a life of Harry S. Truman. 973.9180924 T77h
Off the record : the private papers of Harry S. Truman. 308 T77o
Truman. 973.9180924 T771m

Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969
Dwight D. Eisenhower, hero and politician. 973.9210924 B917d
Eisenhower: captive hero; a critical study of the general and the President. 973.9210924 Ei8c
Eisenhower diaries. 973.9210924 Ei8Af
Eisenhower. 973.9210924 Ei8a
Presidency of Dwight D. Eisenhower. 973.921 Ei8r

Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963
Dark side of Camelot. 973.9220924 J38he
Jack : the struggles of John F. Kennedy. 973.9220924 K38pa
John F. Kennedy's lost pathway to peace [videorecording]. Video Nonfiction
973.9220924 K38bag

Portrait of a President: John F. Kennedy in profile. 973.9220924 K38m
President Kennedy : profile of power. 973.9220924 K38re
Thousand days; John F. Kennedy in the White House. 973.922 K38sc

Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973
Lyndon B. Johnson, a memoir. 973.9230924 J634r
Politician : the life and times of Lyndon Johnson : the drive for power, from the frontier to master of the Senate. 973.9230924 J634d
Triumph & tragedy of Lyndon Johnson : the White House years. 973.9230924 J634c
Years of Lyndon Johnson. 973.9230924 J634ca

Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous), 1913-
From the President : Richard Nixon's secret files. 973.924 N654f
Nixon in the White House: the frustration of power. 973.9240924 N65e
Nixon. 973.9240924 N65am
Richard Nixon and his America. 973.9240924 N65p
Witness to power : the Nixon years. 973.924 EL89w

Ford, Gerald R., 1913-
Man who pardoned Nixon. 973.9250924 F752m
Time to heal : the autobiography of Gerald R. Ford. 973.9250924 F752A

Carter, Jimmy, 1924-
Crisis : the last year of the Carter presidency. 973.926 J763c
Government as good as its people. 308 C245g
Keeping faith : memoirs of a president / Jimmy Carter. 973.9260924 C245A
Presidency of James Earl Carter, Jr. 973.926 K162p
Yankee from Georgia : the emergence of Jimmy Carter. 973.9260924 C245m

Reagan, Ronald
Dutch : a memoir of Ronald Reagan. 973.9270924 R228m
Gambling with history : Ronald Reagan in the White House. 973.927 B275g
Public papers of the Presidents of the United States, Ronald Reagan : 1981- 973.927 Un3pu
Reagan. 973.9270924 R228c
Reagan's America : innocents at home. 973.9270924 R228w
Where's the rest of me? : The autobiography of Ronald Reagan. 973.9270924 R228A

Bush, George, 1924-
Bush presidency : first appraisals. 973.928 B963
George Bush : the life of a Lone Star Yankee. 973.9280924 B963p
World transformed. 327.73009049 B96w

Clinton, Bill, 1946-
Boy Clinton : the political biography. 973.9290924 C617ty
Comeback kid : the life and career of Bill Clinton. 973.9280924 C617a
First in his class : a biography of Bill Clinton. 973.9290924 C617m
From the center to the edge : the politics and policies of the Clinton presidency. 973.9290924 C617b 2001
Public papers of the Presidents of the United States, William J. Clinton. 973.929 Un3p

Bush, George W. (George Walker), 1946-
Charge to keep. 973.931 B963A 1999
Right man : the surprise presidency of George W. Bush. 973.931 B963f 2003