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EVERY FOUR YEARS. . .
The American Presidency
Smithsonian Exposition Books

Foreword

Part One. . . 

[[underlined]] The Presidential Paradigm [[/underlined]]
By Richard B. Morris,
Professor of History,
Columbia University

An eminent authority considers the man whom Gladstone called "the purest figure in history," and how this man shaped the Presidential office that was created with him specifically in mind.

[[underlined]] National Treasures [[/underlined]]

A picture story about the "Washington Relics" and their significance as a foundation for the historical collections of the United States National Museum.

[[underlined]] Presidential Portraiture [[/underlined]]

By Marvin S. Sadik, Director
National Portrait Gallery

A considered appraisal of the genre, from the most important of all American portraits--Gilbert Stuart's George and Martha Washington--through the decline precipitated by the rising popularity of photography in the latter 19th century.

Part Two. . .

[[underlined]] The President as Patrician [[/underlined]]

By Noble E. Cunningham, Jr.,
Professor of History,
University of Missouri

An authority on the Jeffersonian Republicans and the political history of the New Nation analyzes the administrations of Washington's two successors from Massachusetts and the three from Virginia.

[[underlined]] Growing Up To Be President [[/underlined]]

By Michael L. Lawson, Historian,
National Portrait Gallery

A description of the prior pursuits of various Presidents, from Jefferson the Renaissance Man to Harry S Truman the haberdasher.

[[underlined]] Presidential Stature [[/underlined]]

By James K. Page, Jr., Director,
Smithsonian Exposition Books

A comparative perspective on the physique and physiognomy of each of the thirty-eight Presidents.