Reddit mentions of President Reagan: The Role Of A Lifetime

There are so many:

Tear Down This Myth: The Right-Wing Distortion of the Reagan Legacy

The Man Who Sold the World: Ronald Reagan and the Betrayal of Main Street America

Ronald Reagan: Worst President Ever?

The Ronald Reagan Myth

The Lou Cannon book is recognized as the most thorough and scholarly:

President Reagan: The Role Of A Lifetime

This is quite the under-taking, so I'll just list the presidents from which I am familiar with the historical literature. In order to guarantee that you get an analytically thorough understanding of each president, I'll avoid "pop" histories (thus, nothing by David McCullough) in favor of more analytically driven, yet still well written, histories. I will still incorporate some books from non-academic publishers, however. First off, the best place to start would probably be the University of Kansas's American Presidency Series (note that this is different from the American Presidents Series, which is done from NY Times books. Always be sure to check the publisher). This series is great for getting a good understanding of what historians in general have written about each respective president; however, the series only focuses on the presidency, which is more constrained than what you're looking for. I'll just go in sequential order based on when the individual was president.

• George Washington
  
  Washington: A Life by Ron Chernow. (Do not buy this book off the internet. I've seen the hardcover version of this book in the overstock sections of Barnes and Nobles, Wal Marts, and even Albertsons for $6. Don't become reticent about it because it's in the cheapy bin at Wal Mart. Chernow is one of the best biographers of early American history and the book won a Pulitzer.
  
  His Excellency: George Washington by Joseph Ellis
  
  
• John Adams
  
  John Adams: A Life by John Ferling
  
  
• Thomas Jefferson
  
  Thomas Jefferson by R.B. Bernstein
  
  Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power by Jon Meacham
  
  
• James Madison
  
  James Madison: A Biography by Ralph Ketcham
  
  The Sacred Fire of Liberty: James Madison and the Founding of the American Republic by Lance Banning
  
  
• James Monroe
  
  James Monroe: The Quest for National Identity by Harry Ammon
  
  
• John Quincy Adams
  
  Paul Nagel's John Quincy Adams: A Public Life, A Private Life
  
  For an in depth look at his time as Secretary of State, check out John Quincy Adams: Policymaker for the Union by James E. Lewis, Jr.
  
  
• Andrew Jackson
  
  Robert Remini's 3-volume biography is still the most comprehensive on Andrew Jackson. Vol. I is Andrew Jackson and the Course of American Empire, 1767-1821; Vol. II is Andrew Jackson and the Course of American Freedom, 1822-1833; Vol. III is Andrew Jackson and the Course of American Democracy, 1833-1845.
  
  Old Hickory's War: Andrew Jackson and the Quest for Empire by David and Jeanne Heidler is also worth reading.
  
  
• Theodore Roosevelt
  
  Edmund Morris's 3-volume biography. Vol. I, The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt; Vol. II, Theodore Rex;, Vol. III, Colonel Roosevelt
  
  
• Harry Truman
  
  Man of the People: A Life of Harry S. Truman by Alonzo Hamby
  
  
• John F. Kennedy
  
  The aforementioned American Presidency Series book, The Presidency of John F. Kennedy, revised edition by James Giglio.
  
  An Unfinished Life: John F. Kennedy, 1917-1963 by Robert Dallek
  
  
• Lyndon Johnson
  
  Robert Caro's multi-volume biography (still unfinished). Vol. I, The Years of Lyndon Johnson: The Path to Power; Vol. II, Means of Ascent; Vol. III, Master of the Senate; Vol. IV, The Passage of Power; Vol. V is yet to be published.
  
  For a one volume account, LBJ: Architect of Ambition by Randall Woods is also good.
  
  
• Richard Nixon
  
  Strangely, there still isn't a definitive book on Nixon's presidency. For a good understanding of his presidency, you need to get into more specific areas, like Nixon and foreign affairs, Nixon and the civil rights movement, or even biographies of Nixon's closest advisers within his administration. The best account of Nixon himself would by the American Presidency Series's entry by Melvin Small, The Presidency of Richard Nixon. Equally important when attempting to understand Nixon's presidency is the life and thought of Henry Kissinger. The single best biography of Kissinger is Jeremi Suri's Henry Kissinger and the American Century.
  
  
• Gerald Ford
  
  Really the only substantive book on Gerald Ford comes from the American Presidency Series. It's The Presidency of Gerald R. Ford, revised ed by John Greene.
  
  
• Jimmy Carter
  
  The more substantive books on Carter are going to be too dry reading than what you're asking for. A readable, and analytically thorough, biography of Carter's presidency is The Presidency of James Earl Carter, Jr., revised and updated edition by Burton Ira Kaufman. For Carter's (much more effective) time post-presidency, check out Douglas Brinkley's The Unfinished Presidency: Jimmy Carter's Quest for Global Peace. For the Carter presidency's foreign policy, still the best account is Morality, Reason, and Power: American Diplomacy in the Carter Years by Gaddis Smith.
  
  
• Ronald Reagan
  
  It's hard to find a good, unbiased biography of Reagan. By far the best biography comes from the journalist Lou Cannon in his book, President Reagan: The Role of a Lifetime.
  
  Sean Wilentz's The Age of Reagan: A History, 1974-2008 is also good, but the author becomes more clearly biased as the history gets closer to the present. Still, despite the author's biases it is a great book that is analytically sharp and incredibly well written.
  
  Morning in America: How Ronald Reagan Invented the 1980s by Gil Troy offers a solid, more positive assessment of Reagan than most historians provide.
  
  
• George H.W. Bush
  
  The American Presidency Series's entry by John Greene, The Presidency of George Bush
  
  
• Bill Clinton
  
  Historians are just now starting to dig into the Clinton presidency. The best account of the Clinton presidency, like Reagan's presidency, comes from a journalist: John Harris's The Survior: Bill Clinton in the White House
  
  There are also a ton of books on the George W. Bush presidency, many of them good, many of them bad. While I'm not a big fan of this sub-reddit's 20 years prior rule, I will respect it. If you want some suggestions on George W. Bush, just PM me.
  
  Edit: I realized I completely left out John Quincy Adams so I added him in.
  Edit #2: I also linked my suggestions to their respective Amazon page.

President Reagan - The Role of a Lifetime by Lou Cannon is worth reading.

I read a lot of political memoirs. It's worth reading several books on whatever administration you're interested in. Frequently, you'll find that more than one person who was in meeting X later writes a book including their account. You get some nice balance that way. Also, the good stuff starts coming out from mid-level aides shortly after President Whoever leaves office. Publishers will pay a premium for even a couple pages of good, current dirt.

Also, it's weirdly reassuring. I stopped worrying about secret cabals running the world after I started reading White House memoirs. They're uniformly a bunch of ass clowns.

For pro-Reagan, I would say either President Reagan: The Role of a Lifetime or The Greatest Communicator. Sleepwalking Through History is a good version of the other side. Also, The Politically Incorrect Guide to American History and A People's History of the United States have good sections on pro- and anti- Reagan Administration.