Lindop, Edmund

Examines the causes and effects of the assassination of seven prominent Americans, including the four presidents killed in office and such significant political leaders as Martin Luther King and Robert Kennedy.

Discusses the nine vice-presidents of the United States who became president when the office fell suddenly vacant because of death or resignation.

Chronicles the lives of presidents Nixon, Carter, and Reagan and points out daring measures each took while in office including the easing of tensions with China and the Soviet Union, peace talks between Israel and Egypt, and a treaty to lower the number of nuclear weapons.

Discussion of the three mid-twentieth-century presidents who took the United States through the Cold War, the Cuban blockade, the civil rights movement, and into the Vietnam War.

Discusses foreign policy issues between the United States and Panama, specifically regarding the Canal.

A book which emphasizes that Britain and the U.S. have been more often partners rather than rivals.

Analyzes the roots and consequences of governmental gridlock and how it has manifested itself during several United States' presidential administrations.

Discusses the creating of the Constitution and the very few changes that have been made in it during the past 200 years.

A survey of the political, economic, social, and cultural events and changes during the decade of the Great Depression.