Download or read book Merriman Smith's Book of Presidents written by A. Merriman Smith and published by . This book was released on 1972 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What the book does is describe the presidency and six presidents in very human terms-what it's like to be president, to live in the White House, to "belong" to the first family either by birth or by duty. Here the son of a great reporter compiles the best of his father's writings, half from unpublished notes and half from Smith's famous writings, such as the book Thank You, Mr. President, and his Pulitzer Prize coverage of the John Kennedy assassination. The book includes story, tragedy, and humor -- Dust jacket.