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41) Bill Clinton
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Examines the life and career of the forty-second president of the United States.
42) Jimmy Carter
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English
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A simple biography of the thirty-ninth president of the United States, who was recognized for his work toward a Middle East peace treaty.
43) Zachary Taylor
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English
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Presents a biography of "Old Rough and Ready," hero of the Mexican War, who became the twelfth president of the United States.
45) John Tyler
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A biography of the Virginian who became tenth president of the United States upon the death of William Henry Harrison.
46) Calvin Coolidge
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English
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Discusses the personal life and political career of the man who became the thirtieth president of the United States in 1923 upon the death of President Harding.
47) Richard Nixon
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English
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Highlights the life of the thirty-seventh president of the United States, from his childhood in California through his tenure in Congress and his terms as president to his historic resignation in 1974.
49) Harry S. Truman
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A biography of the senator from Missouri who became the thirty-third president of the United States in 1945.
50) Millard Fillmore
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Examines the life of the president who helped postpone the Civil War with the Compromise of 1850 and who was considered to have destroyed his political career in order to preserve the Union.
56) William Taft
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Examines the private life and political career of the only president who also served as chief justice of the Supreme Court.
57) James Buchanan
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A biography of the man who served as the fifteenth president of the United States just before the Civil War.
59) Martin Van Buren
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Examines the life and career of the eighth American president, who had the nickname "Old Kinderhook."
60) Grover Cleveland
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Follows the life of the minister's son who rose from being an honest city lawyer to serve two terms as American president.