Apparently William McKinley and FDR liked poetry. And JFK was a James Bond fan.
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1. George Washington
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Served: 1789-1797
Book: Cato, a Tragedy by Joseph Addison
Book: Cato, a Tragedy by Joseph Addison
8. Martin Van Buren
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Served: 1837-1841
Book: Autobiography of Martin Van Buren by Martin Van Buren
Book: Autobiography of Martin Van Buren by Martin Van Buren
16. Abraham Lincoln
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Served: 1861-1865
Book: Collected Works of William Shakespeare
Book: Collected Works of William Shakespeare
29. Warren G. Harding
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Served: March 4, 1921 – August 2, 1923
Book: Rules of Poker
Book: Rules of Poker
35. John F. Kennedy
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Served: January 20, 1961 – November 22, 1963
Book: From Russia with Love by Ian Flemming
Book: From Russia with Love by Ian Flemming
40. Ronald Reagan
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Served: 1981-1989
Book: The Hunt for Red October by Tom Clancy
Book: The Hunt for Red October by Tom Clancy
43. George W. Bush
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Served: 2001-2009
Book: The Bible
Book: The Bible
44. Barack Obama
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Served: 2009-Present
Book: Self-Reliance by Ralph Waldo Emerson and/or Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison
Book: Self-Reliance by Ralph Waldo Emerson and/or Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison
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I read "Summer of 1927" and learned that Warren Harding was a horrible person and a horrible president... and also a horrible gambler :)
ReplyDeleteYeah, I just found out all that stuff recently too. Kind of crazy that he was once our president!
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