02050cam a2200373 i 4500 1164496095 TxAuBib 20160516120000.0 160104s2016||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2015050559 9781455551958 hardcover 1455551953 hardcover (OCoLC)921166292 DLC eng rda DLC BTCTA BDX OCLCO YDXCP OCLCA OCLCF GK8 JSE JAI TxAuBib rda Kendall, Joshua C., 1960-, author. First dads : parenting and politics from George Washington to Barack Obama / Joshua Kendall. First edition. New York : Grand Central Publishing, 2016. 391 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references and index. Prologue: the sense and sensibility of James Garfield: "It is a most intense and innocent passion" -- The preoccupied: "I should like to have your opinion on it" -- Playful pals: "My father likes snakes" -- Double-dealing dads: "You know such things happen on plantations" -- Tiger dads: "I could feel nothing but sorrow and shame in your presence" -- The grief-stricken: "I always see my boy playing tennis on the court out there" -- The nurturers: "When is my daddy coming" -- Epilogue: presidential choices: "I knew I had to share my daddy". 20160516. Presidents Family relationships United States History. Presidents United States History. Presidents United States Biography. Children of presidents United States History. Children of presidents United States Biography. Biographies. TXKIP