3 Reasons Why the Vice-Presidency Matters

3 Reasons Why the Vice-Presidency Matters

by | Jul 13, 2016 | Abraham Lincoln, Andrew Johnson, Assassinations, Campaigns, Chester Arthur, Deaths, Elections, Franklin Roosevelt, George H.W. Bush, Gerald Ford, Harry Truman, James Garfield, John Adams, Millard Fillmore, Richard Nixon, Theodore Roosevelt, Vice-Presidents, William Henry Harrison, William McKinley, Woodrow Wilson, Zachary Taylor

“My country,” a frustrated John Adams once wrote about the vice presidency, “has in its wisdom contrived for me the most insignificant office that ever the invention of man contrived or his imagination conceived.”  He has not been alone throughout our...
Can You Name the 10 Incumbent Presidents Who Were Defeated for Election?

Can You Name the 10 Incumbent Presidents Who Were Defeated for Election?

by | 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        ...
Presidential History Roundup #7

Presidential History Roundup #7

by | 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...

Presidential History Roundup #6

by | 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...

Which Untimely Presidential Transition Affected the County the Most?

by | Mar 16, 2015 | Abraham Lincoln, Andrew Johnson, Assassinations, Calvin Coolidge, Chester Arthur, Deaths, Franklin Roosevelt, Gerald Ford, Harry Truman, James Garfield, John F. Kennedy, John Tyler, Lyndon B. Johnson, Millard Fillmore, Richard Nixon, Terms of Office, Theodore Roosevelt, Warren Harding, William Henry Harrison, William McKinley, Zachary Taylor

Lincoln by a landslide: The weary nation breathed a sigh of relief as the hostilities of the long and wrenching War Between the States closed that frightful chapter of history. But before the wounds began to heal, the bloodshed that had taken a generation of young...