Leonard Benardo

4693. Citizen-in-Chief The Second Lives of the American Presidents, by Leonard Benardo and Jennifer Weiss (read 7 Apr 2010) This is a pretty workmanlike book which examines the lives of men after they were President. It is not super-exciting and most of what it had to say I seemed to think I already knew, but it was readable. It considers the financial status of the Presidents--in the early days they often did not do well but lately they really cash in on their status, a la Jerry Ford. The whole saga of Presidential libraries is carefully explored, as are the political activities of ex-Presidents. The book came out in 2009 and so has nothing about the newest ex-President's post-presidency life. It is an even-handed book, saying good and bad about the people it talks about.… (plus d'informations)