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Presidential Pardons

by Mike Purdy | Oct 20, 2013 | Franklin Roosevelt, Gerald Ford, James Garfield, Jimmy Carter, Presidential Pardons, Richard Nixon, William Henry Harrison

The U.S. Constitution gives the President of the United States the “power to grant reprieves and pardons for offenses against the United States, except in cases of impeachment.” (Article II, Section 2)FDR’s record breaking number of pardons: ...

Truman and Ford both Died on December 26th – 34 Years Apart

by Mike Purdy | Dec 27, 2012 | Deaths, Gerald Ford, Harry Truman

Harry S Truman and Gerald R. Ford both died on December 26th, but 34 years apart. Harry Truman and Gerald FordTruman passed away on December 26, 1972 in Independence, Missouri at the age of 88. Ford, who lived to be the oldest ex-president, passed...

Presidents Who Have Been Named Time Magazine’s Person of the Year

by Mike Purdy | Dec 21, 2012 | Barack Obama, Calvin Coolidge, Franklin Roosevelt, Gerald Ford, Herbert Hoover

Time Magazine began its Man of the Year (now Person of the Year) in 1927. Since that time all U.S. Presidents except for three, have been named Man/Person of the Year at least once.Not Men of the Year – Coolidge, Hoover, FordCalvin Coolidge, Herbert...

9 Vice-Presidents Became President on the Death or Resignation of the President

by Mike Purdy | Dec 12, 2012 | Andrew Johnson, Calvin Coolidge, Chester Arthur, Gerald Ford, Harry Truman, John Tyler, Lyndon B. Johnson, Millard Fillmore, Theodore Roosevelt, Vice-Presidents

Nine times in the history of the republic, a vice-president has ascended to the office of president due to the death or resignation of the president. Here’s a list of these men:John TylerMillard FillmoreAndrew JohnsonChester ArthurTheodore RooseveltCalvin...