"Biography of Elizebeth Smith Friedman, an American woman who pioneered codebreaking in WWI and WWII but was only recently recognized for her extraordinary contributions to the field"--

A behind-the-scenes look at the Reagans follows them through their struggling movie careers, Ronald's stint as governor of California, the couple's eight years in the White House, an assassination attempt on his life, the announcement of Ronald's Alzheimer's disease, and his death in 2004 at the age of ninety-three.

Offers a behind-the-scenes look at the Wilsons, from Woodrow's leadership during World War I and his struggle to enact peace treaties to his stroke in 1919, his fight to recover, and Edith's controversial assumption of many of the routine duties and details of the presidency.