A ready reference guide to the presidents of the United States.
... Harry 142, 144–145, 149 Davis, Dr. Loyal 220 Davis, Jefferson 61–62, 77, 86 Davis, Patti (Reagan) 220 Dawes Plan 149 Dawes, Charles G. 149 Dawes, Mary Beman Gates 149 Dawes, Rufus 149 Declaration of Independence 8, 14–15, 17–21, 25, ...
This book features short, biographical essays about the lives of each of the 44 presidents, jam-packed with unusual details and expounding on the significant roles each commander-in-chief played in the shaping of the United States and its ...
RACHEL JACKSON The wife of Andrew Jackson, Rachel Donelson was born on June 15, 1767, and died on December 22, 1828, shortly before he was inaugurated as president, so she was never the first lady. She was born in Pittsylvania County, ...
( 4 ) Charles E. Whittaker ( 1901–1973 ) , of Missouri , served as associate justice 1957–1962 . He generally voted with the conservative bloc . He resigned for health reasons . ( 5 ) Potter Stewart ( 1915–1985 ) , of Ohio , served as ...
Barry. The emphasis of the 2008 Democratic National Convention was on family and the American Dream. Although Barack Obama was not whitewashed in any racial sense—indeed, there were numerous references to his advancing the ideals of ...
The Complete Book of U.S. Presidents contains more in-depth information about every U.S. president to hold office than any other single book. A factual, unbiased look at all of our...
... NY V.P.: John N. Garner, Henry A. Wallace, Harry S. Truman First Lady: ... Acting on his promise to offer Americans a “New Deal,” FDR created a host of ...
With updated information on President Barack Obama, this is the perfect introduction to the lives and characters of the US presidents.
85 “I feel as if”: Williams, Reclaiming Authorship, 52. 86 “Candidates for”: Robert Remini, The Election of Andrew Jackson (Philadelphia: Lippincott, 1963), 62. 87 “born and bred”: Edinburgh Review, January 1820. The author was Sydney ...
David Priess, a former intelligence officer and daily briefer, has interviewed every living president and vice president as well as more than one hundred others intimately involved with the production and delivery of the president's book of ...