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… Nagel was a corporate attorney for Adolphus Busch when President William Howard Taft chose him in 1909 to become … labor; he remained in that post until the end of Taft's presidency. While heading the Department of Commerce and …
Presidential Biographies
… the company in 1872 with a remarkable fortune. Becoming a president of several railway, mining, and manufacturing … Hitchcock was then appointed secretary of the interior by President McKinley on December 21, 1898, though he would not …
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… and recorder of Madison County, Indiana (1903-1907).President Warren G. Harding appointed Davis secretary of labor, and, following Harding's death, President Calvin Coolidge reappointed him to that post. Davis …
Presidential Biographies
… and recorder of Madison County, Indiana (1903-1907).President Warren G. Harding appointed Davis secretary of labor, and, following Harding's death, President Calvin Coolidge reappointed him to that post. Davis …
Presidential Speeches
… we have a promise to keep. Since 1954 every American President has offered support to the people of South … will be headed by Mr. Eugene Black, the very able former President of the World Bank. In areas that are still ripped … we have a promise to keep. Since 1954, every American President has offered support to the people of South …
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… of Military Force, the congressional imprimatur given to President George Bush’s invasion of Afghanistan that is still … has made a few abortive efforts to restrain the past two presidents from exercising further military force beyond the …
Although lawmakers across both parties profess to want to get out of the “endless wars,” very few are willing to actually vote for it.
Presidential Speeches
… here. This is my second visit to Great Britain as President of the United States. My first opportunity to stand … have imagined. There is first the threat of global war. No President, no Congress, no Prime Minister, no Parliament can … and reciprocal basis. For example, I am prepared to offer President Brezhnev an opportunity to speak to the American …
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… (White House Chief of Staff) discuss the situation and President Nixon's response. Full Screen Mode …
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… an attack on the U.S.S. Maddox in the Tonkin Gulf, President Johnson and Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara …
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… In this telephone call, President Nixon tells his wife, Pat, that agreement has been …
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Presidential Biographies
… long and wide. Following Ulysses S. Grant’s election as President in 1868, Sherman became commander of the U.S. Army. … The only exception to his pledge involved a brief stint as President Grant’s secretary of war ad interim in 1869. …
Presidential Biographies
… in 1811 as a U.S. senator, serving until 1814. In 1814, President James Madison appointed Campbell secretary of the … resigning from Congress, Campbell accepted an offer from President Madison in 1818 to become U.S. minister to Russia. …
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… After a brief stint in Kentucky, Krug, at the request of President Franklin D. Roosevelt, went to work as the head of … from the War Production Board a year later, but in 1946, President Harry Truman tapped him to become secretary of the …
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… the mills in 1939; by 1943, he became the company's vice president. Hodges retired from business in 1950, turning his … a reputation for attracting industry to North Carolina. President Kennedy appointed Hodges secretary of commerce, …
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… cuts and a possible tax increase in the next budget cycle, President Johnson mentioned a protest that a group of poverty … ranch. Mayor Daley, who a few moments before had urged the president to focus on job creation as the core of the …
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… clip, recorded in the wake of the Cuban Missile Crisis, President Kennedy considers the implications of U.S. nuclear …
Presidential Recordings
… 10:35 am - 11:11 am Location: Camp David Study Table The President talked with Charles W. Colson. [See Conversation …
Presidential Speeches
… for the work in the reorganized Department of State. President Cleveland had taken the first step toward … the administration which followed the assassination of President Caceres a year ago last November brought the … relations. The Secretary of State makes no report to the President or to Congress, and a review of the history of the …
Presidential Speeches
… is a democracy. As part of the democratic process, your President is again taking an opportunity to report on the … wise people that I should coast along, enjoy an easy Presidency for four years, and not take the Democratic …