Woodrow Wilson by H.W. Brands

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 [...]

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Grover Cleveland by Henry F. Graff

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 [...]

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