| Description |
xi, 402 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [361]-393) and index. |
| Contents |
In the beginning -- The sporting frontier -- Barely visible to press and public -- Theodore Roosevelt : climbing the mountain -- Sports and the presidency : the founding father -- Inside TR's sporting presidency -- William Howard Taft : a large legacy -- Woodrow Wilson : more than just a game -- Warren Harding : the wager he didn't win -- Calvin Coolidge : grace, under pressure -- Herbert Hoover : no place to hide -- Franklin Delano Roosevelt : politically and physically challenged -- Harry S. Truman : striding--and flying--into history -- Dwight D. Eisenhower : hero under assault -- John F. Kennedy : swimming into politics -- Lyndon Johnson : the games he didn't play -- Richard Nixon : show me a good loser-- -- Gerald Ford : the pigskin president -- Jimmy Carter : more than meets the eye -- Ronald Reagan : creating a sports legend -- George H.W. Bush : TR revisited -- Bill Clinton : oh, how he played the game -- George W. Bush : from bush leagues to the majors. |
| Subject |
Presidents -- Sports -- United States.
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Sports and state -- United States.
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| ISBN |
080188425X (hardcover : alk. paper) |
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9780801884252 |
| Standard No. |
YDXCP 2442528 |
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AU@ 000040104373 |
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