by Mike Purdy | May 13, 2015 | Benjamin Harrison, Bill Clinton, Elections, Franklin Roosevelt, George H.W. Bush, Gerald Ford, Grover Cleveland, Herbert Hoover, Jimmy Carter, John Adams, John Quincy Adams, Martin Van Buren, Ronald Reagan, Terms of Office, Thomas Jefferson, William Henry Harrison, William Howard Taft, Woodrow Wilson
In our nation’s history, ten incumbent Presidents have been defeated at the polls when seeking a second term in the White House. Here’s the list of the unfortunate Presidents who were rejected by the voters: Election Year Defeated President ...
by Mike Purdy | May 12, 2015 | Uncategorized
There is a difference of opinion about whether taxpayer supported presidential libraries and museums are appropriate. Personally, I think they serve an incredibly valuable function to help educate the nation about its history, notwithstanding the fact that former...
by Mike Purdy | May 10, 2015 | Abraham Lincoln, Barack Obama, Books, George H.W. Bush, Harry Truman, Presidential History Roundup, Presidential Sites, Richard Nixon, Theodore Roosevelt, White House
Presidential History Roundup #8: Interesting news about Presidential history from PresidentialHistory.com. White House Extreme Home Makeover: After moving into 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue in April 1945 following FDR’s death, Harry Truman thought the residence...
by Mike Purdy | May 7, 2015 | Electoral College, John F. Kennedy, Richard Nixon
There are countless factors that went into John F. Kennedy’s razor thin electoral victory over Richard M. Nixon for the presidency in 1960. Close Race: It was a close race, with just over 100,000 votes nationally separating the two candidates. Kennedy won...
by Mike Purdy | May 6, 2015 | Benjamin Harrison, Bill Clinton, Books, Calvin Coolidge, Dwight Eisenhower, Electoral College, Franklin Roosevelt, George H.W. Bush, George W. Bush, George Washington, Gerald Ford, Grover Cleveland, James Madison, John Adams, John F. Kennedy, John Quincy Adams, Name Changes, Presidential History Roundup, Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan, Speeches, Theodore Roosevelt, Ulysses Grant, William Henry Harrison, Woodrow Wilson, Zachary Taylor
Presidential History Roundup #7: An Unlikely Presidential Friendship, Top 10 Presidential Dogs, Dynasties, New Reagan Biography, No Money to Attend Inauguration. Interesting news about Presidential history from PresidentialHistory.com. Washington Borrowed Money to...