The reading habits of highly effective presidents

The cover story in the new issue of the Weekly Standard is Richard Norton Smith’s interesting essay: “Our literary leaders.” Smith discusses the literary tastes of presidents from Washington to Bush, comparing, contrasting and commenting wittily along the way.

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