by Mike Purdy | Jan 31, 2016 | Campaigns, Elections, Events, Resources
On January 21, 2016, my colleage, Dr. Michael Artime, and I delivered the first lecture out of six in the series “Who Will Win the White House?” Video online now: If you missed the lecture and want to try to make sense out of the 2016 presidential...
by Mike Purdy | Jan 5, 2016 | Campaigns, Elections, Electoral College, Events, Resources
Political scientist Dr. Michael Artime and presidential historian Mike Purdy will offer a series of six free lectures at the University of Puget Sound (Tacoma, Washington) on the 2016 presidential campaign and election. The lectures will include a contemporary...
by Mike Purdy | Jun 28, 2015 | Bill Clinton, Books, Franklin Roosevelt, George H.W. Bush, George Washington, Presidential History Roundup, Resources, Ronald Reagan, Theodore Roosevelt, Wives and Mistresses
Presidential History Roundup #10: Interesting news about Presidential history from PresidentialHistory.com. What Happened to Washington’s Love Letters: Only three George Washington love letters to his wife, Martha, survive. Martha destroyed correspondence after...
by Mike Purdy | Jun 21, 2015 | Resources
First, what is Pinterest anyway? It’s a social media website that offers free sharing of photos. It’s newer and less famous that Facebook and Twitter as social media sites. Obama’s Twitter Followers: Speaking of Twitter, did you know that on May...
by Mike Purdy | Nov 7, 2011 | Bill Clinton, George H.W. Bush, George W. Bush, Jimmy Carter, Resources
Check out this publication, The Former Presidents Quarterly, which follows the activities of our four living former presidents: Jimmy Carter, George H.W. Bush, Bill Clinton, and George W. Bush.The website address is www.formerpresidentsquarterly.com.Mike...