Examines presidential power within the context of U.S. history and the ongoing relationships presidents and ex-presidents formed with one another.

Truman and Hoover : the return of the exile -- Eisenhower and Truman : careful courtship, bitter breakup -- Kennedy and his club : the hazing -- Johnson and Eisenhower : blood brothers -- Nixon and Reagan : the California boys -- Johnson and Nixon : two scorpions in a bottle -- Nixon and Johnson : brotherhood and blackmail -- Nixon and Ford : mercy at all costs -- Ford and Reagan : the family feud -- Nixon, Ford, and Carter : three men and a funeral -- Reagan and Nixon : the exile returns -- Bush and Nixon : no good deed goes unpunished -- Bush and Carter : the missionary goes rogue -- Six presidents : the golden age of the club -- Bush and Clinton : the rascal and the rebel -- Bush and Bush : father and son -- Obama and his club : the learning curve.