presidential candidates

A biography of the African-American presidential candidate in 1984 who is a major leader of African-Americans today.

Follows the life and career of the African-American civil rights worker who has run for the presidential nomination twice.

An exploration of the history of presidential campaigning that discusses changes in strategies, significant races and confrontations, the effects and implementation of technology, and more.

Explores the lives of the candidates who ran for president in 1988 and tries to discover what convinced them they could lead the United States.

Contains 150 photographs that document the political campaign that led to Barack Obama's nomination as the first African-American candidate of the Democratic Party for president of the United States in 2008.

Presents a biography of Jesse Jackson, discussing his life as a reverend, orator, and public servant, including his involvement in the civil rights movement, his presidential campaigns, and his role as freelance diplomat and world humanitarian.

Social critic and activist Ralph Nader chronicles the 2000 presidential campaign, in which he ran for the Green Party, and discusses weaknesses in the other parties and the future of the political system.

Profiles the life of Barack Obama, discussing his parents, childhood, education, work in Chicago, keynote speech at the 2004 Democratic Convention, election to the U.S. Senate, and aspirations to become the first African-American president of the United States.

A brief biography of Barack Obama that describes his childhood in Hawaii, family, education, and highlights from his political career, which includes becoming the first African-American elected to become the President of the United States.

Presents a brief biography of President George W. Bush, covering his early life, tracing his political career, and including information from his first run for Congress to his presidential campaign in 2000.