Herbert Clark Hoover (10 August 1874-20October 1964), the 31st President of the United States (1929-1933), was a successful mining engineer, the pe...

Herbert Clark Hoover (10 August 1874 - 20 October 1964), the 31st President of the United States (1929-1933), was a successful mining engineer, the...

Although none of his contemporaries considered Buchanan a political genius or a brilliant statesman, many thought in 1856 that he was the right man...

The series 'First Men, America's Presidents' series explains the personal and public life of each President of the United States. Their qualities o...

This series explains the personal and public life of each President of the United States. Their qualities of character and leadership are aptly int...

With the expansion of the federal government since the 1930s and the rise of the United States as a global power in the twentieth century, the need...

With the expansion of the federal government since the 1930s and the rise of the United States as a global power in the twentieth century, the need...

President Pro Tempore of the Senate History & Authority of the Office

Zachary Taylor (November 24, 1784 - July 9, 1850) was an American military leader and the twelfth President of the United States. Taylor had a 40-y...

Zachary Taylor (24 November 1784-9 July 1850) was an American military leader and the twelfth President of the United States. Taylor's short Presid...

The President's Cabinet is an institution whose existence rests upon custom rather than law. President George Washington found the Cabinet concept,...

Presidential succession was widely considered a settled issue prior to the terrorist attacks of September 11th, 2001. These events demonstrated the...

This book explores the history, law and practice of U.S. presidential claims of confidentiality, detailing such cases as the Watergate and post-Wat...

Since the beginning of the federal government, Presidents have called upon executive branch officials to provide them with advice regarding matters...

The Constitution empowers the President to nominate and, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, to appoint principal officers of the Uni...

The Constitution empowers the president to nominate and, with 'the advice and consent of the Senate', to appoint the principal officers of the Unit...

The terrorist attacks against the United States on 11 September 2001 prompted a president, who had until then largely been disinterested in interna...

This book explains the presidential election process in the United States. It provides general information about Presidential candidates and their ...

President Obama announced in June 2014 that he would seek "to fix as much of our immigration system as I can on my own" through administrative acti...

Through the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), the federal government currently operates and maintains 13 presidential libraries,...

Between 1932 and 1981, Congress periodically delegated authority to the President that allowed him to develop plans for reorganisation of portions ...

This book identifies, provides the location of, and briefly describes over 1000 places that are associated with the Presidents of the United States...

Many nations around the globe are unable to experience a change in government without violence and bloodshed, but in America a peaceful transition ...