Silent Cal Coolidge
Calvin Coolidge was known more for what he didn't say than what he did say. Nicknamed "Silent Cal," he was known for not talking....
Life After the White House, Part 1
We read a great deal about what a President does while he is in the White House, but very little is written about what...
Faithless Electors
We will know on election night in November, or early the next morning, who will be our next President. But in reality, that is...
Presidential Party Hoppers
In addition to his other duties, the President of the United States is also the leader of his political party. A number of our...
The Great Commoner – William Jennings Bryan
William Jennings Bryan was the youngest man ever to be nominated for president by a major party. He was also the only man to...
Inaugural Absences
Everyone is familiar with the pomp and ceremony of a presidential inauguration. The procedures and traditions involved are well known. One of the seemingly...
Substitute First Lady – Harriet Lane
James Buchanan (1857-1861) was the only bachelor President. But he wasn’t the first President to enter the White House without a wife to act...
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...
Presidential Children – The Adams Family Children
The children of John and John Quincy Adams shared several unique traits. They all showed signs of genius, but also of mental instability. The...
Is There a President in the House? – Part 7
John F. Kennedy served in Congress for fourteen years, first in the House of Representatives and then in the Senate. Returning from World War...