by Mike Purdy | Oct 20, 2019 | Donald Trump, White House
For nearly three years, many Americans have held their collective breath watching the unfolding instability erupting from the White House. As we witness the shattering of longstanding political and societal norms, we wonder if the next verbal attack or crisis will...
by Mike Purdy | Aug 11, 2019 | Donald Trump, Elections, James Monroe
When the vice-presidential candidates squared off against each other in the 1988 debate, Lloyd Bentsen delivered one of the sharpest political blows ever landed on an opponent. Republican Dan Quayle was proudly touting his years of experience and equating them with...
by Mike Purdy | Jul 16, 2019 | Barack Obama, Campaigns, Donald Trump, Elections, Harry Truman, Lyndon B. Johnson
The first Democratic debates raise the question of what voters should be looking for in evaluating candidates. Rather than merely supporting a candidate because of their promises (often unrealistic) and how closely their policy positions pass the litmus test of party...
by Mike Purdy | Jun 30, 2019 | Andrew Johnson, Donald Trump, Impeachments
A drama of monumental proportions and historic significance is unfolding every day in Washington, DC. There are endless predictions and speculation by politicians, pundits, and the people about whether Donald Trump will join the ranks of Andrew Johnson and Bill...
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 | Jun 2, 2019 | Books, Donald Trump, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson
I was recently privileged to join Annie Mesaros on her podcast “God Help Us,” which she founded and hosts. We discussed civility (or the lack thereof) in our public discourse, historical presidential relationships, the current president, and the 2020...
