Examines the influence of the fathers of America`s presidents on their lives, careers, and presidencies, from Augustine Washington, father of George Washington, to George H.W. Bush, father of George W. Bush.
| Acknowledgments | | vii | |
| By Way of Introduction | | ix | |
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| Samuel Polk Richard Taylor |
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| Benjamin Pierce James Buchanan Sr. |
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| ``One Must Live for the Living`` |
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| ``My Will Is the Better Man`` |
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| ``You Have Only to Persevere`` |
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| ``Most Generous and Kindly of Men`` |
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| From the Heart of America |
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| ``We Don`t Want Any Losers`` |
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| Joseph Patrick Kennedy Sr. |
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| ``A Man Who Loved His Fellow Man`` |
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| ``He Hears the Trains Go By`` |
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| ``The Name Doesn`t Matter`` |
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| William Jefferson Blythe III |
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| ``If You Need Me, I`m Here`` |
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| George Herbert Walker Bush |
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| In Conclusion | | 285 | (2) |
| Some Books I`ve Found Helpful | | 287 | (12) |
| Index | | 299 | |