This was a hard book to rate. On the one hand, it was probably the best written book in this series that I have read so far. On the other hand, while starting out with a "just the facts" attitude, Wicker later strays into a reporter's habit of editorializing. Throughout, I got the sense that he was trying to take the reputation of a popular president down a notch or two, and wondered if there was an axe to grind here. In researching Wicker's reputation on the internet, it seems that there was probably no grudge; Wicker does this will all famous figures he writes about.