by Mike Purdy | Dec 12, 2012 | Andrew Johnson, Calvin Coolidge, Chester Arthur, Gerald Ford, Harry Truman, John Tyler, Lyndon B. Johnson, Millard Fillmore, Theodore Roosevelt, Vice-Presidents
Nine times in the history of the republic, a vice-president has ascended to the office of president due to the death or resignation of the president. Here’s a list of these men:John TylerMillard FillmoreAndrew JohnsonChester ArthurTheodore RooseveltCalvin... by Mike Purdy | Dec 10, 2012 | Elections, Electoral College, Rutherford Hayes, Terms of Office, Ulysses Grant
1876 election disputed: The presidential election of 1876 was hotly contested. Democrat Samuel J. Tilden won a majority of the popular vote against Republican Rutherford B. Hayes. However, neither candidate had a clear majority in the Electoral... by Mike Purdy | Dec 6, 2012 | Barack Obama, Christmas Card
President Barack Obama and his family have sent out their 2012 Christmas cards that feature a picture of their dog, Bo, playing in the snow on the White House lawn. The text of the card is:This season, may your home be filled with family, friends, and the... by Mike Purdy | Dec 5, 2012 | Barack Obama, Grover Cleveland, Lyndon B. Johnson, Richard Nixon, Terms of Office
Grover ClevelandWe call Barack Obama our 44th president, but we’re counting presidential administrations and not the actual number of men who have served as president.And the number is different. We’ve had 44 presidential administrations, but only 43... by Mike Purdy | Nov 28, 2012 | Barack Obama, Dwight Eisenhower, Inaugurations, James Monroe, Ronald Reagan, Rutherford Hayes, Woodrow Wilson, Zachary Taylor
When Barack Obama’s second term as president begins on January 20, 2013, it will mark only the seventh time in our nation’s history that Inauguration Day has fallen on a Sunday. Traditionally, official inaugural ceremonies have not been held on...
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