by Mike Purdy | Apr 30, 2020 | Constitution, Elections, George Washington, Inaugurations
It was April 30, 1789 – exactly 231 years ago – that George Washington took the oath of office for the first time as the first president of the newly minted United States of America. It was the launch of our great American experiment in democracy. What was...
by Mike Purdy | Apr 25, 2020 | Harry Truman
Harry Truman once wrote that “the only thing you have to worry about is bad luck. I never have bad luck.” If anyone could be said to experience bad luck in life, it was Truman, but not in his mind. Farm Life: He was never financially successful. When he...
by Mike Purdy | Mar 21, 2020 | Uncategorized
It is a vast understatement to say that we are living in the midst of earth-shaking, historic, scary, and unprecedented times as a nation and as a world – as we collectively struggle with the impacts of the deadly Coronavirus. A New Reality: We are witnessing...
by Mike Purdy | Dec 12, 2019 | Campaigns, Elections, Events, Impeachments, Resources
Lecture on 2020 Presidential Campaign: On October 24, 2019, along with my good friend, political scientist and professor Dr. Michael Artime, we presented the inaugural lecture of our new series “2020: Battle for the Soul of America” about the upcoming...
by Mike Purdy | Dec 3, 2019 | Books, Quotes
Check out this 2 minute 40 second video about four things I learned in writing my new book, 101 Presidential Insults: What They Really Thought About Each Other – and What It Means to Us. The non-partisan book is a great holiday gift for the person in your life...
