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Presidency Essays and Term Papers
IsolationismBetween 1789 and 1823 the United States made cautious efforts to become involved in world affairs to further insulate itself from European involvement. This tendency toward is clearly shown in treaties to resolve outstanding differences with European countries, territorial acquisitions, attempts ...
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Daniel WebsterBorn January 18, 1782, in Salisbury, New Hampshire, was a central figure in the nation's history. He successfully combined his political and legal career and played a role as lawyer, congressman, orator, secretary of state, leader of two parties, and a presidential candidate. His father, ...
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John Adams, who became the second president of the United States, has
been accused by some historians of being the closest thing America ever had to a
dictator or monarch (Onuf, 1993). Such strong accusations should be examined in
the context of the era in which Mr. Adams lived and served. A closer ...
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The Electoral CollegeNever before has the executive branch been faced with such scrutiny,
abuse, and pressure. Historically, a stronger president renders a weaker
legislature.Household names like Washington, Lincoln, and FDR had no
problem exercising exclusive control of their respective America. Today,
President ...
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The Grangewas the first major farm organization and began in the 1860's.
This organization was created mostly as a social and self-help association not
originally an organization of protest. During the depression of 1873, this
group of bonded friends, became an "agency for political change." They knew ...
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The Political Principles Of Jackson And JeffersonJackson and Jefferson political principle and goals were the same. They had an idea of a simple government that was set by the constitution. Giving an equal opportunity to everyone was a goal they both had for America. They wanted to keep the society plain and simple.
Most of their beliefs ...
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Lyndon B. JohnsonJohnson was born on Aug. 27, 1908, near Johnson City, Tex., the eldest son of Sam Ealy Johnson, Jr., and Rebekah Baines Johnson. His father, a struggling farmer and cattle speculator in the hill country of Texas, provided only an uncertain income for his family. Johnson attended public schools in ...
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Some Of The Most Important PreThe election of 1812 consisted of a battle between James Madison, and De Witt Clinton. Madison had represented both Democratic and Republican beliefs, while Clinton was a Federalist.
James Madison was born in Port Conway, Va., on March 16, 1751. A Princeton graduate, he joined the struggle for ...
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With Malice Toward None By SteStephen B. Oates is a professor of history at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, and the author of eight other books, including The Fires of Jubilee and To Purge This Land with Blood. His task in this biography was to perpetuate Lincoln as he was in the days he lived. His purpose of this ...
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John F. KennedyJohn Fitzgerald Kennedy was born on May 29, 1917 in the Boston suburb of
Brookline. Kennedy was the son of Joseph P. Kennedy a formerambassador to Great
Britain. Kennedy was much like his father, possesing a delightful sense of
humor, a strong family loyalty, a concern for the state of the ...
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Abraham LincolnAlthough other states such as Indiana lay claim to his birth, most sources agree that was born on February 12, 1809, in a backwoods cabin in Hodgeville, Kentucky. In an interview during his campaign for the presidency in 1860 Lincoln described his adolescence as "the short and simple annals of ...
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William McKinleyTwenty-Fifth President 1897-1901 Born: 1/29/1843 Birthplace: Niles, Ohio was born in Niles, Ohio, on Jan. 29, 1843. He taught school, then served in the Civil War, rising from the ranks to become a major. McKinley opened a law office in Canton, Ohio, and in 1871 married Ida Saxton. Elected to ...
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Harry S. Truman1. Date of Birth & Birth Place
was born on May 8, 1884 in Lamar, Missouri.
2. Childhood
John A. Truman sold and bought livestock form a lot adjacent to their
house when Harry was first born. When Harry was ten months old the
Trumans sold their house and stocklot to move to ...
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Teddy Roosevelt's Contribution To Natural ResourcesAfter William McKinley was assassinated in 1901, Theodore Roosevelt became our 25th President. Americašs natural resources were threatened. Species like the bison and beaver were endangered; others were extinct. Soil fertility was low and about four-fifths of prime forests had been cut down. ...
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Alexander Hamiltonwas born as a British subject on the island of Nevis in the West Indies on the 11th of January 1755. His father was James Hamilton, a Scottish merchant of St. Christopher. His grandfather was , of Grange, Lanarkshire. One of his great grandfathers was Sir R. Pollock, the Laird of Cambuskeith. ...
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Important Presidential ElectioThe election of 1812 consisted of a battle between James Madison, and De
Witt Clinton. Madison had represented both Democratic and Republican
beliefs, while Clinton was a Federalist.
James Madison was born in Port Conway, Va., on March 16, 1751. A
Princeton graduate, he joined the struggle for ...
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Harry S. Truman1. Date of Birth & Birth Place
was born on May 8, 1884 in Lamar, Missouri.
2. Childhood
John A. Truman sold and bought livestock form a lot adjacent to their
house when Harry was first born. When Harry was ten months old the
Trumans sold their house and stocklot to move to Harrisonville, ...
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George Bush The votes were in; the election was over. On the 20th of January 1989, Republican George Herbert Walker Bush became the forty-first president of the United States. After serving two previous terms as Ronald Reagan\'s Vice President, he defeated Governor of Massachusetts Michael S. Dukakis to ...
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Should The President Be Impeached??
The most controversial headlines today focus on the President of
The United States, Bill Clinton. These headlines have nothing to do with
his Foreign policies, deficit control, or the United States budget spending
rather focus specifically on the Monica Lewinsky sex scandal and the
impeachment ...
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Woodrow WilsonDiseases need heroes: men or women who have triumphed despite the disease. For the child with polio, one could always point to Franklin Delano Roosevelt, who campaigned on leg braces to become governor of New York and then president of the United States. For epilepsy, there is always Joan of Arc ...
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