by Mike Purdy | May 19, 2015 | Abraham Lincoln, Assassinations, Books, Presidential History Roundup, Presidential Sites, Theodore Roosevelt, Thomas Jefferson, Transportation
Presidential History Roundup #9: Interesting news about Presidential history from PresidentialHistory.com. Presidential Leadership – Patience, Passion, and Public Opinion: In this interview with Mark Updegrove, director of the LBJ Presidential Library, he...
by Mike Purdy | May 10, 2015 | Abraham Lincoln, Barack Obama, Books, George H.W. Bush, Harry Truman, Presidential History Roundup, Presidential Sites, Richard Nixon, Theodore Roosevelt, White House
Presidential History Roundup #8: Interesting news about Presidential history from PresidentialHistory.com. White House Extreme Home Makeover: After moving into 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue in April 1945 following FDR’s death, Harry Truman thought the residence...
by Mike Purdy | Feb 11, 2014 | Books, Presidential Sites, Thomas Jefferson
On January 27, 2014, I had the privilege to visit Thomas Jefferson’s masterpiece home, Monticello – a building that he called his “essay in architecture.” Over the course of more than 40 years, he was continually making changes to his beloved...
by Mike Purdy | Feb 4, 2014 | Presidential Sites
Take a survey sponsored by USA Today and vote on the best Presidential attraction from a list of 20 sites. Voting ends March 3, 2014 and you can vote once a day.My recent trip: I visited three of these sites last week (Monticello, Montpelier, and Mount...