Life After the White House, Part 3
After Abraham Lincoln was assassinated, Vice President Andrew Johnson became President. Johnson tried to carry out Lincoln’s moderate Reconstruction plans, which brought him into...
Is There a President in the House? – Part 9
Nixon was followed in office by his Vice President, Gerald R. Ford. Ford is the only All-American athlete to serve as President. He played...
Almost President – Benjamin Wade
In spite of how close our recent election was, there have been closer ones. In fact, two men lost the Presidency by just one...
Almost President – Hancock the Superb
Winfield Scott Hancock was named for the famous soldier, Winfield Scott. These two men shared more than just their names. These two were the...
Is There a President in the House? – Part 6
Warren G. Harding served in the Ohio state legislature and as Ohio lieutenant governor before running, unsuccessfully, for governor. In 1914, he was elected...
Ticket Balancing
With the announcement of the Republican and Democratic Vice Presidential nominees, much attention has been given to the practice of ticket balancing. George Bush...
Almost President – Hubert Horatio Humphrey, Part 3
After Hubert Humphrey’s disastrous start in the Senate, he found himself isolated and ostracized by the senior senators. In typical Humphrey fashion, he began...
U.S. Grant – Lessons Learned
Ulysses S. Grant is remembered as a great general in the Civil War, and later a less-than-great President. But the stories of his childhood...
Re-Elected Running Mates
Many Presidents have been re-elected. A lesser number of Vice Presidents have been re-elected. Two Vice Presidents were re-elected even though their Presidents were...
The President’s Lady – Edith Roosevelt, A Modern First Lady
Columnist Emily Edson Briggs called Julia Dent Grant "the first lady of the land." Lucy Webb Hayes was the first to be officially called...