by Mike Purdy | Mar 10, 2023 | Uncategorized
Presidents are human, just like everyone and deal with a variety of uncertainties and emotions in life. Abraham Lincoln suffered from chronic depression most of his life yet rose above it to become our greatest president. Franklin Pierce saw his 11 year-old son killed...
by Mike Purdy | Oct 22, 2022 | Donald Trump, Scandals
The House Jan. 6 select committee forged new territory with its vote to issue a subpoena to former President Donald Trump for documents and testimony related to role in the Capitol insurrection. This is the first time a congressional subpoena has been issued to a...
by Mike Purdy | Aug 21, 2022 | Donald Trump
In this TV interview with Lindsay Tuchman of Newsy, I talk about the significance and unprecedented nature of the FBI search of Mar-a-Lago and answer the question why Trump might have kept the documents and not turned them over to the National Archives. Click here to...
by Mike Purdy | Jul 24, 2022 | Donald Trump, Elections, Joe Biden, Terms of Office
Joe Biden is the oldest man to occupy the Oval Office. He broke the record previously set by Donald Trump. Both are likely candidates for president in 2024. How old is too old to be president? It’s a question we should address as a nation. I wrote an opinion...
by Mike Purdy | Jul 6, 2022 | Books, Franklin Roosevelt, Lyndon B. Johnson, Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft
My new book, Presidential Friendships: How They Changed History, is now available for preorder through Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Walmart, and your local bookstore. It will be released by the publisher on August 3, 2022. Presidential Friendships: How They Changed...