Nigel Hamilton's American Caesars

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I also keep a list of the books I read (in a spreadsheet) starting in 2006. I write summaries (or my thoughts) on the ones I considered noteworthy. You can read one example, if interested, at Of Apples and Men

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I am currently reading Nigel Hamilton's American Caesars, the bibliographies of twelve presidents from FDR to George W. Bush. I have learned some amazing things. FDR and Truman were both mama's boys. FDR did not bath by himself until he was nine years old and Truman's mother would not allow him to attend school until he was eight years old. Truman, Eisenhower, and LBJ were all rejected by the parents of their first loves. Only Truman was able to overcome parental objections,

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