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… Claude Augustus Swanson served as secretary of the Navy to President Franklin D. Roosevelt from 1933 to 1939. Swanson …
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… Secretary of War Henry Stimson; in November of that year, President Harry S. Truman appointed Royall undersecretary of …
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… in air power. Johnson resigned his post in 1940 when President Franklin D. Roosevelt failed to appoint him …
Presidential Speeches
… Mr. Vice President, Mr. Speaker, Members of the 88th Congress: I … Little more than 100 weeks ago I assumed the office of President of the United States. In seeking the help of the …
Presidential Speeches
… the act of the 5th of August last Congress authorized the President to instruct the commanders of suitable vessels to … session a joint resolution was adopted authorizing the President to take measures for facilitating a proper …
Presidential Speeches
… Constitution of the United States makes it the duty of the President to recommend to the consideration of Congress "such … arrangement was made between the Emperor of France and the President of the United States for the withdrawal from Mexico …
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… revolution; then a delegate in Congress; afterwards twice President; who was, is, and perhaps will continue to be, the … in 1846. When Congress was about adjourning that session, President Polk asked them to place two millions of dollars …
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… Many of you perhaps know that one in four of America's Presidents trace their roots to Ireland's shores, beginning … tradition, but I'm proud to be the first sitting American President to make it back to Belfast. At this holiday season …
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… 2019 that he was running for the Democratic nomination for president. Buttigieg won the contentious Iowa caucus and came … Buttigieg exited the race and endorsed Joe Biden. President-elect Biden announced that he was nominating …
Presidential Recordings
… already in progress. Eisenhower and Crider are discussing President Harry Truman. Eisenhower remarks "And did you stop …
Presidential Speeches
… wars. When he spoke at a ceremony at Gettysburg in 1863, President Lincoln reminded us that through their deeds, the … wars. When he spoke at a ceremony at Gettysburg in 1863, President Lincoln reminded us that through their deeds, the …
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… In 1841, he served as secretary of war in the cabinets of Presidents William Henry Harrison and John Tyler, resigning …
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… He resigned in 1974 to become U.S. Attorney General for President Richard Nixon. He continued in that position in the …
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… inauguration of George Washington as the nation's first president, Knox entered Washington's cabinet as secretary of …
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… Garfield administration, fellow Stalwart and new President Chester Arthur nominated Folger the top slot at the …
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… campaign. Following Garfield's assassination, new President Chester Arthur made Brewster his attorney general …
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… governor, serving from 1843 to 1847. Two years later, President Zachary Taylor tapped Crawford as his secretary of …
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… of Harrison’s cabinet members, Legare became new President John Tyler’s attorney general in 1841. While in his …
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… States Congress as a representative in 1800, and in 1801, President Thomas Jefferson appointed him attorney general. …