George Washington.
By Hugh Brogan and Charles Mosley
Father of his Country. The hallowed phrase expresses everything that was unique about President Washington. For all other Presidents - even Thomas Jefferson - the office was the climax of their lives, their greatest opportunity for fame. Washington alone was greater than his post.
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Thomas Jefferson
By Hugh Brogan and Charles Mosley
Genius is easier to recognize than define, but no one would deny that Thomas Jefferson had it, alone of American Presidents. Whatever he attempted, he mastered, except the art of public oratory. Writer, architect, scientist, musician, inventor; in everything he showed outstanding ability, and more crucially, in everything had an individual touch. But his master-art was politics.
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US Presidents: Preface
By Hugh Brogan
The presidency is so inextricably mixed up with American history, has both shaped and been shaped by it to such a degree, that no one can ever finish exploring all the ramifications.
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American Orders of Chivalry
By Duane L.C.M. Galles
Titles and decorations are things that few Americans have had to contend with, thanks to the Federal Constitution of 1787. The furore which followed the establishment of the Society of the Cincinnati in 1783 left an indelible mark on America.
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