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Doris Kearns Goodwin: No Ordinary Time

than the others. It may be that they are all true. However, FDR did change his will to leave half of his fortune to Missy, antici...

U.S. Presidency and Naturalized Citizens

that you cannot choose your land of birth, but you can possess the choice of which nation you love and this should stand as someth...

Various Types of Presidential Power

local dominating interest and insuring a policy determined by a range of desires (Tannehill and Bedichek, 1991). Madison also wan...

US President's Role

who sits in the Oval Office is the father of the country for four years at a time. One interesting change is that George W. Bush i...

Positive Perspective on the Presidency of Lyndon B. Johnson

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

Presidency of Harry S. Truman

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

Comparisons Between Presidents George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush

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

An Overview of Ronald Reagan's 1980 Climb to the Presidency

In this four page paper the writer ourlines the key elements that propelled Ronald Reagan to the U.S. presidency. Details are pro...

American Presidency and the Administrations of Bill Clinton

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

Personality of Democratic Presidential Candidate John F. Kerry

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

George W. Bush and the Legislative Presidency

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

Problems of the US Government's Executive Branch

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

Presidency of Teddy Roosevelt

the people", and that it was his responsibility and obligation to act on behalf of what was good for the nation - using whatever l...

Presidency of Franklin D. Roosevelt and Its Opposition

the "loyal opposition" that he believed is needed in order for the two-party system to work best. He opposed FDR seemingly at eve...

Effects of the Child Labor Act of 1916 on Woodrow Wilson's Presidency

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

A Biography of Wesley Clark

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

Unemployment Rates and the Presidency

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

Imperial Presidency of George W. Bush

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

Was the 2000 Presidential Election Stolen by George W. Bush?

term traditionally begins the first Monday in October, and so final opinions are issued in late June (Mears, 2002). Justices divid...

'Presidential' Edith Wilson

Petticoat Presidency? 2003). Edith Wilson was a woman who had grown up in a happy home, with protective parents who adored her (E...

Richard M. Nixon's Presidency

said. I believe this was Nixons greatest downfall - not being true to his word. In the aftermath of Watergate, there...

LBJ's Style of Leadership

Johnson entered hesitantly, he won the race (2003). During World War II, Johnson briefly did a stint in the Navy but returned to...

The Impact of FDR's Disability on the Presidency

of both his campaign and presidency so that the vast majority of his adoring constituency had no idea how severe his condition act...

'Hidden Hand Presidency' of President Dwight Eisenhower and Current Agenda of President George W. Bush

II, but once in office, he showed traits of being politically indecisive, inarticulate, and bumbling. He was considered by his cri...

Theodore Roosevelt's Presidency

was perhaps so impressive about Roosevelt is his willingness to introduce morality into the decision making process with which he ...

LBJ and Clinton More Than Decades Apart

are pervaded with a sense of innocence violated" (pp. 6). In fact, in a pre-release review presented in The New Republic, Lane com...

Ronald Reagan Biography

are many examples throughout his career of conflicts which transpired and his apparent effortless handling of them. The Life of ...

20th Century United States and Social Welfare

those who want to help the poor, such as in the 1930s. There was relatively little opposition to Roosevelts New Deal because times...

Twilight of the Presidency by George Reedy

power because he placed himself above the law in authorizing the Watergate break-in. The tapes from the Nixon White House show a m...

New Hampshire's Presidential Primary and its Importance

not try to mislead, the media sometimes does this. There are in fact people who do contend that the media has controlled many elec...