Posted on January 20, 2010 by Bob Timmermann
President #18, C-SPAN historians’ ranking #23
Read this unconditionally
Americans have never been shy about making their military heroes Presidents. They have ranged from the great (George Washington and Theodore Roosevelt) to pretty darn good (Andrew Jackson and Dwight Eisenhower) to the quickly dead (William Henry Harrison and Zachary Taylor).
Ulysses S. Grant was undoubtedly one of America’s [...]
Filed under: Reconstruction Presidents | Tagged: Civil War veteran, Face on paper money, Illinois, Mexican War, Ohio, Republicans | 6 Comments »
Posted on August 31, 2009 by Bob Timmermann
President #16, C-SPAN Historians Ranking #1
The Standard
Back when I was in eighth grade, I entered an American history essay contest at a local prep school. The winner would receive a partial scholarship to the school. It was actually a timed test in a classroom setting and we didn’t know what the question would be.
I had [...]
Filed under: Mount Rushmore Presidents | Tagged: Assassinated, Face on paper money, Guys who really liked Henry Clay, Illinois, Kentucky, Representative, Republicans, Whig Party | 4 Comments »
Posted on May 29, 2009 by Bob Timmermann
President #1, C-SPAN historians ranking #2
You Never Forget Your First Time
The face of George Washington is well known to Americans. He stares at us on dollar bills. His profile is on the quarter. His portrait used to be a fixture in school classrooms. The capital city of the nation is named for him.
And, just like [...]
Filed under: Early Republic Presidents, Mount Rushmore Presidents | Tagged: American Revolution, Childless presidents, Constitutional Convention, Face on paper money, Federalist, Founding Father, Virginia | 4 Comments »
Posted on May 7, 2009 by Bob Timmermann
President #3, C-SPAN Historians ranking #7
Embargo! O grab me!
In this biography of the Third President, UCLA professor Joyce Appleby begins the seventh chapter of the book with this sentence: “Americans’ most pressing history assignment is coming to terms with Thomas Jefferson.”
And speaking as someone who was taught by Professor Appleby at UCLA, this woman can [...]
Filed under: Early Republic Presidents, Mount Rushmore Presidents | Tagged: Ambassador, Democrats, Elected by House, Face on paper money, Founding Father, General Know-it-all, Secretary of State, Vice Presidents, Virginia, Widowers | 9 Comments »
Posted on April 30, 2009 by Bob Timmermann
President #7, C-SPAN Historians Ranking #13
Coming soon to an ATM near you!
Just who was Andrew Jackson? Was he the first president to create a political following among the masses and ride that to power? Was he a shameless opportunist who pandered to the lowest common denominator? Was he a war hero? Was he a man [...]
Filed under: Antebellum presidents | Tagged: Democrats, Face on paper money, Guys Henry Clay Didn't Like, Representative, Senator, South Carolina, Tennessee, Territorial Governor, War of 1812, Widowers | 6 Comments »
