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Baldacci, David. Absolute Power (2000)
An inebriated President and his mistress begin to fight with knives; the Secret Service intervenes, resulting in the death of the mistress. All witnesses must be silenced in order to prevent a scandal...

Byrd, Max. Grant (2000)
An historical novel about Ulysses S. Grant's failed attempt to win a third Presidential term. Author Byrd portrays Grant as quiet, often drunk, and seemingly at ease only around his close friend Mark Twain.

Chafets, Ze'ev. The Project (1997)
Dewey Goldberg, the first Jewish President of the United States, faces opposition from Elihu Barzel, Israel's Prime Minister, in this novel written by an Israeli government press officer and journalist.

DeLillo, Don. Libra (1988)
The assassination of John F. Kennedy, told from the perspective of Lee Harvey Oswald.

Ehrlich, Everett M. Big Government (1998)
Political satire from a former member of the Clinton administration, featuring Wade Hoak, a Republication President who resigns after three years in office, and takes with him $50 million from business associates.

Greenfield, Jeff. People's Choice (1995)
The President-elect dies shortly after his narrow victory. And as the electoral college prepares to vote for a new President, a cast of characters emerges from the media frenzy. Written by a political and media analyst for newspaper and television.

Grippando, James. The Abduction (1998)
Eight years before running for President, Attorney General Allison Leahy's daughter had been abducted. And now her opponent, Lincoln Howe, faces a similar crisis-- his granddaughter is kidnapped. At the risk of losing the campaign, Leahy decides to try to catch the kidnappers.

Higgins, Jack. The President's Daughter (1997)
In this thriller, the President's illegitimate daughter is kidnapped by Israeli terrorists, who demand that the President attack several Arab countries in exchange for her safe return.

Kilian, Michael. Major Washington (1998)
This novel focuses on the young George Washington, before he became President. George's early adventures include fighting in the French and Indian War, and having an affair with the wife of his best friend.

Maxwell, Mark. Nixoncarver (1998)
Ex-President Richard Nixon and short-story writer Raymond Carver become fast friends after meeting on a California beach. Together they fish, play poker, and share the intimate details of each of their lives.

McGrory, Brian. The Incumbent (2000)
This thriller, written by a Washington journalist, features an assassination attempt on a President running for re-election, and the efforts of a journalist (also injured during the attempt) to find the guilty person.

Nevin, David. Eagle's Cry (2000)
Meet Thomas Jefferson, Napoleon, and Andrew Jackson in this historical novel about the Louisiana Purchase.

Sheldon, Sidney. Best Laid Plans (1997)
Senator Todd Davis promises to make Oliver Russell President of the United States if he agrees to marry daughter. Leslie Stewart, Russell's fiancee and PR director, is not pleased.

Slotkin, Richard. Abe (2000)
Fictional biography of the young Abraham Lincoln's coming of age. Abe loses his mother, journeys by flatboat down the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers to New Orleans, befriends a slave named Sephus, and forms many of the opinions that would later shape his Presidency.

Stone, Irving. Those Who Love (1965)
The love story of John and Abigail Adams, set against the backdrop of the American Revolution.

Tarloff, Erik. Face Time (1999)
Speechwriter Ben Krause learns that his girlfriend Gretchen is having an affair with the President; and she doesn't want to break up with either of them.

Uris, Leon. A God in Ruins (1999)
Nearing Election Day 2008, Presidential candidate Quinn Patrick O'Connell discovers he's not an Irish Catholic, but is instead Jewish.

Vidal, Gore. Lincoln (1984)
Set during the Civil War, this historical novel provides a vivid portrait of Lincoln as complex man and skillful politician.

Wilson, F. Paul. Deep as the Marrow (1997)
President Thomas Winston wants to legalize drugs. While many support the idea, others do not -- Conservatives push for impeachment, and the drug lords plot to assassinate the President.