Almost President – “Fighting Bob” La Follette, Part 2
La Follette's 1912 campaign ended, for all practical purposes, on February 12. On that night, he addressed the Periodical Publishers Association. La Follette arrived...
Almost President – “Fighting Bob” La Follette, Part 1
Robert “Fighting Bob” Marion La Follette was probably the leading progressive politician of the Progressive Era. After serving in the U.S. House of Representatives...
The President’s Lady – Ellen Herndon Arthur
Ellen Herndon Arthur would have been a great First Lady. Unfortunately, she didn’t make it to the White House with her husband, Chester A....
Is there a President in the House? – Part 10
George Herbert Walker Bush, the son of a Senator and the father of our President, succeeded Ronald Reagan in 1989. During World War II,...
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...
Is There a President in the House? – Part 8
Richard Nixon served in Congress for less than six years. His short career there made him a national figure and catapulted him into national...
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...
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...
Is There a President in the House? – Part 5
James Abram Garfield was a successful general in the Civil War who was elected to Congress in 1863. Before the war, he had served...
Is There a President in the House? – Part 4
The period after the Civil War saw Presidents ranging from one of the most politically experienced to possibly the least politically experienced. The Reconstruction...