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...
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...
Presidential Feuds, Part 3
One of the most fascinating presidential feuds involved two men who had been best of personal and political friends, Theodore Roosevelt and William Howard...
The President’s Lady – Dolley Madison, An American Original
For over a century, the greatest compliment you could pay a First Lady was to compare her favorably to Dolley Madison. She presided over...
For the Record – Presidents in Uniform, Part 1
The President of the United States serves as commander-in-chief of our armed forces. This is an awesome responsibility. How well qualified have our Presidents...
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 3
If experience counts, then the two Presidents right before the Civil War should have been great leaders, and the President during the Civil War...
Election Surprises – Woodrow Wilson’s Re-Election
In 1912, Woodrow Wilson, a Democrat, had been elected president in spite of the fact that more people voted against him than for him....
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...
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...
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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...
Teachers in the White House
Education is a major issue in the current election campaign. Many of our past presidents had first-hand experience in the education field. Some were...
Pets in the White House
In the next election, we will choose the next occupants of the White House. But we will not choose all of them. Those we...