What are some good biographies of James Madison? [more inside]
posted by GatorFan2000 on Mar 19, 2009 - 2 answers

Are there other pictures of future presidents (prior to their political life) meeting current presidents besides the one of a young Clinton meeting Kennedy? [more inside]
posted by bjork24 on Feb 9, 2009 - 15 answers

How old were you when you learned who was on our most basic currency-- coins? When could you place them on the continuum of Presidents? [more inside]
posted by emhutchinson on Dec 7, 2008 - 25 answers

President Song: Does anyone know the rest of this? It is not a mnemonic device, it is just a song to teach all the names of the presidents in order. [more inside]
posted by emhutchinson on Nov 15, 2008 - 5 answers

I'm having a hard time understanding just what is happening to the US economy and why. I'm completely in the dark, I'm not familiar with the terminology, and I'm afraid. [more inside]
posted by ranunculus on Sep 25, 2008 - 14 answers

What are the best and most readable biographies of each American president? [more inside]
posted by fancypants on Oct 1, 2007 - 11 answers

When, and where, have the most living past, present and future presidents of the United States gathered at the same time in the same place? [more inside]
posted by beagle on Jan 23, 2007 - 10 answers

What are some good books about U.S. presidential elections? [more inside]
posted by Silune on Jan 9, 2007 - 18 answers

I have decided to participate in NaNoWriMo, but I need help with a plot point involving the U.S. presidential order of succession. [more inside]
posted by ND¢ on Oct 10, 2006 - 14 answers

(SongFilter) Dear mother recently lamented that she could die happy if only she could find a song (perhaps from her childhood in the 50s?) that names all the presidents. A key lyric seems to be "Doin my homework with you." An old woman's hyperbole to be sure, but we do try to please our parents. [more inside]
posted by Hal Mumkin on Feb 24, 2006 - 15 answers

Did Dwight Eisenhower ever say this about leadership... "I'm not sure how to define it, but I know it when I see it"? [more inside]
posted by peppermint22 on Jan 26, 2006 - 15 answers

I really want to understand: Why did you vote for Bush? Not snark at all -- a sincere question. I voted for Kerry. 51% of the people in this country think differently than I do and I'd like to try to get past my usual filters and biases and hear your point of view. If you voted for Bush/Cheney I'd appreciate you taking the time to explain to me what issues, beliefs, hopes, and fears motivated you voted the way you did, if you're willing.
posted by papercake on Nov 6, 2004 - 62 answers

Are there any special protocols concerning the use of photos/portraits of the POTUS? I'm asking because I'm curious as to why all the Presidents up to Bush I here used a painting while Clinton and W. Bush used photos. Is there a set number of years before a President should get a portrait?
posted by phyrewerx on Oct 16, 2004 - 3 answers

BiograPhilter. While I eagerly await the publication of volume four of Robert A. Caro's 'The Years of Lyndon Johnson', what other biographies do I have to read of American presidents/politicians? Note: I'm not American, so I don't really care much for the founding fathers, or Abe Lincoln's constitutional worries etc. Also, no partizan bitch books or hagiographies, please. The wielding of raw power is what interests me most.

Good European biographies (De Gaulle, Talleyrand, Churchill) are welcomed as well.
posted by NekulturnY on Aug 22, 2004 - 22 answers

History question: January 21, 1977. "The afternoon of infamy" for people in the limousine business. After having just been inaugurated, Jimmy Carter decides to exit his limo and walk with his family (and a large crowd) down Pennsylvania Avenue to the White House. What has been the trend since?
posted by john on Jan 3, 2004 - 6 answers