Of America's 42 presidents, 25 have been lawyers. Yet their legal careers and the impact of these experiences on their presidencies have received little coverage—until now.

America's Lawyer-Presidents provides fascinating insights into these chief executives and the issues and events of their times. Described by Thomas Jefferson as "the most certain stepping stone to public preferment in the political line," the study of law has been the most common profession of America's presidents.

John Adams, the first lawyer-president, not only practiced law for 20 years in colonial New England, but made major contributions to the Revolution and our nation's founding charters.

Abraham Lincoln, perhaps the most admired and beloved president, was involved in more than 5,100 cases during his 25-year legal career. And Richard Nixon is the only lawyer-president to have practiced law on both coasts and whose legal resume includes a high-profile case before the United States Supreme Court. He was the eighth lawyer-president to appear as legal counsel before the nation's highest tribunal.

The America's Lawyer-Presidents exhibit includes over 250 photos, illustrations, documents, and artifacts. Its companion book is "lavishly illustrated" and "the work of an impressive assembly of respected scholars, is lucid, informative, and highly engaging." The Museum facilities also provide a wonderful venue for meetings and special events.