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The Presidents Club

Inside the World's Most Exclusive Fraternity

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The Presidents Club

Written by: Nancy Gibbs, Michael Duffy
Narrated by: Bob Walter
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The New York Times bestselling history of the private relationships among the last thirteen presidents—the partnerships, private deals, rescue missions, and rivalries of those select men who served as commander in chief.

The Presidents Club, established at Dwight Eisenhower’s inauguration by Harry Truman and Herbert Hoover, is a complicated place: its members are bound forever by the experience of the Oval Office and yet are eternal rivals for history’s favor. Among their secrets: How Jack Kennedy tried to blame Ike for the Bay of Pigs. How Ike quietly helped Reagan win his first race in 1966. How Richard Nixon conspired with Lyndon Johnson to get elected and then betrayed him. How Jerry Ford and Jimmy Carter turned a deep enmity into an alliance. The unspoken pact between a father and son named Bush. And the roots of the rivalry between Clinton and Barack Obama.

Former Time magazine editors and presidential historians Nancy Gibbs and Michael Duffy offer a new and revealing lens on the American presidency, exploring the club as a hidden instrument of power that has changed the course of history. 20th Century Americas Modern Politics & Activism Presidents & Heads of State United States Dwight Eisenhower Russia Middle East Iran Soviet Union Vietnam War Richard Nixon Franklin D Roosevelt Imperialism War American Foreign Policy Socialism Military Latin America
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It was a very good informative history of past presidents. The book can be read or listened to as a good noel, although the events described were real.

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Focus is on the post-presidency lives of Presidents, and how they interact with sitting Presidents. While I think the Authors were a little biased (some glaring omissions), it's nevertheless an interesting and enlightening read. Highly recommend. #Audible1

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