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For younger readers

Bausum, Ann. Our Country's Presidents. National Geographic, 2001. For readers in grade 6 and up.

Horn, Geoffrey M. The Presidency. World Almanac, 2003. For readers in grades 5 to 8.

Nardo, Don. The U.S. Presidency. Lucent, 1995. For middle school readers.

Pascoe, Elaine. First Facts About the Presidents. Blackbirch, 1996. For readers in grades 4 to 8.

Rubel, David. Scholastic Encyclopedia of the Presidents and Their Times. Rev. ed. Scholastic, 2001. For readers in grades 4 to 8.

St. George, Judith. So You Want to Be President? Putnam, 2000. Humorous drawings and treatment of the pros and cons of the presidency; Caldecott winner for readers aged 9 to 12.

President of the United States

Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States. U.S. Government Printing Office, 1958- . Annual volumes containing statements of the president.

Beschloss, Michael, ed. American Heritage Illustrated History of the Presidents. Times, 2000. Well-illustrated overview of the presidents, with commentary by noted presidential historians; for general readers.

Brinkley, Alan, and Davis Dyer, eds. The Reader's Companion to the American Presidency Houghton Mifflin, 2000. This collection of minibiographies on the presidents offers interesting facts and observations; for general readers.

Gilbert, Robert E. The Mortal Presidency: Illness and Anguish in the White House. Fordham University Press, 1998. Unique work that discusses how the strain of the presidency threatens the health of the president.

Koenig, Louis W. The Chief Executive. Harcourt Brace, 1995. Standard text on the presidency.

Kunhardt, Philip B., Jr.; Philip B. Kunhardt III; and Peter W. Kunhardt The American President. Riverhead, 1999. Offers interesting and little-known facts about the presidents; for general readers.

Levy, Leonard W. Encyclopedia of the American Presidency. Macmillan, 1998. People, events, processes, and concepts necessary to understand the American presidency.

McPherson, James M., and David Rubel, eds. To the Best of My Ability: The American Presidents DK Publishing, 2000. Illustrated, detailed, and absorbing history of the U.S. presidents.

Schlesinger, Arthur M., Jr. The Imperial Presidency. Houghton, Reprint, Replica, 1973. 1998. Noteworthy historical survey of unchecked presidential power.

Southwick, Leslie H. Presidential Also-Rans and Running Mates, 1788 Through 1996. McFarland, 1998. Detailed biographies of 95 major-party nominees and 41 significant third-party nominees who were never elected president or vice president.

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U.S. government

Congressional Quarterly, 1961- . Semiannual summary of weekly and quarterly reports, rewritten for classroom and study use.

Acheson, Patricia C. Our Federal Government: How It Works. Dodd, Up-to-date book describing the three branches of government.

Barone, Michael and Ujifusa, Grant. Almanac of American Politics. National Journal, 1970- . Biennial. Information on states, congressional districts, senators, representatives.

Burns, James MacGregor and others. Government by the People. Prentice, Excellent introduction to American political system.

Ogg, Frederic A. and Ray, P. Orman. Ogg and Ray's Essentials of American National Government. Prentice, Standard work on the basis, organization, powers, services of the federal government.

Prewitt, Kenneth and Verba, Sidney. An Introduction to American Government. Harper, Useful beginning text.

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