Prologue

Dedicated to the CodeParachuters, Drew, Maricar Cayce

“I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the Office of
President of the United States, and will to the best of my ability, preserve,
protect and defend the Constitution of the United States.”

Presidential Oath of Office

In the seventy-six years between the nation’s first presidential election (1788) and its last before the end of the Civil War (1864), Americans go to the polls a total of twenty times. Over that period, sixteen presidents are chosen to lead the nation. This book provides brief profiles of each man.