Thirteen Keys to the Presidency

by Allan J. Lichtman

Identifies the factors that forecast the outcome of a presidential election, and discusses what they reveal about American politics.

Genres: Politics, Nonfiction, History

449 pages, Hardcover

First published September 1, 1988

About the author

Allan J. Lichtman is Distinguished Professor of History at The American University in Washington, D.C. and the author of many acclaimed books on U.S. political history, including White Protestant Nation: The Rise of the American Conservative Movement (finalist, 2008 National Book Critics Circle Award in Non-fiction), FDR and the Jews (with Richard Breitman), and The Case for Impeachment.

Professor Lichtman devised a model (“Keys to the White House”) with Vladimir Keilis-Borok to predict the outcome of US presidential elections; said model has been correct since 1984. He is regularly sought out by the media for his authoritative views on voting and elections.

Reviews

[Tom Mobley · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fantastic book. I have had it for a while now. Great review of President and American history. I have ordered his follow-up book Predicting the Next President.