02192cam a2200349 i 4500 1607418072 TxAuBib 20240925120000.0 240614s2024||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2024026650 9781250346414 hardcover 125034641X hardcover TxAuBib rda O'Reilly, Bill, author. Confronting the presidents : no spin assessments from Washington to Biden / Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard. No spin assessments from Washington to Biden. First edition. New York : St. Martin's Press, 2024. 432 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 24 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes index. "From Washington to Jefferson, Lincoln to Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Kennedy to Nixon, Reagan to Obama and Biden, the 45 United States presidents have left lasting impacts on our nation. Some of their legacies continue today, some are justly forgotten, and some have changed as America has changed. ... The authors' ... research has uncovered never before seen historical facts based on private correspondence and newly discovered documentation, such as George Washington's troubled relationship with his mother. In [their book], O'Reilly and Dugard present 45 ... entertaining and insightful portraits of each president, with no-spin commentary on their achievements--or lack thereof. Who best served America, and who undermined the founding ideals? Who were the first ladies, and what were their surprising roles in making history? Which presidents were the best, which the worst, and which didn't have much impact?"-- Provided by publisher. 20240925. Presidents United States History. Presidents United States Biography. Political leadership United States History. Executive power United States History. United States Politics and government. Dugard, Martin., author.