John Adams – Obnoxious and Disliked
John Adams, our first vice-president and second president, is remembered for many things. He was the leading patriot in the Continental Congress, being the...
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...
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...
Hell and Maria – The Story of Charles Dawes
Vice-President Charles G. Dawes is remembered for several reasons. He is the only Vice-President to win the Nobel Peace Prize (excluding Teddy Roosevelt who...
John Tyler’s Presidential Precedent
John Tyler (1841-1845) is remembered for several reasons. He had more children (15) than any other President. Tyler was born while Washington was President;...
Cactus Jack Garner – “Not Worth a Bucket of Warm …”
John Nance Garner spent his entire adult life working his way up to Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, and then gave it...
Criminals in the White House
Several of our Presidents have actually run afoul of the law during their lives, two while they were President.
The first to get in trouble...
The Adams Family
Up to now, there has been only one father-son pair of presidents, although many feel that may change after the next election. John and...
Election Surprises – FDR’s 1936 Re-Election
In 1936, Franklin D. Roosevelt was re-elected in a landslide victory. He carried 46 out of 48 states, losing only Maine and Vermont. His...
Edith Wilson – Our First Woman President?
The question of a woman president is not so much whether we will have one as it is when we will have one. The...