by Mike Purdy | May 18, 2015 | Assassinations, George H.W. Bush, Ronald Reagan
In the uncertain hours following the attempted assassination of recently inaugurated President Ronald Reagan on March 30, 1981, Secretary of State Alexander Haig (who longed to be president himself) famously and inaccurately pontificated to assembled reporters at the...
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 | May 6, 2015 | Benjamin Harrison, Bill Clinton, Books, Calvin Coolidge, Dwight Eisenhower, Electoral College, Franklin Roosevelt, George H.W. Bush, George W. Bush, George Washington, Gerald Ford, Grover Cleveland, James Madison, John Adams, John F. Kennedy, John Quincy Adams, Name Changes, Presidential History Roundup, Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan, Speeches, Theodore Roosevelt, Ulysses Grant, William Henry Harrison, Woodrow Wilson, Zachary Taylor
Presidential History Roundup #7: An Unlikely Presidential Friendship, Top 10 Presidential Dogs, Dynasties, New Reagan Biography, No Money to Attend Inauguration. Interesting news about Presidential history from PresidentialHistory.com. Washington Borrowed Money to...
by Mike Purdy | Apr 29, 2015 | Abraham Lincoln, Andrew Johnson, Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, Chester Arthur, Constitution, Dwight Eisenhower, George H.W. Bush, Gerald Ford, Impeachments, James Buchanan, John F. Kennedy, Presidential History Roundup, Ronald Reagan, Theodore Roosevelt
Presidential History Roundup #6: Assassins, Sports, Performance, Impeachment, Nomination Process, JFK Quiz. Interesting news about Presidential history: How Much Do You Know About JFK? Take this short, multiple choice quiz with just 10 questions plus one bonus...
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...
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,...
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