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Confronting the Presidents

By: Bill O'Reilly, Martin Dugard
Narrated by: Robert Petkoff
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Every American president, from Washington to Biden: Their lives, policies, foibles, and legacies, assessed with clear-eyed authority and wit.

Authors of the acclaimed Killing books, the #1 bestselling narrative history series in the world, Bill O’Reilly and Martin Dugard begin a new direction with Confronting the Presidents.

From Washington to Jefferson, Lincoln to Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Kennedy to Nixon, Reagan to Obama and Biden, the 45 United States presidents have left lasting impacts on our nation. Some of their legacies continue today, some are justly forgotten, and some have changed as America has changed. Whether famous, infamous, or obscure, all the presidents shaped our nation in unexpected ways.

The authors' extensive research has uncovered never before seen historical facts based on private correspondence and newly discovered documentation, such as George Washington's troubled relationship with his mother.

In Confronting the Presidents, O’Reilly and Dugard present 45 wonderfully entertaining and insightful portraits of each president, with no-spin commentary on their achievements—or lack thereof.

Who best served America, and who undermined the founding ideals?

Who were the first ladies, and what were their surprising roles in making history?

Which presidents were the best, which the worst, and which didn’t have much impact?

How do decisions made in one era, under the pressure of particular circumstances, still resonate today?

And what do presidents like to eat, drink, and do when they aren’t working—or even sometimes when they are?

These and many more questions are answered in each fascinating chapter of Confronting the Presidents. Written with O’Reilly and Dugard’s signature style, authority, and eye for telling detail, Confronting the Presidents will delight all listeners of history, politics, and current affairs, especially during the 2024 election season.

A Macmillan Audio production from St. Martin’s Press.

©2024 Bill O'Reilly (P)2024 Macmillan Audio
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Learned a great deal

I’ve never been disappointed with one of Bill O’Reilly’s books. This was an excellent book giving a short summary and historical look at each of the presidents. Fascinating how bad some of them were and how good some of them were. I think the current candidates running for the presidency should take time from their busy schedules and read this book.

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Information about the Presidents

I did not like the Co Authors option about President Trump, and his personal list of the five worst presidents of all time.

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things you might not have known

very interesting book... only thing I see wrong is, would be nice to have gone deep into each president... but I did enjoy learning what I did about each one...

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All of the corruption, infidelity and alcohol use.

Learning about all of the men who were our countries president and how they led.

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Dugard’s bias

O’Rielly strives for an unbiased take. Apparently his coauthor doesn’t share this goal. It now makes me question the objectivity of everything in the book. I can’t tell what is Dugard and what is O’Rielly. I certainly wouldn’t buy a book written by Dugard. I seems O’Rielly is looking to retire. So, the end of his books may be near.

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Bill and Martin are great writers. Read all of Bill's books. Even though I knew alot of the facts in the book but alot of the facts I didn't but it took a alot of research to get to hidden facts that was on each. Most people don't recrecognize that we have had drunks gammers adulters mental ill out of the 46 President. One of the things we have had good and bad President's United States still stands has Greatest Country ever concede.

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The flaws of leadership! The rewards of doing good or great are you get to work harder with more criticism!

Book very informative on the person of each president. I did have trouble with the flow of information as it started then went back to a time to make valuable points then moved to another date in time. To get it all in you need to take notes or outline the chapters. Very good and will use it for reference.

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Great until the end

Just another book trashing Trump while applauding Biden. Prob won’t buy anymore books from these 2 men.

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Lite weight history

The reporting was interesting and even handed but the scope of this book was far too broad for a single volume. Perhaps if this is the only book you read about the various presidents it is OK. But to anyone who has read a variety of well written books on the individual presidents, about political eras or contrasting political themes or movements, Confronting Presidents feels pretty lite weight.

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Excellent, but…

The book was fantastic until the last chapter. How the authors did not confront Biden’s lack of mental acuity is dumbfounding. Although the writing is excellent, and the narration superb the last chapter kind of put a damper on the book. Overall, I’d give it four out of five stars, It’s an excellent book in that gives an overview of all the presidents, their highs and lows. I would still recommend this book.

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