Includes bibliographies and index.

One of the most widely consulted works in any reference collection, this volume is an authoritative and unique compilation of statistics and other data concerning the American presidency and those who have held the office, from George Washington to George Bush. Compiled for the general reader and the researcher alike, the book contains thousands of pieces of information about Presidents, their lives, their backgrounds, their families, their Vice Presidents, and their tenures in office - all selected and aorganized to be as useful and accessible as possible.