Friday, March 29, 2024

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 Other American Vice President

In the back of virtually every American History textbook you will find a list of American Presidents and Vice Presidents. But there is one...

Civil War Vets in the White House, Part 2

Rutherford Birchard Hayes (President from 1877-1881) was a genuine war hero. When the Civil War began, Hayes joined the many volunteers signing up for...

The Washington Administration – Foreign Affairs

Foreign affairs reached a critical point almost immediately after Washington took office. The British and the French were in conflict all around the world,...

Thanks, But No Thanks – Silas Wright

Silas Wright turned down more major offices than most politicians win in a lifetime of election campaigns. Before his career ended with his premature...

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....

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...

Henry Clay – The Great Compromiser, Part 3

In 1832, Henry Clay made another try for the White House. He had succeeded John Quincy Adams as leader of the National Republican Party...

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...

The President’s Lady – Hannah Hoes Van Buren

Martin Van Buren’s wife never made it to the White House. She died eighteen years before her husband was elected President. Still, this “almost...