Presidents and the North American Review

Scholars can study the major narratives of American history by reading the pages of the North American Review, from slavery and the Civil War, to the thoughts of nearly a dozen US presidents. Below are the names several presidents, along with links to writings that appeared in previous issues of the North American Review. Some of these writings only discuss the presidents or their policies, while others were written by the presidents themselves. This list is by no means exhaustive, but it is certainly well worth perusing.

 

John Adams

• Mr. Adams's Letter to the Abbe de Mably
• Adams and Jefferson: 1826-1926 

 

Thomas Jefferson

• Letters from Mr. Jefferson and Mr. Adam

 

James Buchanan

• A Page of Political Correspondence. Unpublished Letters of Mr. Stanton to Mr. Buchanan 

 

Abraham Lincoln

• An Unpublished Speech of Abraham Lincoln 
• Lincoln's letter to the North American Review

 

Ulysses S. Grant

• Reasons for Accepting the Presidency

 

James A. Garfield

• Review: Review: My Personal Finances: Autobiographical Notes by President Garfield

 

Grover Cleveland

• Patriotism and Holiday Observance

 

Benjamin Harrison

• Musings about Current Topics
• Musings about Current Topics II

 

William McKinley

• The Value of Protection 

 

Theodore Roosevelt

• Doers of the Word
• "Professionalism" in Sports

 

Woodrow Wilson

• Hide-and-Seek Politics
• The Mystery of Woodrow Wilson
• The Author and Signers of the Declaration of Independence

 

Calvin Coolidge

• The Enigma of Calvin Coolidge

 

Herbert Hoover

• Hoover

 

Franklin D. Roosevelt

• Attention Patriots! The Navy Needs Eyes

 

As mentioned, this list is by no means exhaustive. More writing by and about US presidents, as well as other historical figures and writers, can be found by looking through our archives on JSTOR. Happy President's Day!