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The Presidents Club

Inside the World's Most Exclusive Fraternity

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The Presidents Club

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.

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
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I’m an Australian with little knowledge of US politics. This was a great insight and was interesting to see how presidents interact with their predecessors. Very well researched and put together and is a great timeline. Would be good to have an updated version with earlier presidents and trump and Biden.

A fantastic behind the scenes view of US politics

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I had no idea how sitting and former US President’s work together. The narrator is fantastic as is the subject matter.
I was engaged throughout the whole 20 hours!

Outstanding insight

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fantastic book. beautifully read. elegant and at a pace that made the brilliant content flow. great historical book.

informative

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