From the Book - Regular Print - Revised and expanded edition.
Presidency and how it grew --
White house: the building and its history --
Powers of the president: the executive branch in government --
From sea to shining sea --
William Henry Harrison --
Vice presidents: leaders just a heartbeat away --
Presidential campaigns: a blend of party politics and hard work --
U.S. political parties : the two-party system --
Presidential landmarks: from log cabins to libraries --
Presidential facts and comparisons: a look at the stats --
America takes center stage --
Kids in the White House: at home in the spotlight --
Presidents at war: serving as the commander in chief --
Seeking stability in the atomic age --
First ladies: partners, hostesses, and crusaders --
Presidents who died in office: the mysterious twenty-year curse --
Electoral college: gatekeepers of the presidency --
Footprints on the global frontier --
George Bush -- In the president's shadow: security, the media, and presidential perks --
William Jefferson Clinton --
Election day: landslides, upsets, and contested results --
Former presidents: serving as elder statesmen --
Chart of presidential election results.