by Mike Purdy | Dec 4, 2017 | Abraham Lincoln, Andrew Jackson, Bill Clinton, Dwight Eisenhower, Franklin Roosevelt, George H.W. Bush, George W. Bush, Gerald Ford, Harry Truman, Jimmy Carter, John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson, Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan, Theodore Roosevelt, Woodrow Wilson
I recently ran across the paintings below by fine artist Andy Thomas, in which he imagines what it would be like if some our presidents were alive at the same time and got together to relax, laugh, and play poker with each other – separated by a political party....
by Mike Purdy | Nov 5, 2017 | Herbert Hoover, Jimmy Carter, Post Presidencies, Presidential Sites, Secret Service
It was 38 degrees when I left my hotel room in Americus, Georgia at 5:15 am. My destination was the Maranatha Baptist Church in nearby Plains where Jimmy Carter would be teaching a Sunday School class at 10:00 am. The church’s website informed me that if I...
by Mike Purdy | Aug 6, 2017 | Birthdays, Deaths, George H.W. Bush, Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan
Gerald Ford – the only president never elected as president or vice president – holds the record for presidential longevity. He died on December 26, 2006 at 93 years, 165 days. November 25, 2017: But George H.W. Bush is just months away from eclipsing...
by Mike Purdy | May 25, 2015 | Franklin Pierce, Herbert Hoover, Jimmy Carter, John Quincy Adams, John Tyler, Millard Fillmore, Post Presidencies, Presidential Greatness, Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft
Our presidents have taken different paths during their post-presidential years, with some contributing significantly to the nation, while others took counterproductive actions. Some we would argue were excellent ex-presidents, while others caused significant problems...
by Mike Purdy | 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 ...
by Mike Purdy | Feb 23, 2015 | Assassinations, Jimmy Carter, John F. Kennedy
In a November 20, 2014 interview at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, former President Jimmy Carter was asked by Ronan Farrow the following question: “How does President Kennedy’s legacy echo in your mind today?” Carter gave a very...
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