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Regarding the Presidents' Series: - Starting new poll since we have scheduled two of the presidents with the most votes already for later in the year - so you have a brand new chance to vote again

Which president are you most interested in reading about and discussing next? Select one.

To make this poll clearer - we have updated the reading order of the presidents in the past few months and we have scheduled the top vote getters (Washington and Madison) and we want to update the list for the next selected presidents.

We are reading a book about each of the presidents and discussing each president as part of a series we call the Presidential Series for all folks new to the History Book Club - it is just one of the Series and offerings that we have which are on-going. One reason is that the goodreads polls themselves have not been working for large groups so that the moderator could select group and all to alert group members that there was even a poll to vote on like we had done before - they still are not working that way or the way they used to.

We have already read and discussed books or have an upcoming book slated on all of the following presidents so we have not included them in the list of presidents that we have not covered to date

List of Presidents covered either in prior, current or upcoming scheduled discussions - therefore you will not find them on the voting list:

3. Thomas Jefferson (1801-1809) (multiple books)
6. John Quincy Adams (1825-1829) (multiple books and one upcoming on the first lady)
7. Andrew Jackson (1829-1837)
11. James K. Polk (1845-1849)
16. Abraham Lincoln (1861-1865) (multiple books)
18. Ulysses S. Grant (1869-1877)
26. Theodore Roosevelt (1901-1909) (multiple books and Unreasonable Men discussion going on now)
28. Woodrow Wilson (1913-1921)
32. Franklin D. Roosevelt (1933-1945) (multiple books)
34. Dwight D. Eisenhower (1953-1961 (multiple books and one just recently)
36. Lyndon B. Johnson (1963-1969) (multiple books)
37. Richard Nixon (1969-1974)
40. Ronald Reagan (1981-1989)
42. Bill Clinton (1993-2001)
1. George Washington (1789-1797) is now scheduled and slated
4. James Madison (1809-1817) is now scheduled and slated

If you do not recognize some of the names on the voting list - there were 14 presidents of the United States before George Washington and before the Constitution was ratified and we were asked to include them by the membership - here is a link which might help you identify who these folks were - http://atlantablackstar.com/2014/03/0...

Note: This is President Series Poll Five - We have 13,000+ members and one of the guidelines is that all members vote in polls and respond to event notifications (yes, maybe, no) - either or both of these take 1 second tops. Please vote and respond - that is what continues to make a community of readers timely and great and helps us with the planning which you enjoy reading. Thanks to all members.

If you would like to see a list of all of the presidents of the United States and their vice presidents after the Constitution was ratified - here is that link:

http://www.presidentsusa.net/presvpli...

John Adams
 
  97 votes, 12.5%

John F. Kennedy
 
  90 votes, 11.6%

Harry S. Truman
 
  83 votes, 10.7%

Barack Obama
 
  60 votes, 7.7%

James Monroe
 
  34 votes, 4.4%

Jimmy Carter
 
  33 votes, 4.3%

James A. Garfield
 
  31 votes, 4.0%

Andrew Johnson
 
  29 votes, 3.7%

Donald Trump
 
  26 votes, 3.4%

Calvin Coolidge
 
  24 votes, 3.1%

Herbert Hoover
 
  22 votes, 2.8%

James Buchanan
 
  19 votes, 2.4%

Martin Van Buren
 
  18 votes, 2.3%

William McKinley
 
  18 votes, 2.3%

Zachary Taylor
 
  17 votes, 2.2%

William Howard Taft
 
  15 votes, 1.9%

Grover Cleveland
 
  13 votes, 1.7%

Gerald Ford
 
  12 votes, 1.5%

George H. W. Bush
 
  12 votes, 1.5%

John Jay
 
  12 votes, 1.5%

Warren G. Harding
 
  11 votes, 1.4%

Millard Fillmore
 
  10 votes, 1.3%

Rutherford B. Hayes
 
  9 votes, 1.2%

John Hancock
 
  8 votes, 1.0%

William Henry Harrison
 
  7 votes, 0.9%

John Tyler
 
  7 votes, 0.9%

Chester Arthur
 
  7 votes, 0.9%

Benjamin Harrison
 
  7 votes, 0.9%

George W. Bush
 
  7 votes, 0.9%

Dr. Arthur St. Clair
 
  6 votes, 0.8%

Franklin Pierce
 
  5 votes, 0.6%

Cyrus Griffin
 
  5 votes, 0.6%

John Hanson
 
  4 votes, 0.5%

Richard Henry Lee
 
  4 votes, 0.5%

Peyton Randolph
 
  4 votes, 0.5%

David Rick Atchinson
 
  2 votes, 0.3%

Elias Boudinot
 
  2 votes, 0.3%

Samuel Huntington
 
  2 votes, 0.3%

Dr. David Ramsay
 
  1 vote, 0.1%

Henry Middleton
 
  1 vote, 0.1%

Henry Laurens
 
  1 vote, 0.1%

Thomas McKean
 
  1 vote, 0.1%

Nathanial Gorham
 
  0 votes, 0.0%

Thomas Mifflin
 
  0 votes, 0.0%


Poll added by: Bentley



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message 1: by Shelly (new)

Shelly Mateer Maybe


message 2: by Brad (new)

Brad Hersman Yes, I intend to read along with the group for the upcoming presidential series.


message 3: by Lynne (new)

Lynne Maybe


message 4: by Marithe (new)

Marithe Maybe


message 5: by Anne (new)

Anne Yes!


message 6: by Jackie (new)

Jackie Duncan Yes


message 7: by Whitney (new)

Whitney maybe


message 8: by Scott (new)

Scott If time allows, yes.


message 9: by Casey (new)

Casey Maybe


message 10: by Sheilah (new)

Sheilah Vance Yes, as often as I can.


message 11: by Sue (last edited Dec 17, 2016 06:37AM) (new)

Sue Yes. PolSci background. Will be interested when enough time elapses to see what scholarly books appear regarding this whole divided electorate that put this Trump Pres -elect in the driver's seat!


message 12: by Nancy (new)

Nancy Regan Yes


message 13: by W. (new)

W.  Frazier Maybe. Hope to.


message 14: by Bentley (new)

Bentley Mod
Terrific to all.


message 15: by Sharon (new)

Sharon Scott Yes, I would love to know more about quite a few of our countries Presidents, I voted for John Hancock. I am wondering though about Donald Trump, will there be books about him that are not written by himself? Right now I am not sure there will be, I happen to personally met this man, and trust me you'll want outside writers if you really want to understand this man.


message 16: by Jim (new)

Jim Yes, if it is a book I haven't read


message 17: by Caroline (new)

Caroline If time allows, yes.


message 18: by Colleen (new)

Colleen Yes


message 19: by Zachariah (new)

Zachariah Unlikely.


message 20: by obs20 (new)

obs20 Maybe


message 21: by Dominic (new)

Dominic Galante I will participate depending on time and my ability to get the book from my library.

I voted James Buchanan. I think we need an understanding of bad presidency as we approach January 20th.


message 22: by Jill (new)

Jill Hutchinson I must be the only person who voted for Warren Harding....his corrupt administration fascinates me.


message 23: by Ashley (new)

Ashley Hansgen Maybe


message 24: by Bentley (new)

Bentley Mod
Sharon wrote: "Yes, I would love to know more about quite a few of our countries Presidents, I voted for John Hancock. I am wondering though about Donald Trump, will there be books about him that are not written ..."

Not sure Sharon - but he is far enough down in the vote right now - so there will be more books I am sure but there are a few out there already.


message 25: by Bentley (new)

Bentley Mod
Jill wrote: "I must be the only person who voted for Warren Harding....his corrupt administration fascinates me."

That is OK Jill - I am still waiting for someone to pick Tyler.


message 26: by Bentley (new)

Bentley Mod
Dominic wrote: "I will participate depending on time and my ability to get the book from my library.

I voted James Buchanan. I think we need an understanding of bad presidency as we approach January 20th."


Very true Dominic - we can have lessons learned from both


message 27: by Tiffany (new)

Tiffany Day I read a wonderful book this summer in which the Lee family played a part!

Unlikely Allies: How a Merchant, a Playwright, and a Spy Saved the American Revolution

It's the tale of getting France's support for the American Revolution.

******

I would MAYBE participate in a group read depending on my interest level in the book and my availability within the parameters of the group read schedule.


message 28: by Alisa (new)

Alisa Depends on the selection and time permitting, always have an interest in presidential reading.


message 29: by Mimimimimi (new)

Mimimimimi Probably not.


message 30: by Gregg (new)

Gregg Jones Never liked Truman.


message 31: by Bentley (new)

Bentley Mod
Tiffany wrote: "I read a wonderful book this summer in which the Lee family played a part!

Unlikely Allies: How a Merchant, a Playwright, and a Spy Saved the American Revolution

It's the tale of g..."


Thanks Tiffany - don't forget to add the book cover, the author's photo and author's link

Unlikely Allies How a Merchant, a Playwright, and a Spy Saved the American Revolution by Joel Richard Paul by Joel Richard Paul (no photo)


message 32: by Bentley (new)

Bentley Mod
Gregg wrote: "Never liked Truman."

Interesting - he has always been a polarizing figure.


message 33: by Bentley (new)

Bentley Mod
Thank you to the Tyler voter. (lol)


message 34: by Labake (new)

Labake Akinyosoye yes


message 35: by Carly (new)

Carly maybe


message 36: by Savannah (new)

Savannah Jordan The best biography of John Adams that I have ever read was the one by David McCullough. It is a masterpiece. If we read Adams biography a good accompanying piece is the book, "My Dearest Friend" which are the letters between John and Abigail. Two brilliant, moral souls communicating on a level that few couples ever achieve.
https://www.amazon.com/John-Adams-Dav...


message 37: by Mel (new)

Mel Foster Maybe.


message 38: by Brina (last edited Dec 17, 2016 08:14PM) (new)

Brina Been meaning to read Truman so yes. If McCullough book, would it be over a few month span?


message 39: by Bentley (new)

Bentley Mod
Hello Savannah - I agree that was great - make sure to add your citation.

We do not add links to Amazon.

We add them like this so that the goodreads software can cross populate our site and keep track of the books and authors noted.

John Adams by David McCullough by David McCullough David McCullough

My Dearest Friend Letters of Abigail and John Adams by Abigail Adams by Abigail Adams Abigail Adams


message 40: by Bentley (new)

Bentley Mod
We give a lot of time to the books we read for the presidential series.


message 41: by Bentley (new)

Bentley Mod
The votes so far are very interesting.


message 42: by Justin (new)

Justin Poe Yes...hopefully


message 43: by Bentley (new)

Bentley Mod
Glad to hear from you Justin.


message 44: by Jack (new)

Jack Clark Maybe


message 45: by Tomi (new)

Tomi Maybe


message 46: by Portia (new)

Portia Yes with hope for more time and a faster reading ability instead of coal (which Spellcheck, bless it, made CIA!) in my Xmas stocking ;-)


message 47: by Bentley (new)

Bentley Mod
Isn't spell check wonderful


message 48: by Sarah (new)

Sarah Mackey Yes but sometimes it can take awhile for American published books to arrive to me as I live outside the USA


message 49: by RavensScar (new)

RavensScar Maybe


message 50: by James (new)

James Cobb No


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