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… Woodrow Wilson's presidency fulfilled much of the progressive reform … and banking interests, was probably the most important domestic achievement of the Wilson administration, one that … Woodrow Wilson: Domestic Affairs …
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… not to please a set of organized constituencies. Like Woodrow Wilson, he intended to act with honesty and candor, … up toxic waste sites. Energy Policy Success Carter's main domestic policy achievement involved energy policy, though he … of Energy had not predicted. Between 1980 and 1985, domestic production increased by almost 1 million barrels a …
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… explain the history of the United States and much of world affairs in the twentieth century without understanding the administration and political legacy of Woodrow Wilson, America’s 28th president. Through his leadership, he … Woodrow Wilson: Life in Brief …
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… a departure from the activism of Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson. Coolidge's political philosophy and personal … embraced the new media of the modern culture. Coolidge's domestic legacy can generally be described as conservative. … with a two-thirds majority. The centerpiece of Coolidge's domestic agenda was his tax cutting. He championed the …
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… Republican Party than the new President in fashioning a domestic legislative agenda. No rubber stamp, however, … importance. Presidents after Harrison (Theodore Roosevelt, Woodrow Wilson, and Franklin Delano Roosevelt) strengthened … Benjamin Harrison: Domestic Affairs …
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… railroad regulation and undertook one of his greatest domestic reform efforts. The legislation, which became known … That term soon became synonymous with Roosevelt's domestic program. The Square Deal worked to balance competing … program and the practice soon became commonplace, with Woodrow Wilson's New Freedom, Franklin D. Roosevelt's New …
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… the Union nor surrendered their rights to govern their own affairs. Indeed, he echoed Lincoln's view that 600,000 dead … presidency" system of governance was instituted, one which Woodrow Wilson referred to in the 1870s as "Congressional … Andrew Johnson: Domestic Affairs …
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… it was a veritable coronation, presaging the frictionless affairs of the late 20th century. "Silent Cal," as Coolidge … from the Midwest and a strong progressive on the domestic front. When Borah declined the offer, the party … Secretary William G. McAdoo of California--President Wilson's son-in-law--fought Governor Alfred E. Smith of New …
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… of Rhode Island, which gave him a free hand in foreign affairs in return for holding back the more progressive items of his domestic agenda. But TR did not refrain from using the … The Democrats nominated the reform governor of New Jersey, Woodrow Wilson, for President and Thomas R. Marshall, the …
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… progressive agenda in exchange for a free hand in foreign affairs. He also got the reluctant support of wealthy … improved the lives of American citizens. His "Square Deal" domestic program reflected the progressive call to reform the … Party. Although Roosevelt was defeated by Democrat Woodrow Wilson, his efforts resulted in the creation of one …
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… 1917, after the United States entered the war, President Woodrow Wilson asked Hoover to run the U.S. Food Administration. … trusted by Wilson. Because of Hoover's knowledge of world affairs, Wilson relied him at the Versailles Peace Conference …
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… D.C., much to the horror of the American public. (See Domestic Affairs section for details.)Few Republicans … election would bring the first Democratic victory since Woodrow Wilson in 1916. Franklin D. Roosevelt, the governor …