Franklin Delano Roosevelt by Roy Jenkins

Posted on July 27, 2009 by Bob Timmermann

President #32, C-SPAN Historians Ranking #3 Brother can you spare a coin that has my face on it? With the exception of Abraham Lincoln, no American President ever faced crises of the scope that Franklin Delano Roosevelt did. He entered the White House as the nation was in the throes of its worst economic situation [...]

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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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Martin Van Buren by Ted Widmer

Posted on March 10, 2009 by Bob Timmermann

Don’t Panic! President #8, C-SPAN Historians Ranking #31 Martin Van Buren is not a president who inspires people in this day and age. He exists mainly as a name to remember when you’re trying to remember the names of all the presidents. Fortunately, Ted Widmer, a former speechwriter for Bill Clinton, penned a biography of [...]

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