by Mike Purdy | Jan 28, 2018 | Deaths, Presidential Sites, Ulysses Grant
After his presidency, Ulysses S. Grant – an international celebrity – took a two and a half year world tour where he was acclaimed by heads of state. Short of Cash: Back in the United States, he needed an income (the trip had deleted most of his savings)...
by Mike Purdy | Jan 7, 2018 | Assassinations, Books, Campaigns, Chester Arthur, Elections, Franklin Roosevelt, George Washington, Harry Truman, Jimmy Carter, John Adams, John F. Kennedy, Presidential Sites, Richard Nixon, Thomas Jefferson
There was definitely not enough time in 2017 to read. So many books, so little time! One of my New Year’s resolutions is to read more books. The following is a list of the books about the presidents that I read in 2017 (the titles below are linked to Amazon or...
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 | Jun 4, 2017 | Abraham Lincoln, Assassinations, Books, Chester Arthur, Deaths, George Washington, Harry Truman, John F. Kennedy, Martin Van Buren, Post Presidencies, Presidential Sites, Thomas Jefferson, Warren Harding
It’s been 100 years since John Fitzgerald Kennedy was born. It’s been more than a half century since he was assassinated after serving as president for less than three years. High Marks: And yet Kennedy is consistently ranked among our greatest...
by Mike Purdy | Dec 27, 2015 | Homes, Presidential Sites, Woodrow Wilson
Birth Date Controversy: Woodrow Wilson was born in 1856 in Staunton, Virginia. The actual date of his birth has been the subject of some controversy. According to the family Bible he was born 45 minutes into the new day on December 29, 1856, although he always...
by Mike Purdy | Aug 26, 2015 | Elections, Post Presidencies, Presidential Sites, Religion
On Monday, August 24, 2015, I moderated a one hour Twitter chat on presidential history with social studies and history teachers from across the country (primarily middle school and high school). It was a fun opportunity to interact with these dedicated teachers on...
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