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… Seminar: The Warren Court by Michael Klarman Congress, President, and the Court in American Politics by Daniel Wirls … by Jonathan Bean Political Parties by Andrew Polsky Presidency U.S. National Elections by David Mayhew The Modern …

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December 8, 1868: Fourth Annual Message to Congress

… were denied participation in the recent election for a President and Vice-President of the United States. The attempt to place the … purposes, contains provisions which interfere with the President's constitutional functions as Commander in Chief of …

Ida McKinley

… declined a dinner invitation from the White House, so the president-elect dined alone with the departing Clevelands. … illness not only affected her husband's handling of his presidency but also her own conduct as First Lady. Although …

Florence Harding

… one real hobby -- my husband." To this end, she assisted President Warren G. Harding in all his endeavors, from the … business to the United States Senate, and finally to the presidency of the United States. She was her husband's … legislative proposals that would have limited future Presidents to only one six-year term and involved the United …

Richard M. Johnson (1837–1841)

… Jefferson and the Democratic-Republican Party. During the presidency of James Madison, he became known as one of the … and national elections. During his campaign for vice president, some Virginian politicians refused to support …

Jack French Kemp (1989–1993)

… candidate for the 1988 Republican nomination for President of the United States but would serve President Bush as secretary of housing and urban development …

408-003a

… 2:58 pm - 4:05 pm. Location: Executive Office Building The President met with Earl L. Butz, James T. Lynn, Caspar W. … -Final draft option paper -Unknown man’s work -The President’s schedule Housing -Precedent setting -Taxing …

408-003b

647–12

… after 12:38 pm. Arrangements for swearing-in ceremony The President entered at 12:40 pm. John Sheehan -Swearing in as … -Length of appointment FRB -Background of members -The President’s talk with Arthur F. Burns -Economists …

538-13

… between 11:12 am and 11:45 am Location: Oval Office The President met with H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman Pentagon Papers -John N. Mitchell’s forthcoming meeting with the President -White House response -John D. Ehrlichman, Charles … -Ehrlichman’s view -Leak stories -Neil Sheehan -The President’s forthcoming meeting with John N. Mitchell …

16–76

… 7:42 pm - 8:10 pm Location: White House Telephone The President talked with Charles W. Colson. Tax legislation -Senate President's veto message -[Economic Opportunity Amendments] … George Meany -Health -President’s concern -Jay Lovestone -Conversation with Colson …

"The Greatest Man In The World"

… On May 1, 1964, the Baltimore Sun had reported that President Johnson "dressed down" Senator Hubert H. Humphrey … on the Senate civil rights bill) for suggesting that President Johnson might be willing to accept amendments to … the battle over the civil rights legislation, but also the President’s effort to control a senator who was already a …

Ronald Reagan: Foreign Affairs

… In his last debate with President Jimmy Carter in 1980, Ronald Reagan asked the … adopted in 1947 and was subsequently followed by all Presidents of both parties. But Reagan believed that the … come to the bargaining table. In the decades before his presidency, Reagan had read and thought deeply about American …

F. Ray Marshall (1977–1981)

… of Kentucky. Marshall served as secretary of labor under President Jimmy Carter from 1977 to 1981. After his time in …

William H. Taft (1904–1908)

… Howard Taft is the first and only man to have served as president, cabinet member, and supreme court justice. He is also the last cabinet member to rise to the presidency. Born September 15, 1857, in Cincinnati, Ohio, …

Henry A. Wallace (1941–1945)

… as secretary of agriculture in the administrations of Presidents Warren Harding and Calvin Coolidge until his death … "court-packing" plan in 1937. When Roosevelt and Vice President Garner acrimoniously split in 1940, Roosevelt … absorbed by international affairs. He was a member of the President's war cabinet and presided over the Bureau of …

Calvin Coolidge: Family Life

… more than any previous family in the White House. The President's typical day followed a set routine: breakfasting … golf, and long walks. The stationary mechanical horse that President Coolidge had installed in the White House amused …

John Quincy Adams: Family Life

… During their years in the White House, President Adams and his wife Louisa seldom spent much time … day from his twenty-ninth birthday until his death. As President, he rose precisely at five A.M. (4:15 in the …

Margaret Taylor

… to take on the social duties associated with the role of President's wife, transferring her responsibilities to her …

Franklin D. Roosevelt: Domestic Affairs

… FDR's mandate as a first-term President was clear and challenging: rescue the United States … as a "first class temperament," exemplified by the President's optimism, self-confidence, pragmatism, and … advisers to a degree unprecedented in the history of the presidency. FDR brought many veterans of his governorship to …