Helene Harris
PROFILES IN COURAGE by JFK

Jan Stephens
Team of Rivals

Sonia Zaffiris
THE CLINTON WARS by Sidney Blumenthal and AND THE HORSE HE RODE IN ON by James Carville

Mary Champagne
ALL THE PRESIDENT'S MEN by Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward most influenced me. I was young and very naive about politics, as perhaps many Americans were, and the "dirty tricks," intrigue and deceptions were all very "eye opening." It was a politically historic time to live and this book kind of defined the era for me.

Ray Palen
ALL THE PRESIDENT'S MEN by Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein

Liz Picone
A PEOPLE'S HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES by Howard Zinn

Miriam
A MATTER OF CHARACTER: Inside the White House of George W. Bush by Ronald Kessler

Barbara Broberg
HARRY S. TRUMAN by Robert Ferrell

Ellen
I try NOT to read about politics! Most of my reading is fiction for enjoyment, relaxation, and escape. Having said that, I have read books like FAST FOOD NATION, after which I gave up red meat for two years and now only eat certain cuts, never ground beef anymore.

Lori Schultz
FRANKLIN and WINSTON by Jon Meacham

An amazing look at the intense and complicated pubic and private relationship between these two before and during World War II.

Donnell Rosenberg
WHEN CHARACTER WAS KING: A Story of Ronald Reagan by Peggy Noonan

Linda M. Williams
ALL THE PRESIDENT'S MEN by Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein

Michael M. Dewey
ALL THE PRESIDENT'S MEN by Bob Woodward

WORSE THAN WATERGATE by John W. Dean

Angie
CAPTAINS AND THE KINGS by Taylor Caldwell made me very cynical about politics and the way the world is run.

Kellie
LiIVING HISTORY by Hillary Clinton
Not because I liked it, but because it was the most fake made-up book of trash a first lady could have written.

Elizabeth
Atlas Shrugged

Lee
Primary Colors

Marion Miller
THE BEST AND THE BRIGHTEST, ELEANOR AND FRANKLIN, and PLAIN SPEAKING

Norene Wittlin
PROFILES IN COURAGE by JFK

Fran Keneston
All the President's Men

Kathy Vieira
Although I'm not big on political books, I would have to say PRIMARY COLORS was probably the most memorable for me.

Pat Shearing
EDUCATION OF A PUBLIC MAN, by Hubert H. Humphrey

Marvelous book and details his humble beginnings.

Lindy
I have never read one.

Susan
PROFILES IN COURAGE by President, John F. Kennedy

Charlene
CAPITOL HILL IN BLACK AND WHITE

Also THE LAST BLACK EMPEROR (a story about Marion Barry)

Cynthia
It is the recent books that are most memorable --- just finished reading BLACKWATER by Jeremy Scahill, which details much much more about the current administration than just the mercenary group. Wow...just wow.

Diane
ATLAS SHRUGGED by Ayn Rand

Patricia
THE KITE RUNNER, A THOUSAND SPLENDID SUNS.... and ADVISE AND CONSENT and A SHADE OF DIFFERENCE from long, long ago!

Connie Williamson
All the President's Men

Elinor Nuxoll
COMMON SENSE GOVERNMENT: Works Better And Costs Less
by Vice-President Al Gore

Nancy Fein
ALL THE PRESIDENT'S MEN by Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein

Manish Patwari
THE ARROGANCE OF POWER by William Fulbright

Mike Ferrin
Profiles in Courage

Lois
CONSERVATIVES WITHOUT CONSCIENCE by John Dean. Scary stuff, I guess, unless you're a conservative. :)

Jane Haase
Johnny, We Hardly Knew You
The Best and The Brightest

Edward Garea
PERPETUAL WAR FOR PERPETUAL PEACE by Gore Vidal

Tamara
Lemon Tree

Linda M. Johnson
All the President's Men

Max Refah
THE NIGHTMARE ON 6TH STREET: A Memoir of Politics, Corruption and Murder

Patricia Miller
OUR ENDANGERED VALUES: America's Moral Crisis by Jimmy Carter

Jennie Femec
All the President's Men

Don de Blasio
All The President's Men

Catherine Lee
FEAR AND LOATHING: ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL by Hunter S. Thompson

Marjorie Clark
Haven't read any political books this year.

F Tessa Bartels
Alexis de Tocqueville's DEMOCRACY IN AMERICA

Linda K. Jitmoud
When I was in college, I read THE BEST AND THE BRIGHTEST by David Halberstam. It's a little long (about 800 pages) but it provides a fascinating look into the events leading up to the Vietnam War.

Shannon Leonetti
Founding Fathers

Lou
I'm not sure this counts as a political book but the one I enjoyed the most was Barbara Bush's memoirs.

Marianne Bach
DREAMS OF MY FATHER by Barack Obama