This is, perhaps, the most significant book yet produced by the gifted husband and wife team of John and Alice Durant. Having already gives us Pictorial History of American Ships and, with Otto Bettmann, Pictorial History of American Sports they now top their previous efforts with a book that is bound to receive acclaim from coast to coast.

Over two years were spent in gathering and selecting the 566 prints, paintings and cartoons many of which have never been published before. Thousands of hours of research at various governmental agencies, libraries, museums, and historical societies insure the accuracy of fact and picture presented.

It is an informal history covering every administration and the significant and interesting events that occurred. The personality, habits, character and family of each president is presented in a personalized manner. Containing a light, sometimes humorous touch, the book will undoubtedly bring a new understanding of the lives of our presidents and the history of our country.

From the dust jacket