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Where They Stand

The American Presidents in the Eyes of Voters and Historians

by Robert W. Merry

Where They Stand

Hardcover, 298 pages, Simon & Schuster, List Price: $28 | purchase

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Book Summary

An analysis of how presidential politics work and the differences between how historians and voters have judged presidents. The book evaluates how and why various presidencies have been considered successes or failures.

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Politics

How History Colors Our View Of Presidents

Ranking presidents is a favorite pastime of historians and political scientists, writes author Bob Merry in his book Where They Stand. Merry and Political Junkie Ken Rudin discuss how voters and historians evaluate presidents, and how those ideas change over time.

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