Given the importance of the position of president of the United States, you might expect those who have held the role to wield academic credentials that distinguish them from the general public. Some presidents, including Thomas Jefferson, John Quincy Adams, and Woodrow Wilson, to name a few, certainly demonstrated their advanced brainpower as students. Even many of those who came of age in the rough-and-tumble frontier years of the 19th century showed a capacity for learning in spite of limited opportunities, with Abraham Lincoln standing as the most famous example of a largely self-taught commander-in-chief. ...Read More