Explains the job of the Unites States' most important leader, including how he or she manages the federal government, works with Congress to pass new laws, and helps other countries.

Text and illustrations present the life of the boy born on the Kentucky frontier who became the sixteenth president of the United States.

A biography of the former motion picture actor elected fortieth President of the United States in 1980 and again in 1984.

The United States has only one chief executive -- the president -- who serves as both the country's head of state and head of government. In this volume, young historians will read about the jobs of the president at home and abroad, in times of peace and in times of war. Readers will also learn about the history of the presidency, what it takes to get elected president, the transfer of power from one president to the next, the vice presidency, and...

A brief biography of the twenty-sixth president of the United States.

Profiles former peanut farmer, Georgia Governor, and United States president Jimmy Carter, including his ongoing promotion of social justice and human rights around the world.

Recounts the life of America's first president, including his youth in Virginia, military career, role in the formation of an independent nation, and leadership of that new country.

A brief biography of the seventh president of the United States.