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 guy who [...]
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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 was in office. [...]
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Posted on May 29, 2009 by Bob Timmermann
President #1, C-SPAN historians ranking #2
You Never Forget Your First Time
The face of George Washington is well known to Americans. He stares at us on dollar bills. His profile is on the quarter. His portrait used to be a fixture in school classrooms. The capital city of the nation is named for him.
And, just like [...]
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Posted on May 22, 2009 by Bob Timmermann
President #12, C-SPAN Historians ranking #29
He’s Tanned, Rough, and Ready
What can be said about a man who was President for just 16 months? What can be said about a President who never held any other political office in his life? What can be said about a man who likely never voted in his life until [...]
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Posted on May 7, 2009 by Bob Timmermann
President #3, C-SPAN Historians ranking #7
Embargo! O grab me!
In this biography of the Third President, UCLA professor Joyce Appleby begins the seventh chapter of the book with this sentence: “Americans’ most pressing history assignment is coming to terms with Thomas Jefferson.”
And speaking as someone who was taught by Professor Appleby at UCLA, this woman can [...]
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