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...
by Mike Purdy | Jan 12, 2015 | Elections, Electoral College, Woodrow Wilson
I am thrilled to announce the debut of a new project of mine: Presidential History News. It is premiering on my recently launched resource website PresidentialHistory.com, where I am also now publishing this blog. Reporting Live From History: Presidential History News...
by Mike Purdy | Feb 9, 2013 | Andrew Jackson, Elections, Electoral College, John Adams, John Quincy Adams, Thomas Jefferson
On February 9, 1825, the U.S. House of Representatives ended the electoral drama of the 1824 presidential election by choosing John Quincy Adams as president.Second election decided by House: The vote by the House was the second and last time the House was...
by Mike Purdy | Dec 27, 2012 | Elections, Electoral College, James Monroe
James MonroeIn the presidential election of 1820, James Monroe found himself riding a wave of popularity, what was known as the “era of good feeling.” He was so popular, in fact, that he almost unanimously swept the Electoral...
by Mike Purdy | Dec 10, 2012 | Elections, Electoral College, Rutherford Hayes, Terms of Office, Ulysses Grant
1876 election disputed: The presidential election of 1876 was hotly contested. Democrat Samuel J. Tilden won a majority of the popular vote against Republican Rutherford B. Hayes. However, neither candidate had a clear majority in the Electoral...
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