The most famous memoir by a former president was probably that of Ulysses S. It is also a smart exploration of how the roles of both books and the presidency in American life have evolved throughout our history. Author in Chief, a labor of love that took journalist and historian Craig Fehrman ten years to write, is far more than just a jaunty tour through presidents, their books, and their American readership, although it is that. In fact, there is a long and storied history of presidents who have been authors of books that display admirable literary skill. Yet post-White House memoirs weren't always like this. There is a long and storied history of presidents who have been authors of books that display admirable literary skill.īy now we know what to expect from a presidential memoir: a doorstop of a book, with just enough tidbits to justify the multi-million-dollar advance, but not quite enough to anger anyone who might be important to the ex-president's lucrative post-White House existence.
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