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… Schofield assumed control of the War Department for President Andrew Johnson in June 1868, following the President’s controversial dismissal of former war secretary …
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… the U.S. (1787) and state (1790) constitutions. In 1790, President George Washington named him U.S. commissioner to … and five more as secretary of state under both Presidents Washington and John Adams (1796-1800). He would …
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… the U.S. (1787) and state (1790) constitutions. In 1790, President George Washington named him U.S. commissioner to … and five more as secretary of state under both Presidents Washington and John Adams (1796-1800). He would …
Presidential Biographies
… the U.S. (1787) and state (1790) constitutions. In 1790, President George Washington named him U.S. commissioner to … and five more as secretary of state under both Presidents Washington and John Adams (1796-1800). He would …
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… right in 1871; he was reelected again in 1877. In 1881, President James Garfield appointed Windom secretary of the … his role as secretary of the treasury, this time in President Benjamin Harrison's administration. Again, he did …
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… right in 1871; he was reelected again in 1877. In 1881, President James Garfield appointed Windom secretary of the … his role as secretary of the treasury, this time in President Benjamin Harrison's administration. Again, he did …
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… until 1833, when he resigned once more. A year later, President Jackson tapped Dickerson to become his minister to … agreed to the change and served as secretary for both Presidents Jackson and Van Buren before he resigned in 1838. …
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… House of Delegates (1821-1823) until being named by President James Monroe as secretary to the official legation … and befriending a struggling writer named Edgar Allan Poe. President Millard Fillmore tapped Kennedy to become his …
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… the nation's finances and pay down its debt. In 1813, President Madison sent Gallatin to Britain on a diplomatic … returning to the United States in 1827, Gallatin served as president of the National Bank of New York, later the …
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… In 2004, Kerry was the Democratic Party's nominee for President of the United States and lost to Republican … nominee, George W. Bush, in the general election. President Obama nominated Kerry to succeed Hillary Clinton as …
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… Douglas James McKay was secretary of the interior under President Eisenhower from January 21, 1953, until his … After his defeat, Eisenhower named McKay chairman of the President's Commission on Water Resources to help resolve …
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Presidential Biographies
… failed to secure a Republican renomination for governor, President Abraham Lincoln tapped him in 1864 to serve as … and into the first year of the administration of President Andrew Johnson. After resigning his office in 1866, …
Presidential Biographies
… from 1941 to 1945, handing in his resignation when Vice President Harry S. Truman assumed the presidency. He then became a member of the Nuremberg war …
Presidential Recordings
… recording of a meeting held on September 12, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and economic advisers. …
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… to a conclusion. Because Senator Edward M. Kennedy and President Bill Clinton both played indispensable roles in … (3/20/2006) Edward M. Kennedy (10/9/2007) Gerry Adams: President, Sinn Féin Party ( From the Edward M. Kennedy Oral … of Ireland Samuel R. Berger: Deputy Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs; National Security …
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Presidential Speeches
… Mr. President and Mr. Speaker and Members of the United States … just returned from a very productive meeting with Soviet President Gorbachev. And I am pleased that we are working … rights of the weak. This is the vision that I shared with President Gorbachev in Helsinki. He and other leaders from …
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… been a serious problem for me ever since I became President. We've tried to control it, but we have not been … our economy. Some of these factors are under my control as President—especially Government actions—and I will insist … brought the deficit down by one-third since I ran for President—from more than $66 billion in fiscal year 1976 to …
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… President Ford and President Nixon had very different personalities and …
Presidential Speeches
… Mr. Speaker, Mr. President, distinguished members of the Congress, honored … size and scope of government. Under the leadership of Vice President Bush, we have reduced the growth of federal … less than a third of the total budget. During the years of President Kennedy and of the years before that, defense was …