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Harry Truman was born on May 8, 1884. At the age of sixty-one, Truman was sworn in as the thirty-third president of the United States. This volume covers: campaigns, elections, and the Pendergast connection, Senator Truman, particularly his chairmanship of the Special Committee to Investigate the National Defense Program, FDR, and World War II.

Gathers a host of biographical, analytical, and primary source historical material that analyzes the presidency and deals with the president, his administration, and his times. This title focuses on key moments in US political history as seen through the eyes of the most influential presidents to take the oath of office.

Abraham Lincoln, born in 1809, served in the military for several months during 1832. In 1846 Lincoln was elected to one term in the US House of Representatives, where he denounced the US role in the Mexican War. In 1858 Republicans nominated Lincoln for US Senator. This title deals with the president, his administration, and his times.

Franklin Delano Roosevelt was born in 1882. He was elected to the New York State Senate in 1910. President Woodrow Wilson appointed him Assistant Secretary of the Navy, the same position his distant cousin Theodore Roosevelt held. This title deals with the president, his administration, and his times.

Lyndon Baines Johnson was born in 1908. He was first elected to Congress in 1937 and reelected twice. Following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Johnson was the first member of the House to volunteer for active military duty. In 1949 he became a US Senator. This title deals with the president, his dministration, and his times.

George Washington, born in 1732, was the first president under the Constitution of the United States. In 1753 he began his military career as a major in the Virginia militia. This title covers: his military exploits before, during, and after the American Revolution; his inspirational role during the constitutional convention; and, more.

Theodore Roosevelt was born on October 27, 1858. He was elected to the New York state legislature in 1881. At age forty-two Roosevelt became the youngest person to serve as president. This volume covers his: hard-charging personality, reformist, progressive domestic policies, environmental policies, and allegedly imperialistic foreign policies.

Woodrow Wilson was born on December 28, 1856. On the forty-sixth ballot at the 1912 Democratic National Convention, Wilson was nominated as the party's presidential candidate. This title covers: his reformist-natured domestic policies, World War I, the Fourteen Points, and League of Nations, and the role of Edith Bolling Wilson in his presidency.