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the lions share of the credit" (Bruns, 2007). McCullough says that Adams had an "astute political mind" as well as being an eloqu...

based lawyer Cyrus Vance became Carters secretary of state. He bluntly condemned the d?tente foreign policy developed by Presiden...

1789-1797, sought reelection only once and a two-term limit became traditional and was the national standard for 150 years (OConno...

us against them mentality that usually enabled the President to secure public support for any military action presented as promoti...

role as President and even infringed on the civil rights of the people, but there are also many who argue such steps were necessar...

necessary institution but also as a just one. They took the stance that white slave owners were entitled to own slaves as a part o...

Ronald Reagan as being staunch in his support of conservatism. While his actions may have caused some to question his beliefs, he ...

prestigious job in existence. The president has never made a secret of the fact that he grew up in a single parent household ...

Pulitzer prize-winning investigative reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein - would ultimately lead to one of the most shocking...

2000, p. 509). By 1877, these political aims were losing ground, paving the way for the return to the South of white domination (F...

unions had become large and powerful. In fact, Wilson ran on a progressive platform and so it would only seem natural that he woul...

history. His high level of public favor, however, is undoubtedly connected to his ability to manipulate people and to accomplish ...

have presided over rough economies. The poor economy, in fact, cost Bush Senior the 1992 election. According to experts, Bush Juni...

track of the actions and responsibilities of the other various aides. Additionally, these aides tend to be a type of rivalry with...

Clark went on to become a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford University between August of 1966 and 1968, where he studied philosophy, politi...

create new jobs, the Bush administration has "indelibly identified itself with the performance of the economy" (Beattie, 2003, p. ...

white house, to the slaves that actually built it, through generations of servants, aids, activists who worked there, all the way...

in the face of his inability to work with Congress and convert "his ideas into legislative realities" ("Jimmy Carter," 2010). In r...

off attacks from those who should have been working with him for the benefit of the American people. Discussion When Bill Clinton...

savings of 15% of Americans with them ("The New Deal"). People were losing faith in banks, and to prevent a collapse of the entir...

Thanks to his experience and his resolve he was able to stand up valiantly even in the face of many negatives. Prior...

role of Americas first President, seeking to separate his persona as the general "who was first in war" from the President "who wa...

towards achieving those goals. Kouzes and Posner put it much better: "When people described to us their personal-best leadership e...

In four pages this paper examines the legislative aspects of the American presidency with George W. Bush being the primary focus. ...

thereabouts, things become problematic at times. There are other situations too that create havoc and when the president uses his ...

him because of his poor eyesight. However, Harry would have his chance at the onset of World War I. Despite his disappointments w...

and dull, though Starr also classifies him as "thoughtful and substantive," someone who is patient with questions and comments as ...

believed that by speaking directly to the voters that another opinion might be formed. Having been involved in several wars, the...

partners. The relationship dates back to at least 1945 when Harry Truman wanted to "wage war against infirmity" (Jones, 2003, p. 3...

had a naval career where he lived in many places around the nation as well as many places around the world. While in the Navy he r...