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… his party refused to nominate him for reelection. In 1848, President James K. Polk tapped Toucey to become his attorney … Toucey resigned his Senate seat four years to accept President James Buchanan's offer to become secretary of the …
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… 1907. Ballinger then returned to the private sector until President William Howard Taft appointed him secretary of the … While Ballinger was cleared of corruption charges by President Taft and Congress, Pinchot won over public opinion, …
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… Virginia in 1826. Upshur left his judgeship in 1841 when President John Tyler tapped him to become secretary of the … for long; on February 28, 1844, some 400 guests, including President Tyler, looked on as Abel Parker Upshur was one of …
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… his party refused to nominate him for reelection. In 1848, President James K. Polk tapped Toucey to become his attorney … Toucey resigned his Senate seat four years to accept President James Buchanan's offer to become secretary of the …
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… Virginia in 1826. Upshur left his judgeship in 1841 when President John Tyler tapped him to become secretary of the … for long; on February 28, 1844, some 400 guests, including President Tyler, looked on as Abel Parker Upshur was one of …
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… as a U.S. senator from Indiana, serving from 1917 to 1923. President Warren G. Harding appointed New postmaster general in 1923. Following Harding's death, President Calvin Coolidge reappointed New to that post, and …
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… examination services outsourced from the government. President George W. Bush nominated Dr. Peake as Secretary of …
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… served as U.S. attorney general in the administrations of Presidents Andrew Jackson and Martin Van Buren (1833-1838). President Jackson also appointed Butler secretary of war, and …
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… He was also a candidate for the Republican nomination for President in 1968. President Richard M. Nixon appointed Romney secretary of …
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… Harrison opened up with his family. During his one term as President, he spent as little time as possible in the office, …
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… Grant. Although it was the First Lady who encouraged the President to complete the monument to George Washington that … of the Interior Carl Schurz played the piano while Vice President William A. Wheeler, Secretary of the Treasury John …
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… However brief, he served at a momentous time for the presidency. The issue of slavery in the western territories … and the ceremonial affairs of state. Taylor thought the presidency should stand above party politics, and he …
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… of the Office of Defense Mobilization and as a member of President Truman's National Security Council. With the onset … Fowler once again returned to his private law practice. President Johnson would appoint Fowler as secretary of the …
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… (1891-1897). Wilson was named secretary of agriculture by President McKinley in 1897 and would remain in that post to serve Presidents Theodore Roosevelt and William Howard Taft. Wilson …
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… (1891-1897). Wilson was named secretary of agriculture by President McKinley in 1897 and would remain in that post to serve Presidents Theodore Roosevelt and William Howard Taft. Wilson …
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… (1891-1897).Wilson was named secretary of agriculture by President McKinley in 1897 and would remain in that post to serve Presidents Theodore Roosevelt and William Howard Taft. Wilson …
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… his party to run for the gubernatorial election. In 1841, President John Tyler tapped Wickliffe to become his … the end of the Tyler administration, Wickliffe served as President James K. Polk’s agent in Texas and successfully …
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… In one of the fastest confirmation hearings for President Barack Obama's cabinet, Shaun Donovan was confirmed … for multifamily housing at HUD in the administration of President Bill Clinton. He was responsible for a …
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… working mostly in the Antitrust Division. In 1945, President Harry S. Truman appointed Clark attorney general, a … supporter of Truman's anticommunist loyalty programs. The President nominated Clark as a Supreme Court justice in 1949, …
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… in that body from 1843 to 1849. Collamer was tapped by President Zachary Taylor to serve as postmaster general, a … he held from 1849 until he resigned in 1850 following President Taylor's death. Following this stint, Collamer …