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Political leaders and policymakers

24 people and 9 topics holding 151 books.

Abraham Lincoln16th president of the United States, 1861-1865.3 books
Activists and reformersMemoirs and biographies of civil-rights leaders, dissidents, abolitionists and campaigners.6 books
Alan GreenspanChairman of the Federal Reserve, 1987-2006.3 books
American statesmen and officialsLives and memoirs of American legislators, mayors, officials, campaign staff and political families.21 books
Barack Obama44th president of the United States, 2009-2017.4 books
Benjamin FranklinAmerican printer, scientist, diplomat and Founding Father, 1706-1790.5 books
British leadersBritish prime ministers, statesmen and the diaries of those who served them.3 books
Clarence DarrowAmerican defence lawyer, 1857-1938.2 books
Diplomats and international officialsDiplomats, ambassadors and the heads of the UN, UNICEF and the World Bank.7 books
Finance ministers and central bankersMemoirs and biographies of treasury secretaries, finance ministers and central bankers, many written about financial crises.10 books
Genghis KhanFounder of the Mongol Empire, ruled 1206-1227.2 books
George Washington1st president of the United States, 1789-1797.2 books
Henry KissingerUS national security adviser and secretary of state, 1969-1977.2 books
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James P. GrantExecutive director of UNICEF, 1980-1995.2 books
John Adams2nd president of the United States, 1797-1801.2 books
Joseph P. Kennedy2 books
Leaders of Africa, Latin America and the Middle EastPresidents, monarchs and reformers of Africa, Latin America, Turkey and Saudi Arabia.7 books
Leaders of Asia and the PacificRulers and prime ministers of China, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, the Philippines and Australia.11 books
Lee Kuan YewFirst prime minister of Singapore, 1959-1990.5 books
Lyndon B. Johnson36th president of the United States, 1963-1969.2 books
Mahatma GandhiLeader of the Indian independence movement, 1869-1948.3 books
Mohammed bin SalmanCrown prince of Saudi Arabia since 2017.2 books
Napoleon BonaparteEmperor of the French, 1804-1814 and 1815.2 books
Nelson MandelaPresident of South Africa, 1994-1999.3 books
Ngozi Okonjo-IwealaNigerian finance minister; director-general of the WTO since 2021.2 books
Paul VolckerChairman of the Federal Reserve, 1979-1987.2 books
Recep Tayyip ErdoğanPrime minister of Turkey 2003-2014, president since 2014.2 books
Richard Nixon37th president of the United States, 1969-1974.2 books
Rulers of Europe and the ancient worldEuropean monarchs, emperors and dictators, and the statesmen of Greece and Rome.13 books
Theodore Roosevelt26th president of the United States, 1901-1909.4 books
Thomas Jefferson3rd president of the United States, 1801-1809.2 books
US presidentsBiographies and memoirs of presidents of the United States, from Washington to Obama.9 books
Winston ChurchillBritish prime minister, 1940-1945 and 1951-1955.4 books

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