United States Presidents: The Good‚ The Bad‚ The Ugly President James Polk once said‚ "With me it is exceptionally true that the Presidency is no bed of roses." And it is definitely true that the being the most powerful man on earth cannot be an easy task. Forty- three men have taken on the challenge of filling these shoes and to be forever considered for their accomplishments. In this line of powerful men‚ some are remembered for their ability to overcome adversity and leave a legacy of prestige
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Franklin Pierce 14th President of the United States | In office March 4‚ 1853 – March 4‚ 1857 | Vice President | William R. King (1853) None (1853–1857) | Preceded by | Millard Fillmore | Succeeded by | James Buchanan | The 14th President of the Unites States Franklin Pierce Franklin Pierce (November 23‚ 1804 – October 8‚ 1869) was the 14th President of the United States‚ serving from 1853 to 1857‚ an American politician and lawyer. To date‚ he is the only President from New Hampshire
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Andrew Jackson was a war hero and a very controversial president of the United States from 1828 to 1836. The American people loved Jackson because of his war efforts during the Battle of New Orleans and the Seminole Wars. Before he was president‚ he had a troubled childhood and later on was involved in the first divorce in Kentucky. He did have many questionable moves‚ such as the spoils system‚ the nullification in South Carolina‚ attempting to remove the national bank‚ the Indian Removal Act‚ ignoring
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“Character is like a tree and reputation like a shadow.The shadow is what we think of it;the trees the real thing‚”says Abraham Lincoln. Abraham Lincoln or Abe was the 16th president of the United States of America. Abraham Lincoln was also the writer of The Emancipation Declaration. He is also one of the most honest president`s in history. Abraham Lincoln was the reason why we don’t have slavery anymore. To begin with‚ Abraham Lincoln was born in a log cabin on February 12‚1809‚in Hodgenville
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Definitions: 1. Impeachment- (in congress or a state legislature) the presentation of formal charges against a public official by the lower house‚ trial before the upper house 2. The “plumbers”- secret White House special investigations unit established in1971 during the Nixon presidency 3. Perjury- the willful giving of false testimony under oath of affirmation‚ before a competent tribunal‚ upon a point material to a legal inquiry 4. Judicial Review- the power of a court to adjudicate the constitutionality
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During the first term of the Washington administration‚ Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton were both serving on the Cabinet as the Treasurer and Secretary of State respectively. Their constant disagreements over fiscal policy‚ such as Hamilton’s proposal for a central bank‚ led to Jefferson’s resignation from the administration. President Washington would hold a grudge against Thomas Jefferson for the rest of his life after the latter formed an anti-administration party with James Madison. The factionalism
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that their barely cut when in reality their losing a lot of blood. Part of a politician’s job is lying. Now it’s not in their job description but if the president‚ the governors‚ and the senators didn’t lie to us our country would be in chaos. Arguably one of the scariest times in U.S. history was September 11th‚ 2001. As the story goes President Bush was reading a book to a class of kindergartners when the attack took place. After getting word of the assault Bush remained calm stood up and told the
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Statement: Richard Nixon’s desperate‚ hastily organized “Checkers” speech not only saved his political career—while souring the relationship between himself and Dwight Eisenhower—it fundamentally altered the nature of political campaigning in the United States by its enormously successful‚ direct appeal to the American people through the new medium of television. (Yeah‚ I don’t recommend your thesis statement be this long; but this one reflects all the main points I would want to argue in a paper on
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26th president of the United States of America from the years 1901-1909. Roosevelt brought new concepts as well as his intelligent actions that inspire Americans today. He was known for leading a strong congress and brought new excitement to the United States of America. During his term he was also recognized for “steward of the people”‚ which meant he looked out after the citizens. The 26th president‚Theodore Roosevelt‚ became president in the years of 1901-1909 because the former president McKinley
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Andrew Jackson Andrew Jackson was born on March 15‚ 1767‚ was the seventh President of the United States. Born in Tennessee‚ Andrew Jackson was a politician and general who beat the British at the Battle of New Orleans in 1815‚ and the Indians at the Battle of Horseshoe Bend. His enthusiastic followers created the more up-to-date Democratic Party‚ and the 1830-1850 periods later became known as the era of Jackson a democracy. During the American Revolutionary War‚ Jackson was teenager when he
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