All the Presidents' Memories: How they Reconstruct the Past, Manage the Present and Shape the Future, Volume I. This item is unavailable.All the Presidents' Memories: How they Reconstruct the Past, Manage the Present and Shape the Future, Volume I

The memories described in this book reflect not only how eleven American Presidents remembered what happened to them in their youth, but also provide a glimpse into their beliefs, attitudes, thoughts and feelings. These childhood memories can foreshadow historical events during a President's administration even though such events are separated by time and place. By examining the early memories of the Presidents, it is possible to discover how, for example: Abraham Lincoln's amusing memory of a boyhood caper provided an unusual perspective on his character and his lasting appeal as a great storyteller; how Ulysses S. Grant's memory of a business transaction revealed a hidden vulnerability; and how Dwight David Eisenhower's memory of battling with a barnyard goose influenced his negotiating style as a General and President. These and other Presidential memories provide both telling and entertaining insights into the minds and actions of our American leaders.

Henry J. Roth, Ph. D. received his doctorate in Special Education, School and Counseling Psychology from Duke University in Durham, North Carolina. He has been Principal of therapeutic day schools in North Carolina and Chicago. He has been an adjunct instructor at Northeastern Illinois University, and most recently at George Mason and Trinity Washington universities. Over his career, Henry has used eliciting early memories as an effective therapeutic counseling technique. In occasionally running across a president’s memory in his reading, Henry became interested in finding other presidents’ memories and analyzing how they helped to shape their character and actions. This book grew out of that interest.