Posted on December 26, 2009 by Bob Timmermann
President #26, C-SPAN historians’ ranking #4 Bullfeathers!!!! There is no person whose has been President who led a life that seems like it came out of a work of fiction more than Theodore Roosevelt. It seemed apropos that a novelist, Louis Auchincloss (The Rector of Justin among many other titles) wrote this biography of a [...]
Filed under: Mount Rushmore Presidents, Progressive Era Presidents | Tagged: Governors, New York, Related to another president, Republicans, Spanish-American War, Vice Presidents | 8 Comments »
Posted on August 6, 2009 by Bob Timmermann
President #25, C-SPAN Historians’ Ranking #16 The War With Spain Starts Mainly With the Maine While many kids grew up with toy soldiers, my childhood featured a set of plastic toy Presidents. (And much to my glee, a complete set is on display at the Smithsonian now. It includes an intact Lyndon Johnson. Our LBJ [...]
Filed under: Gilded Age presidents, Progressive Era Presidents | Tagged: Assassinated, Civil War veteran, Died in office, Governors, Ohio, Representative, Republicans, Spanish-American War | 5 Comments »
