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Deadline for 272 Word Response to Gettysburg Address

Deadline for 272 Word Response to Gettysburg Address

by Mike Purdy | Jun 17, 2015 | Uncategorized

In my blog posting of June 16, 2015 on Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address, I announced a contest.  I will give away one free copy of the newly published book “Gettysburg Replies: The World Responds to Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address.” Free Copy...
Do Presidential Libraries Preserve History or Egos?

Do Presidential Libraries Preserve History or Egos?

by Mike Purdy | May 12, 2015 | Uncategorized

There is a difference of opinion about whether taxpayer supported presidential libraries and museums are appropriate.  Personally, I think they serve an incredibly valuable function to help educate the nation about its history, notwithstanding the fact that former...
How 2 Former Aides Shaped Lincoln’s Legacy as a Great President

How 2 Former Aides Shaped Lincoln’s Legacy as a Great President

by Mike Purdy | May 5, 2015 | Uncategorized

20 Years in the Making:  Two longtime secretaries of Abraham Lincoln spent 20 years with exclusive access to the slain president’s personal papers. The research conducted by John Hay and John Nicolay resulted in them writing a 10 volume history of Lincoln that...

An Extraordinary Presidential Statement About an Extraordinary President

by Mike Purdy | Apr 27, 2015 | Uncategorized

Unlike Theodore Roosevelt, who called Thomas Jefferson “perhaps the most incapable Executive that ever filled the presidential chair,” President John F. Kennedy had a highly exalted view of the nation’s third president, recognizing him for his...

Seminar: Lessons Learned from the White House Reconstruction Project

by Mike Purdy | Apr 13, 2015 | Harry Truman, Uncategorized, White House

Seminar: Barely Avoiding Disaster: Lessons Learned from the White House Reconstruction Project During Harry Truman’s Presidency When and Where: April 21, 2015 (3:00 pm to 4:30 pm Seattle, WA (Bell Harbor International Conference Center) Sponsored by Puget Sound...

Publishing Schedule for Upcoming Presidential Biographies

by Mike Purdy | Mar 23, 2015 | Uncategorized

As a testament to the enduring interest of Americans with the lives of our Presidents, biographies of our chief executives continue to be published.  For example, a few of the upcoming presidential biographies scheduled to come out in 2015 include the following:...
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