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… Jefferson, and Madison and serve only two terms as President. His decision meant that an incumbent would not be … was glad to be relieved of the exhausting duties of the presidency. At Oak Hill, he enjoyed spending time with his … James Monroe: Life After the Presidency …
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… Benjamin Harrison came to the presidency with little executive experience but great … William Henry Harrison ("Old Tippecanoe"), was the ninth President of the United States, and his father, John Scott … Benjamin Harrison: Life Before the Presidency …
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… After President Johnson lost the Democratic Party nomination for … he returned to the Senate in 1875, becoming the only U.S. President to serve in the Senate after his presidential … Andrew Johnson: Life After the Presidency …
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… back to the 1650s in the Old Dominion, Tyler was the last President of the nineteenth century raised there. The man to … one of the most bitterly fought elections, Jackson won the presidency by a wide margin. Almost immediately, Tyler … John Tyler: Life Before the Presidency …
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… typically playful statement: "I do not choose to run for President in 1928." He delivered the statement on handwritten … outlook, he wanted to honor the unwritten custom that Presidents should serve only two terms and looked forward to … his death, Coolidge said, "the power and the glory of the presidency went with him."In his retirement, Coolidge …
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… it likely that Stephen Grover Cleveland would become President of the United States. He was born in Caldwell, New … outsider, and a pragmatic reformer who might win the presidency in 1884. … Grover Cleveland: Life Before the Presidency …
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… tried to resume the practice of law after leaving the presidency, but his ill health prevented him from doing much … with full ceremonies in Albany, New York. His successor, President Grover Cleveland, was in attendance. … Chester A. Arthur: Life After the Presidency …
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… allowed for the direct election of senators as well as the President, and the inclusion of a strong bill of rights. … to oppose the Federalist policies championed by Vice President John Adams and Secretary of the Treasury Alexander … James Monroe: Life Before the Presidency …
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… of the United States Senate, Hillary Clinton. The former President kept an office in New York City and maintained an … Moreover, as one of the youngest men ever to depart the presidency, he was still actively involved in issues of … Bill Clinton: Life After the Presidency …
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… on their way home to Virginia. They retired to the former President's plantation and the rapidly vanishing world of Old … no agreement could be reached between Tyler and President-elect Abraham Lincoln, and the Richmond Convention … John Tyler: Life After the Presidency …
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… books. When World War I broke out in Europe, the former President led the cause for military preparedness, convinced … should join the war effort. He was greatly disappointed in President Wilson's call for neutrality and denounced his … Theodore Roosevelt: Life After the Presidency …
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… only twenty-two-years-old, died of cholera. The former President was devastated by the twin calamities, and he … in 1856, as did the remnants of the Whig Party. The former President received only 21 percent of the vote, but it … Millard Fillmore: Life After the Presidency …
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… of confronting the strong personality of Williams's president, Mark Hopkins. He fancied himself a reformer, … was a Disciples minister. From 1857 to 1861, he served as president of the institute, though he found the faculty … James A. Garfield: Life Before the Presidency …
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… in November 1981. Being the granddaughters of the vice president of the United States, within hours of their birth a … went on to become the architect of Bush’s two runs for the presidency. Bush won the primary, but lost in the general … George W. Bush: Life Before the Presidency …
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… aligning with the common-man ideology of populist President Andrew Jackson. Johnson liked politics, especially … talk of breaking up the Union. Furthermore, he criticized President James Buchanan for not dealing sternly and swiftly … Andrew Johnson: Life Before the Presidency …
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… against her. Her refusal to allow an autopsy of the President only fed the rumors. Harding left the bulk of his … Warren G. Harding: Life After the Presidency …
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… In 1917, after the United States entered the war, President Woodrow Wilson asked Hoover to run the U.S. Food … at the Versailles Peace Conference and as director of the President's Supreme Economic Council in 1918. The following … Herbert Hoover: Life Before the Presidency …
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… had served on honorable terms and who understood that the presidency was a "public trust" bestowed upon him by the … Grover Cleveland: Life After the Presidency …
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… modern-day Memphis. From that moment until his election as President, Taylor was in the military, stationed at a … Briefly told, when Texas was granted statehood in 1845, President James K. Polk ordered Taylor into disputed lands on … Zachary Taylor: Life Before the Presidency …
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… to elected office and culminated in his election as President in 1824. Within months of retirement, Adams threw … John Adams: Life After the Presidency …