Presidential History – Andrew J. Bramlett

Choosing the President: Books on Election Campaigns

With the 2024 presidential election a week away, I wanted to share a series of election history books I have read. These stretch from the first hotly contested election in 1800 up into the twentieth century. For an overview of election history, I suggest Anything for a Vote: Dirty Tricks, Cheap Shots, and October SurprisesContinue reading “Choosing the President: Books on Election Campaigns”

Wilson: An Idealist in a Less-than-Ideal Movie

I am a fan of presidential history, and I am a fan of classic movies, so I was surprised to realize that these two interests have rarely overlapped. (All the President’s Men and 1776 are the exceptions.) This week, I found out about a box office bomb presidential biopic I was unaware of, Henry King’sContinue reading “Wilson: An Idealist in a Less-than-Ideal Movie”