A great president is considered to be wise and noble. He is also firm, patriotic, and was known as, “the one who invented tradition as he went along.” The greatest president of the United States from 1789-1836 was George Washington. He was the first president of the United States and started great traditions. He took his job very seriously during his time. He was in term from 1789-1797 and contributed too many extraordinary events. George Washington led troops in the Revolutionary War in 1775 as commander of chief, before he became president. He then led troops in the Whiskey Rebellion in 1794, which established federal authority. He brought American focus on America instead of being involved in foreign entanglement. George Washington also facilitated the economic take-off, and facilitated in territorial expansion and the inclusion of the new states.…
To start off his presidency the United States was in the Great Depression. As president he did accomplish a lot. During the first “100 days” he started the recovery process. During this time he temporarily closed the banks. And worked with Congress to work on the recovery programs.…
FDR also sought to improve the lives of the working class. FDR accomplished this through the National Recovery Administration (NRA), which established laws of fair competition to regulate whole industries. Through all the above mentioned reforms and policies FDR set America on its way to a solid economic…
He helped improved the living conditions of the poor and put in place an eight-hour work day for state employees. He also favored polices that protected New York State’s many forest. He was very popular in the state and was a shoo-in for re-election (Elish Dan). After being Governor for two years he wanted to do more for the country. He had ran with William McKinley they had had an easy win over the democrats.…
Throughout the ‘New Deal’ he profoundly emphasized on reducing waste, volunteering, and equal opportunity for the people. The examples of his economic policies during that time such as an expansion of the Federal Farm Board (FFB), a balanced federal budget, new and expanded public works projects. He extended the scope of the federal government by increasing its involvement in agriculture, federal spending, international trade, immigration…
He also started the Home Owners Loan Corporation (HOLC) and that helped the relief to the real estate and reduced employment for the people. Once he passed all the relief and recovery agencies he turned away from the welfare. His New Deal programs he gave around a billion of dollars to the economy and helped a lot of people get good paying jobs. When everyone started getting jobs all the American’s said Franklin had saved them from the financial disaster that happened. He has inspiring speeches also he had his very popular fireside chat which that speech changed America.…
He played a big role in the making of the Articles of Confederation and the Constitution and when he was a secretary, he established strong diplomatic positions with the European nations. As a 3rd president, He doubled the size of the country from the Louisiana Purchase. He would fit into the theme of politics and power and Ideas, Belief, and Culture because of his view of what the future of America should be like and how prominent a figure he was during his period of…
Many Presidents over the years have shown greatness through their leadership. Each has shown this in their individual way. One of them was Lyndon B. Johnson who showed presidential greatness through passing ground breaking legislation and improving society. Lyndon Johnson took office after John F. Kennedy was assassinated in 1963.…
Why Benjamin Harrison Was a Good President Benjamin Harrison was the United State’s 23rd President. He did many things that were memorable, such as annexing Hawaii. Harrison was born in Ohio during the year 1833.…
Shanna Sauve History 1302-Y005 President Harry S. Truman Continuing throughout history we observe, assess, and live through the laws and changes made by every distinct president. Unlike dictatorships we the people, are able to choose the individual indoctrinated into office. Every president is not always appreciated by everyone, but the country tries to make do with what we have and who as a consensus we are.…
A leader is one who leads or commands a group, organization, or country. Our very own president has the power to lead all of the United States and it is quite possible for him or her to take control of every country. Certain presidents have had to face certain challenges dealing with war and the economy. Some handled these complications poorly while only one president handled it the absolute best. Franklin D. Roosevelt lead our country through a great struggle and I’m here to prove why he is the best president in history.…
Another accomplishment was he signed in important laws such as The Americans with Disabilities Act. The act prohibits discrimination against people with disabilities in employment,transportations,communications etc. George was doing well until the country came to a recession. The debt grew, so George had to break his promise, and raise the taxes. George was embarrassed, and believed that was why he lost the second election against…
He pushed forward the tort reform, prioritized in funding education and made it to high standards, he also changed the criminal justice system. He also helped Texas be a leading producer in wind and powered electricity. During his two terms Bush prioritized his economic policies. Because of the recession Bush started out his presidency with tax cuts.…
He was perfectly willing to boss people around to achieve what his vision of america should be. He was loyal to his people which also earned him a lot of respect from the american people. His political advisors had a large effect on him especially his wife Nancy. He was right America needed to be pushed in the right direction and he was the man to do it.…
He made the country have a lot of religious tolerance. He promised that there would be not religious persecution in the United States of America. This made the country have more unity and less…