How to understand a president
From world-shaping decisions to relentless public scrutiny, being a president is a role like no other. This Collection explores the pressures, responsibilities and realities of political leadership through the experiences of those who’ve held the highest office. Discover the lives of those who have shaped America.




A Full Life
Jimmy Carter

A Promised Land
Barack Obama

Crippled America
Donald J. Trump

Out of Many, One
George W. Bush

Promises to Keep
Joe Biden

The Making of the U.S. President
Frank Cogliano, The University of Edinburgh

The President and the Freedom Fighter
Brian Kilmeade

The Situation Room
George Stephanopoulos, Lisa Dickey

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