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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...

Events in Jefferson's Presidency

an ideal opportunity for the young country slip away. Spain had ceded its land holding in the Mississippi River valley to France, ...

Ronald Reagan, the Most Effective President Since 1950

federal government and those reserved to the states or to the people. All of us... need to be reminded that the federal government...

The Life and Legacy of Gerald R. Ford

went to Yale to get his law degree he would coach football, and while many lawyers managed to find a way to stay out of war, Ford ...

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...

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...

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...

Effectiveness of U.S. Presidents Harry S. Truman, Dwight D. Eisenhower, John F. Kennedy, and Lyndon B. Johnson

As the War was coming near its end Truman had sent a very urgent plea to Japan that they needed to surrender. They refused and the...

Presidency of Franklin Delano Roosevelt

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

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 William Jefferson Clinton

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

The American Presidency

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

US Public Opinion, Congress, and the Presidency

not the relationship between the executive and legislative branches is successful is due, in large part, to a presidents ability t...

Communication and U.S. Foreign Policy Towards Mexico

in Colombia, or the uncertainty of an eventual post-Castro Cuba?" . Mexico, of...

LBJ and Reconstruction

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

The President is in the End Just a Person

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

Power of the Presidency: Lincoln

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

How the Civil War Shaped and Defined Abraham Lincoln

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's Conservatism

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

Foreign Policies of Presidents Lyndon Johnson and Ronald Reagan: Fighting Communism at the Expense of Freedom

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

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 ...

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...

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...

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...