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. [...]
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, [...]
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Posted on April 2, 2009 by Bob Timmermann
President #2, C-SPAN Historians’ ranking #17 May all your wars be Quasi Wars For most of our lives, John Adams was an historical figure whom people recognized, yet thought little of. We figured he must have been important since he helped write the Declaration of Independence and also became President. But he was no George [...]
Filed under: Early Republic Presidents | Tagged: Ambassador, Federalist, Founding Father, Massachusetts, Related to another president, Vice Presidents | 6 Comments »
Posted on February 27, 2009 by Bob Timmermann
Invade Canada! President #4, C-SPAN historians rank #20 James Madison was definitely a president with an impressive resume. For starters, Madison wrote much of the Constitution and the Bill of Rights. He was a passionate defender of religious freedom. He served in the House of Representatives. He was Secretary of State for eight years under [...]
Filed under: Antebellum presidents | Tagged: Childless presidents, Democrats, Founding Father, Representative, Secretary of State, Virginia, War of 1812 | 8 Comments »
