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… Pierce settled in New Hampshire after his presidency. When the Civil War erupted, Pierce voiced support … A loyal Democrat, Pierce did not support the new President, Abraham Lincoln. In fact, Pierce publicly blamed … Franklin Pierce: Life After the Presidency …
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… James Buchanan was the last President born in the eighteenth century, on April 23, 1791. … Southern interests on slavery-related issues. Chasing the Presidency With his diplomatic experience, Buchanan also … James Buchanan: Life Before the Presidency …
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… than three months of retirement, the least of any former President. After handing over the reins of government to his … of planning to use his Mexican War heroism to seek the presidency, Polk embarked on an extensive tour of the … James K. Polk: Life After the Presidency …
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… Throughout his presidency, Jackson yearned for a quiet retirement at The … vindicated. Martin Van Buren, his handpicked successor as President, had become his closest political confidante. … Andrew Jackson: Life After the Presidency …
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… class. Both men rejoiced when "Old Hickory" was elected President in 1828. Jacksonian Democrats were the rising party … Appleton, the daughter of Jesse Appleton, who had been president of Bowdoin College, Pierce's alma mater. Franklin … Franklin Pierce: Life Before the Presidency …
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… six more times. In 1835, largely due to the support of President Andrew Jackson, Polk was elected Speaker of the … strongest supporter in the House during Jackson's presidency. Polk championed every measure identified with the … James K. Polk: Life Before the Presidency …
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… With mounting outrage he watched the inept efforts of Presidents Jefferson and Madison to win redress from Great … but at the urging of Secretary of State John Quincy Adams, President James Monroe stood firm. Whether anticipated by the … Andrew Jackson: Life Before the Presidency …
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… of the South and a lover of slavery. Finally, the former President decided to write a book telling his side of the … James Buchanan: Life After the Presidency …
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… to his Virginia plantation home, Monticello. The former President was happy to be free from executive duties and … and invention. He continued in his post as the elected president of the American Philosophical Society until 1815. … Thomas Jefferson: Life After the Presidency …
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… skills to take the offensive against the outgunned Rebels. President Lincoln grew frustrated with his ineffective, … Southern morale. "Grant is my man, and I am his" declared President Lincoln after hearing of Vicksburg's fall. Not long … Ulysses S. Grant: Life Before the Presidency …
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… a speedy trial by a jury of one's peers. Service under President Washington Jefferson reluctantly agreed to serve as … Washington's complete confidence, Jefferson found that the President was increasingly influenced by Alexander Hamilton, … Thomas Jefferson: Life Before the Presidency …
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… to diversify his economic investments. During his presidency, Washington improved the technology at his grist … George Washington: Life After the Presidency …
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… Even so, when Jimmy was born in 1924, the first American president to be born in a hospital, he was taken back to a … Jimmy Carter: Life Before the Presidency …
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… College. He joined a relatively small group of recent US presidents to have served one term and then lost reelection. In 2024, he became only the second US president elected to two non-consecutive terms as president. … Donald Trump: Life Between the Presidencies …
Donald Trump lost the presidential election of 2020 by approximately 7 million popular votes...
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… libraries and universities to do thorough research on the presidency. The library Greco is building will bring … Miller Center: The Digital Library of the Modern American Presidency …
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… This evolution would continue over the course of his presidency and his retirement. Washington also showed … reached on May 25, and the delegates elected Washington as president of the Constitutional Convention. As president, … George Washington: Life Before the Presidency …
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… Discusses his association with President Ford in the role of the so-called "White House … the logistics of the Nixon-Ford transition, and working on President Ford's speeches. He also discusses his role in organizing the President's meetings with members of academia and the …
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… Benjamin Harrison, the last Civil War general to serve as President, died from pneumonia on March 13, 1901, at his home in Indianapolis. He had spent the years following his presidency as an "elder statesman." Harrison delivered a … Benjamin Harrison: Life After the Presidency …
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… The Framers never envisioned presidents as lordly law shapers or war declarers. … power to handle pandemics. But was he correct? Does the presidency enjoy the authority to forcibly vaccinate the … a Swiss Army knife in that it does everything. Indeed, presidents start wars, backed by the most lethal armed forces …
The Framers never envisioned presidents as lordly law shapers or war declarers.