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Second Acts: Presidential Lives and Legacies After the White House [Illustrated] [Hardcover]

Mark K. Updegrove (Author)

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"Mark K. Updegrove's Second Acts is a smart and provocative look at the most exclusive club in America - ex-presidents. Highly recommended!"
--Douglas Brinkley, Professor of History and Director of the Theodore Roosevelt Center at Tulane University
"Former presidents have been likened to Cinderella after the ball. In this intimate, often surprising group portrait, Mark Updegrove reveals how our ex-presidents since Truman have dealt with the loss of power that is their pumpkin. From Ike struggling to master the intricacies of the dial tone, to LBJ raging like Lear on the Perdenales [River], to Jimmy Carter, the Extra President--Updegrove gives us riveting history by twilight. His evening stars cast a memorable glow."--Richard Norton Smith, president historian, Scholar in Residence, George Mason University "Mark Updegrove's Second Acts is a fascinating read about a subject that has been neglected for too long. It is history at its best; a well researched and well told narrative that illuminates the recent past in surprisingly unexpected ways. Filled with wit as well as wisdom, Second Acts is a delight."--Don Carleton, Director, University of Texas Center for American History ..."lively accounts....This engrossing book [is] Highly recommended for public libraries."--"Library Journal" ..."for those interested in the former presidents, this popular history will do the trick."-- "Publishers Weekly""" ..."revealing in detail and context" --"Kirkus Reviews"

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F. Scott Fitzgerald once wrote, "There are no second acts in American lives," but more and more, our former presidents are proving him wrong. No longer fading into the background upon leaving the highest office in the land, former presidents perform valuable services as political advisors and international emissaries. From Eisenhower taking Kennedy to the woodshed (literally) on the Bay of Pigs crisis, to Carter earning the Nobel Peace Prize, to Bush Sr. and Clinton joining forces for tsunami and Katrina relief, the author examines the increasingly important roles that former presidents have in our nation and throughout the world.
Through interviews with former presidents, first ladies, family members, friends, and staffers, the author also delves into the very human stories that take place as ex-presidents adjust to life and attempt to shape their historical legacies.

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A great read!, 18 Sep 2006
By wrappedupinbooks - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Second Acts: Presidential Lives and Legacies After the White House (Hardcover)
Mark Updegrove has written an entertaining and deftly researched story of the lives and accomplishments of our modern American presidents after their terms in the Oval Office. The author offers a fair-handed, nonpartisan history as he interweaves tales of both personal and political dimensions. SECOND ACTS shows how these men continued to forge their legacies after leaving the most powerful office in the land. It's a rare book that can truly be described as "important," but with the contributions that Updegrove makes to the field of presidential history, I feel that SECOND ACTS merits such a label.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Essential for any collection strong in American history or politics., 12 Dec 2006
By Midwest Book Review - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Second Acts: Presidential Lives and Legacies After the White House (Hardcover)
Second Acts: Presidential Lives and Legacies After the White House chronicles the activities of former presidents who, far from retiring from office, are making important contributions. Now ex-presidents perform valuable services such as international emissaries, taking their own agendas overseas. Interviews with former presidents, first ladies, family member and staff members not only present these activities, but analyze how ex-presidents are continuing to shape the politics and events of the Oval Office. Essential for any collection strong in American history or politics.

Diane C. Donovan
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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A most ejoyable book to read, 16 Dec 2006
By Schmerguls "schmerguls" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Second Acts: Presidential Lives and Legacies After the White House (Hardcover)
This book tells of the post-presidential years of all the Presidents beginning with Truman. It is jam packed with interesting information, and while it may break no new ground it does a superlative job of summing the times and men involved. It is a very easy read, and I found it fun to read.
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