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Presidential History Roundup #5

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...

Presidential History Roundup #4

by Mike Purdy | Apr 15, 2015 | Abraham Lincoln, Barack Obama, Homes, Presidential History Roundup, Richard Nixon, Warren Harding, White House

Presidential History Roundup #4: Interesting news about Presidential history: 1st President to pay income tax: On March 14, 1923, President Warren G. Harding became the first President to file an income tax return. He filed his return for 1922 and paid $17,990 in...

Presidential History Roundup #3

by Mike Purdy | Apr 8, 2015 | John Quincy Adams, Martin Van Buren, Presidential Greatness, Presidential History Roundup, Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan, Transportation

Presidential History Roundup #3 – Interesting news about Presidential history: Top 10 Presidential traits: Click here to read article about speech by Presidential historian and author Doris Kearns Goodwin on March 26, 2015 at Virginia Tech. Air Force One: Why...

Presidential History Roundup #2

by Mike Purdy | Apr 1, 2015 | Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, Presidential Greatness, Presidential History Roundup, Ronald Reagan, White House

Presidential History Roundup #2 – Interesting news about Presidential history: Presidential Greatness: New survey of Presidential greatness is predictable but also offers some surprises. Check out the following links: Washington Post article from February 16,...

Presidential History Roundup #1

by Mike Purdy | Mar 25, 2015 | Barack Obama, Books, Dwight Eisenhower, Presidential History Roundup, Richard Nixon, White House

Presidential History Roundup #1: Interesting news about Presidential history: Eisenhower: So you think you know Ike? What did former speechwriter William Ewald know about Eisenhower? Ewald passed away on March 16, 2015 at age 89. Nixon: Nixon’s secret and...