Posted on January 11, 2010 by Bob Timmermann
President #9, C-SPAN Historians Ranking #39 Let Me Be Brief… If you mention the name William Henry Harrison to most people, the initial reaction will be “I don’t know anyone by that name.” So, after you get past the people who are completely ignorant of the man, you might get the reaction of “Oh, the [...]
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Posted on April 30, 2009 by Bob Timmermann
President #7, C-SPAN Historians Ranking #13 Coming soon to an ATM near you! Just who was Andrew Jackson? Was he the first president to create a political following among the masses and ride that to power? Was he a shameless opportunist who pandered to the lowest common denominator? Was he a war hero? Was he [...]
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Posted on April 10, 2009 by Bob Timmermann
President #27, C-SPAN historians’ ranking #24 Why Am I President? It Was On My Wife’s To Do List. When it came time to find a biography of President William Taft, it wasn’t easy. Despite holding office during a time when Constitutional Amendments introducing the income tax and the direct election of senators, the admission of [...]
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