by Mike Purdy | Apr 4, 2016 | Campaigns, Chester Arthur, Elections, Electoral College, Grover Cleveland, James Buchanan, James Garfield
He was a charismatic personality and speaker. His dedicated followers idolized him. He was a big name. He was known for his sharp wit, his memory for names and faces, and had personal charm. He had mansions in different states. There were whispers and hints about...
by Mike Purdy | Mar 27, 2016 | Campaigns, Conventions, Elections, Franklin Pierce, James Garfield, James Polk, Ulysses Grant
It’s certainly not unheard of in our nation’s history that a presidential front runner has been disappointed and lost the nomination after a contested or brokered convention with multiple convention ballots. Just because a candidate enters a convention...
by Mike Purdy | Jul 6, 2015 | Franklin Roosevelt, James Garfield, John F. Kennedy, Rutherford Hayes, Theodore Roosevelt
In response to my blog last week, here are the answers to identifying these 5 presidents when they were younger. The beardless photos of Hayes and Garfield are tough to figure out, aren’t they? How well did you do?
by Mike Purdy | May 3, 2015 | Benjamin Harrison, Campaigns, George Washington, James Garfield, Theodore Roosevelt, Warren Harding, William McKinley
Washington Didn’t Campaign for President: George Washington set the standard that held for years of not campaigning for President. Of course, he was the only president who won with unanimous support of the Electoral College. Front Porch Campaigns: As the...
by Mike Purdy | Apr 22, 2015 | Abraham Lincoln, Dwight Eisenhower, Franklin Roosevelt, George H.W. Bush, Harry Truman, James Garfield, James Madison, Lyndon B. Johnson, Post Presidencies, Presidential History Roundup, Richard Nixon, Warren Harding, White House, William Howard Taft, Woodrow Wilson
Presidential History Roundup #5: Interesting news about Presidential history: Presidents Who Knew Babe Ruth: Fascinating article by presidential historian Michael Beschloss on baseball great Babe Ruth’s connections with various presidents and one future...
by Mike Purdy | Mar 30, 2015 | Abraham Lincoln, Assassinations, Deaths, Franklin Roosevelt, James Garfield, John F. Kennedy, Warren Harding, William Henry Harrison, William McKinley, Zachary Taylor
In our nation’s history, close to 20% of our presidents have died in office, either through assassination or death. Some of their terms were very short, thus making it difficult for historians to assess their performance during their brief tenure. But two...
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