| Introduction | 
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Truman And Hoover: The Return of the Exile | 
 
 
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1 "I'm Not Big Enough for This Job" | 
 
 
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17 | (21) | 
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2 "Our Exclusive Trade Union" | 
 
 
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38 | (17) | 
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Eisenhower And Truman: Careful Courtship, Bitter Breakup | 
 
 
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55 | (46) | 
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3 "The News Hounds Are Trying to Drive a Wedge Between Us" | 
 
 
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57 | (20) | 
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4 "The Man Is a Congenital Liar" | 
 
 
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77 | (24) | 
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Kennedy And His Club: The Hazing | 
 
 
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101 | (58) | 
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5 "He Had No Idea of the Complexity of the Job" | 
 
 
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103 | (23) | 
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6 "The Worse I Do, the More Popular I Get" | 
 
 
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126 | (28) | 
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7 "How About Coming in for a Drink?" | 
 
 
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154 | (5) | 
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Johnson And Eisenhower: Blood Brothers | 
 
 
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159 | (32) | 
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8 "The Country Is Far More Important Than Any of Us" | 
 
 
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161 | (10) | 
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9 "I Need Your Counsel, and I Love You" | 
 
 
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171 | (20) | 
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Nixon And Reagan: The California Boys | 
 
 
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191 | (30) | 
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10 "You'll Have My Promise---I'll Speak No Evil" | 
 
 
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193 | (28) | 
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Johnson And Nixon: Two Scorpions in a Bottle | 
 
 
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221 | (38) | 
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223 | (28) | 
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12 "I Want to Go; God Take Me" | 
 
 
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251 | (8) | 
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Nixon And Johnson: Brotherhood and Blackmail | 
 
 
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259 | (32) | 
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261 | (30) | 
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Nixon And Ford: Mercy at All Costs | 
 
 
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291 | (22) | 
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14 "I Had to Get the Monkey off My Back" | 
 
 
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293 | (20) | 
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Ford And Reagan: The Family Feud | 
 
 
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313 | (24) | 
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15 "It Burned the Hell out of Me" | 
 
 
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315 | (22) | 
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Nixon, Ford, And Carter: Three Men and a Funeral | 
 
 
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337 | (16) | 
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16 "Why Don't We Make It Just Dick, Jimmy and Jerry?" | 
 
 
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339 | (14) | 
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Reagan And Nixon: The Exile Returns | 
 
 
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353 | (20) | 
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17 "I Am Yours to Command" | 
 
 
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355 | (18) | 
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Bush And Nixon: No Good Deed Goes Unpunished | 
 
 
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373 | (22) | 
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18 "I'm Convinced ... He Feels I'm Soft" | 
 
 
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375 | (20) | 
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Bush And Carter: The Missionary Goes Rogue | 
 
 
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395 | (14) | 
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19 "I Am a Better Ex-President Than I Was a President" | 
 
 
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397 | (12) | 
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Six Presidents: The Golden Age of the Club | 
 
 
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409 | (48) | 
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20 "The Guy Knows How the Game Is Played" | 
 
 
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411 | (21) | 
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21 "I'm Sending Carter. You Think It Will Be OK, Don't You?" | 
 
 
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432 | (18) | 
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22 "Bill, I Think You Have to Admit That You Lied" | 
 
 
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450 | (7) | 
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Bush And Clinton: The Rascal and the Rebel | 
 
 
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457 | (16) | 
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23 "He's Never Forgiven Me for Beating His Father" | 
 
 
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459 | (14) | 
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Bush And Bush: Father and Son | 
 
 
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473 | (32) | 
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24 "I Love You More Than Tongue Can Tell" | 
 
 
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475 | (15) | 
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25 "Tell 41 and 42 That 43 Is Hungry" | 
 
 
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490 | (15) | 
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Obama And His Club: The Learning Curve | 
 
 
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505 | (18) | 
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26 "We Want You to Succeed" | 
 
 
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507 | (16) | 
| Conclusion | 
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523 | (6) | 
| Acknowledgments | 
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529 | (2) | 
| Notes | 
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531 | (70) | 
| Bibliography | 
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601 | (10) | 
| Index | 
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