I’m trying to read my way through the presidents. Here’s what I’ve read so far and what I’m thinking about reading. (Big hat tip to BestPresidentialBios.com for their extensive list.)

Is there a great bio I’m missing? Let me know!

(Italics indicate that I have the book; underlined means I’ve read it.)

George Washington

• “His Excellency: George Washington,” Joseph Ellis
• “Washington: A Life,” Ron Chernow
• “1776,” David McCullough

John Adams

• “John Adams: A Life,” John Ferling
• “John Adams,” David McCullough
• “First Family: Abigail and John Adams,” Joseph Ellis

Thomas Jefferson

• “Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power,” Jon Meacham
• “American Sphinx: The Character of Thomas Jefferson,” Joseph Ellis

James Madison

• “James Madison,” Richard Brookhiser
• “Madison and Jefferson,” Andrew Burstein

James Monroe

• “James Monroe: The Quest for National Identity,” Harry Ammon
• “The Last Founding Father: James Monroe,” Harlow Unger

John Quincy Adams

• “John Quincy Adams: A Public Life, A Private Life,” Paul Nagel
• “Mr. Adams’s Last Crusade,” Joseph Wheelan

Andrew Jackson

• “The Life of Andrew Jackson,” Robert Remini
• “American Lion: Andrew Jackson in the White House,” Jon Meacham

Martin Van Buren

• “Martin Van Buren and the American Political System,” Donald Cole

William H. Harrison

• “Mr. Jefferson’s Hammer: William Henry Harrison,” Robert Owens
• “Old Tippecanoe: William Henry Harrison and His Time,” Freeman Cleaves

John Tyler

• “John Tyler,” Gary May
• “John Tyler: The Accidental President,” Edward Crapol

James Polk

• “Polk: The Man Who Transformed the Presidency and America,” Walter Borneman
• “A Country of Vast Designs: James K. Polk,” Robert Merry

Zachary Taylor

• “Zachary Taylor,” John Eisenhower
• “Zachary Taylor: Soldier, Planter, Statesman of the Old Southwest,” Jack Bauer

Millard Fillmore

• “Millard Fillmore: Biography of a President,” Robert Rayback

Franklin Pierce

• “Franklin Pierce: New Hampshire’s Favorite Son,” Peter Wallner
• “Franklin Pierce: Martyr for the Union,” Peter Wallner (This one’s a two-volume excursion.)

James Buchanan

• “President James Buchanan: A Biography,” Philip Klein

Abraham Lincoln

• “Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln,” Doris Kearns Goodwin
• “Lincoln,” David Herbert Donald

Andrew Johnson

• “The Avenger Take His Place: Andrew Johnson and the 45 Days that Changed the Nation,” Howard Means
• “Impeached: The Trial of Andrew Johnson and the Fight for Lincoln’s Legacy,” David Stewart

Ulysses S. Grant

• “Grant,” Jean Edward Smith
• “The Man Who Saved the Union: Ulysses S. Grant In War and Peace,” H.W. Brands

Rutherford B. Hayes

• “Rutherford B. Hayes: Warrior and President,” Ari Hoogenboom

James A. Garfield

• “Destiny of the Republic: A Tale of Madness, Medicine and the Murder of a President,” Candice Millard
• “Dark Horse: the Surprise Election and Political Murder of President James A. Garfield,” Kenneth Ackerman

Chester A. Arthur

• “Chester Alan Arthur,” Zachary Karabell

Grover Cleveland

• “An Honest President: The Life & Presidencies of Grover Cleveland,” H. Paul Jeffers

Benjamin Harrison

• “Benjamin Harrison,” Charles Calhoun

William McKinley

• “The President and the Assassin: McKinley, Terror and Empire,” Scott Miller

Theodore Roosevelt

• “The Bully Pulpit: Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft and the Golden Age of Journalism,” Doris Kearns Goodwin
• “The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt,” Edmund Morris (finished 07/01/14)
• “Theodore Rex,” Edmund Morris
• “Colonel Roosevelt,” Edmund Morris

William H. Taft

• “The William Howard Taft Presidency,” Lewis Gould

Woodrow Wilson

• “Wilson,” A. Scott Berg

Warren G. Harding

• “The Shadow of Blooming Grove: Warren G Harding in His Times,” Francis Russell

Calvin Coolidge

• “Coolidge,” Amity Shlaes

Herbert Hoover

• “The Life of Herbert Hoover: Fighting Quaker, 1928-1933,” Glen Jeansonne

Franklin D. Roosevelt

• “FDR,” Jean Edward Smith
• “Traitor to His Class: The Privileged Life and Radical Presidency of FDR,” H.W. Brands
• “No Ordinary Time: Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt,” Doris Kearns Goodwin

Harry S. Truman

• “Truman,” David McCullough

Dwight D. Eisenhower

• “Eisenhower In War and Peace,” Jean Edward Smith

John F. Kennedy

• “An Unfinished Life: JFK,” Robert Dallek
• “The Fitzgeralds and the Kennedys,” Doris Kearns Goodwin

Lyndon B. Johnson

• “Lyndon Johnson and the American Dream,” Doris Kearns Goodwin
• “Lyndon B. Johnson: Portrait of a President,” Robert Dallek
• “Taking Charge: The Johnson White House Taps, 1963-1964,” edited by Michael Beschloss

Richard M. Nixon

• “Kennedy and Nixon,” Christopher Matthews
• “Just Plain Dick,” Kevin Mattson
• “Richard Nixon: A Life in Full,” Conrad Black

Gerald R. Ford

• “Time and Chance: Gerald Ford’s Appointment with History,” James Cannon
• “Write it When I’m Gone,” Thomas DeFrank

Jimmy Carter

• “The Unfinished Presidency: Jimmy Carter’s Quest for Global Peace,” Douglas Brinkley
• “Jimmy Carter: A Comprehensive Biography from Plains to Post-Presidency,” Peter Bourne
• “Living Faith,” Jimmy Carter

Ronald Reagan

• “An American Life: Ronald Reagan, The Autobiography,” Ronald Reagan
• “Dutch: A Memoir of Ronald Reagan,” Edmund Morris
• “When Character Was King,” Peggy Noonan

George H.W. Bush

• “George Bush: Life of a Lone Star Yankee,” Herbert Parmet

Bill Clinton

• “First in His Class: A Biography of Bill Clinton,” David Maraniss
• “My Life,” Bill Clinton

George W. Bush

• “Days of Fire,” Peter Baker
• “Decision Points,” George W. Bush

Barack Obama

• “Dreams from my Father,” Barack Obama
• “Barack Obama,” David Maraniss