by Mike Purdy | Nov 24, 2012 | Birthdays, Deaths, Zachary Taylor
Zachary Taylor – 1850Taylor’s birth: Zachary Taylor, the general who rode into the White House in the 1848 election based on his victories in Mexican-American War, was born on November 24, 1784, making him the third president born after the... by Mike Purdy | Nov 19, 2012 | Birthdays, James Garfield
James GarfieldThe nation’s 20th president, James Abram Garfield, was born on November 19, 1831 in Orange, Ohio, just a little more than a quarter century after the Buckeye State was admitted to the Union. Today, we commemorate the 181th anniversary of his... by Mike Purdy | Nov 15, 2012 | Abraham Lincoln, Books, Dwight Eisenhower, Elections, Homes, Scandals, Thomas Jefferson, Ulysses Grant
Here’s a quick list of some just some of the new books on U.S. Presidential history, published in 2012:Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power: by Jon Meacham, published November 13, 2012 Ike’s Bluff: President Eisenhower’s Secret Battle to Save the... by Mike Purdy | Nov 14, 2012 | Uncategorized
Woodrow WilsonIn accepting the Democratic presidential nomination on August 7, 1912, Woodrow Wilson stated the following:”A presidential campaign may easily degenerate into a mere personal contest and so lose its real dignity.” Nasty 1912 campaign: ... by Mike Purdy | Nov 10, 2012 | Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, Elections, George W. Bush, James Madison, James Monroe, Thomas Jefferson
The re-election of Barack Obama as president on November 6, 2012 makes him third president in a row to be re-elected to a second term, following the two term presidencies of Bill Clinton and George W. Bush.The only other time our nation has had three two term...
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