Posted on July 20, 2009 by Bob Timmermann
President #28, C-SPAN Historians Ranking #9 Take Princeton and give Fourteen Points I. Introduction Woodrow Wilson was a President so full of promise to many in America, that it seemed shocking how dismally his eight years in office ended. The United States went from being a Great Power to being the Greatest Power while he [...]
Filed under: Progressive Era Presidents | Tagged: Democrats, Dyslexic, Governors, Married in Office, New Jersey, University President, Virginia, Widowers, World War I | 12 Comments »
Posted on May 12, 2009 by Bob Timmermann
President #22 and #24, C-SPAN Historians Ranking #21 I’m only telling you this once! Often just regarded as a numerical oddity, Grover Cleveland served eight years as President during one of the most turbulent times in American history. America was still recovering from the Civil War. The nation was beset with violent labor strife. The [...]
Filed under: Gilded Age presidents | Tagged: Democrats, Governors, Had surname that could also have been first name, Married in Office, Mayor, New Jersey, New York | 7 Comments »
Posted on February 24, 2009 by Bob Timmermann
Him too! 10th President. C-Span historians rank: 35 My chaotic journey through the history of the U.S. Presidency begins with a book about the first vice-president to succeed a president who passed away while in office. Gary May, a professor at the University of Delaware, penned this surprisingly sympathetic look at one of America’s lesser [...]
Filed under: Antebellum presidents | Tagged: Democrats, Guys Henry Clay Didn't Like, Had surname that could also have been first name, Married in Office, Representative, Senator, Vice Presidents, Virginia, Whig Party, Widowers | 27 Comments »
