by Mike Purdy | Oct 20, 2013 | Franklin Roosevelt, Gerald Ford, James Garfield, Jimmy Carter, Presidential Pardons, Richard Nixon, William Henry Harrison
The U.S. Constitution gives the President of the United States the “power to grant reprieves and pardons for offenses against the United States, except in cases of impeachment.” (Article II, Section 2)FDR’s record breaking number of pardons: ...
by Mike Purdy | Dec 17, 2012 | Constitution, John Tyler, Martin Van Buren, Terms of Office, William Henry Harrison
In 1841, the nation quickly saw three men hold the office of president within a span of just 32 days.Martin Van Buren’s term of office ended on March 4, 1841.William Henry Harrison was sworn in as president on March 4, 1841 at the expiration of Van Buren’s...
by Mike Purdy | Aug 20, 2011 | Benjamin Harrison, William Henry Harrison
178 years ago, Benjamin Harrison was born in North Bend, Ohio. He served just one term as president, book-ended by Grover Cleveland’s two non-consecutive terms. Harrison’s grandfather was William Henry Harrison, the nation’s 9th...
by Mike Purdy | Aug 17, 2011 | Abraham Lincoln, Assassinations, Franklin Roosevelt, James Garfield, John F. Kennedy, Ronald Reagan, Warren Harding, William Henry Harrison, William McKinley
For more than 100 years, starting with the 1840 presidential election, every president elected in 20 year increments (1860, 1880, 1900, 1920, 1940, and 1960) died in office. Curse Broken: Only with the election of Ronald Reagan in 1980 was the curse...
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