by Mike Purdy | Sep 21, 2015 | Abraham Lincoln, Andrew Jackson, Barack Obama, Books, Calvin Coolidge, Franklin Roosevelt, Harry Truman, James Madison, James Monroe, James Polk, John Adams, John F. Kennedy, John Tyler, Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan, Rutherford Hayes, Theodore Roosevelt, Thomas Jefferson, Ulysses Grant, Warren Harding, White House, William McKinley, Woodrow Wilson
“Under This Roof: The White House and the Presidency” is a delightful, well-written, and well-researched collection of stories about the White House and our Presidents. The book is highly readable and I strongly recommend it. White House and American...
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 | Apr 29, 2015 | Abraham Lincoln, Andrew Johnson, Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, Chester Arthur, Constitution, Dwight Eisenhower, George H.W. Bush, Gerald Ford, Impeachments, James Buchanan, John F. Kennedy, Presidential History Roundup, Ronald Reagan, Theodore Roosevelt
Presidential History Roundup #6: Assassins, Sports, Performance, Impeachment, Nomination Process, JFK Quiz. Interesting news about Presidential history: How Much Do You Know About JFK? Take this short, multiple choice quiz with just 10 questions plus one bonus...
by Mike Purdy | Apr 15, 2015 | Abraham Lincoln, Barack Obama, Homes, Presidential History Roundup, Richard Nixon, Warren Harding, White House
Presidential History Roundup #4: Interesting news about Presidential history: 1st President to pay income tax: On March 14, 1923, President Warren G. Harding became the first President to file an income tax return. He filed his return for 1922 and paid $17,990 in...
by Mike Purdy | Apr 1, 2015 | Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, Presidential Greatness, Presidential History Roundup, Ronald Reagan, White House
Presidential History Roundup #2 – Interesting news about Presidential history: Presidential Greatness: New survey of Presidential greatness is predictable but also offers some surprises. Check out the following links: Washington Post article from February 16,...
by Mike Purdy | Mar 25, 2015 | Barack Obama, Books, Dwight Eisenhower, Presidential History Roundup, Richard Nixon, White House
Presidential History Roundup #1: Interesting news about Presidential history: Eisenhower: So you think you know Ike? What did former speechwriter William Ewald know about Eisenhower? Ewald passed away on March 16, 2015 at age 89. Nixon: Nixon’s secret and...