by Mike Purdy | Jun 4, 2019 | Bill Clinton, Books, Donald Trump, George H.W. Bush, Gerald Ford, Harry Truman, Jimmy Carter, John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson, Quotes, Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan, Theodore Roosevelt, Warren Harding, William Howard Taft, Woodrow Wilson
Listen to this 22 minute radio interview between host Adam Lepp of WWGH 107.1 FM (Marion, Ohio – home of President Warren G. Harding) and presidential historian Dr. Ronald Feinman (author of Assassinations,Threats, and the American Presidency: From Andrew...
by Mike Purdy | Dec 4, 2018 | Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, Deaths, Donald Trump, George H.W. Bush, George W. Bush, Jimmy Carter
What happens when bitter political adversaries are thrust together in a moment of national mourning? That is the unfolding drama at the funeral of former president George H.W. Bush, who passed away on November 30, 2018 at age 94. With his passing, the ranks of former...
by Mike Purdy | Dec 4, 2017 | Abraham Lincoln, Andrew Jackson, Bill Clinton, Dwight Eisenhower, Franklin Roosevelt, George H.W. Bush, George W. Bush, Gerald Ford, Harry Truman, Jimmy Carter, John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson, Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan, Theodore Roosevelt, Woodrow Wilson
I recently ran across the paintings below by fine artist Andy Thomas, in which he imagines what it would be like if some our presidents were alive at the same time and got together to relax, laugh, and play poker with each other – separated by a political party....
by Mike Purdy | Feb 21, 2016 | Abraham Lincoln, Andrew Jackson, Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, Birthdays, Franklin Roosevelt, George W. Bush, George Washington, Inaugurations, James Buchanan, John F. Kennedy, Martin Van Buren, Ronald Reagan, Theodore Roosevelt, Ulysses Grant, William Henry Harrison, Zachary Taylor
As the Founding Fathers labored over the negotiation and drafting of the Constitution in the sweltering heat and humidity of Philadelphia in 1787, they came to the important question of eligibility requirements for the president. In an era when the average...
by Mike Purdy | Jun 28, 2015 | Bill Clinton, Books, Franklin Roosevelt, George H.W. Bush, George Washington, Presidential History Roundup, Resources, Ronald Reagan, Theodore Roosevelt, Wives and Mistresses
Presidential History Roundup #10: Interesting news about Presidential history from PresidentialHistory.com. What Happened to Washington’s Love Letters: Only three George Washington love letters to his wife, Martha, survive. Martha destroyed correspondence after...
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 ...
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