by Mike Purdy | May 26, 2015 | Franklin Roosevelt, Ronald Reagan
Ronald Reagan, our 40th president and the icon and hero of the modern conservative movement in American politics, was once a Democrat. Reagan Idolized FDR: As a young man who came of age during the Great Depression, Reagan idolized Franklin D. Roosevelt. The New...
by Mike Purdy | May 25, 2015 | Franklin Pierce, Herbert Hoover, Jimmy Carter, John Quincy Adams, John Tyler, Millard Fillmore, Post Presidencies, Presidential Greatness, Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft
Our presidents have taken different paths during their post-presidential years, with some contributing significantly to the nation, while others took counterproductive actions. Some we would argue were excellent ex-presidents, while others caused significant problems...
by Mike Purdy | May 19, 2015 | Abraham Lincoln, Assassinations, Books, Presidential History Roundup, Presidential Sites, Theodore Roosevelt, Thomas Jefferson, Transportation
Presidential History Roundup #9: Interesting news about Presidential history from PresidentialHistory.com. Presidential Leadership – Patience, Passion, and Public Opinion: In this interview with Mark Updegrove, director of the LBJ Presidential Library, he...
by Mike Purdy | May 18, 2015 | Assassinations, George H.W. Bush, Ronald Reagan
In the uncertain hours following the attempted assassination of recently inaugurated President Ronald Reagan on March 30, 1981, Secretary of State Alexander Haig (who longed to be president himself) famously and inaccurately pontificated to assembled reporters at the...
by Mike Purdy | May 17, 2015 | Harry Truman, Millard Fillmore
While almost a full century separated the births of Harry Truman and Millard Fillmore, there is one unusual thing they both share in common, besides ascending to the presidency upon the death of their predecessor. Death of Predecessor: Fillmore became president on...
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