Cross-examining history : a lawyer gets answers from the experts about our presidents / Talmage Boston ; with a foreword by Ken Burns.

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The president of the Unites States is the world's most powerful person. Despite the remarkable talents of those who have served as our country's chief executive, totally successful governance has never been possible, meaning subjective assessment of presidential lives and characters is required. How then should we jusge these powerful leaders, since even the best works of history raise questions needing answers before final conclusions can be drawn? As a civil litigator for almost four decades, Talmage Boston's business has been to seek the truth from witnesses and use it to bring focus toward final resolution. Recognizing that a history book constitutes the author's thorough direct examinination of his subjects, and knowing ultimate credibility can only be derived following cross-examination, over a three-year period, he interrogated those who have performed the heavy lifting of research and analysis about our commanders-in-chief. Cross-Examining History delivers the answers to questions Boston posed to many of today's most renowned presidential historians and some esteemed high-level Oval Office insiders. The results expand our awareness far beyond book learning and increase our knowledge of the most important aspects in our presidents' lives. Boston then brings his case to a close with an insightful analysis of the essential qualities demanded of those who have called the White House their home. At a time when evaluating presidential leadership has never been more critical to the American people, readers of Cross-Examining History will be better positioned to make their own final judgments.