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The Student and Teacher Who Was Abraham Lincoln

ours to us" (Frost 90). Lincoln knew he was different from his contemporaries in both physical appearance and demeanor, but that ...

What You Should Know About Becoming President of the United States

one would need to be an ascending political star to capture the candidacy of a particular party. The Constitution apportions elec...

Public and Political Bargaining in the Contemporary Presidency

of the presidential office, inasmuch as media influence is fundamentally based upon the element of perception. Contemporary presi...

Presidents and Congress

separate branches of the government: legislative, executive and judicial. With this framework in place, then, it was assured tha...

'Human Rights' Presidency of Jimmy Carter

In perhaps one of the most dramatic shows of foreign support of human rights, in 1980 President Jimmy Carter cancelled the America...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 ...

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...

Managed Care and Politics

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

Life and Times of John F. Kennedy

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

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 ...

Life of Jimmy Carter Before He Became President

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...

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...

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...

Government's Powers and its Three Divisions

branch. It can propose and make laws and it can pass laws with a two thirds vote even if the President vetoes a bill, but at first...

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...

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...

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...