Baines Johnson was born on August 27‚ 1908 in Stonewall‚ a small town in Texas (President). He was the first child to Samuel and Rebekah Johnson. He also had three sisters and a brother that came after him. His family and he eventually moved to Johnson City‚ named after his family that came before him. Lyndon’s father‚ Samuel‚ was a part-time politician and rancher‚ but was not very great at ranching‚ causing some financial problems that resulted in them losing the family farm (Lyndon B. Johnson - Biography)
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The Libertarian Party History The Libertarian Party was founded on December 11th‚ 1971 by Geoff Neale. It is considered the fastest growing political party in the history of the United States. It was formed in Westminster‚ Colorado‚ in the house of David Nolan‚ another founder of the party. The Party was formed partly because of the Vietnam War‚ conscription‚ and the Gold Standard. In 1972‚ the Libertarians had a representative who became the first female candidate to receive and electoral vote
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The Erie Canal‚ or the Great Western Canal as it was initially known‚ was one of the most important state projects of the early years of the United States. It proved to be overwhelmingly succcessful and its success prompted other state economic development projects. Before the Erie Canal was built New York City was not the premier port of the United States that it became. Philadelphia was the largest‚ most prosperous city of the new United States. The Erie Canal provided the base for New York City’s
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President | Time in Office | Party | VP | What happened during his term/ accomplishments | George Washington | 1789-1797 | Independent | John Adams | * Whiskey Rebellion * Pinckney Treaty * Jay’s Treaty | John Adams | 1797-1801 | Federalist | Thomas Jefferson | * XYZ Affair | Thomas Jefferson | 1801-1809 | Democratic-Republican | Aaron Burr then George Clinton | * Marbury vs Madison * Louisiana Purchase * Embargo of 1807? * Chesapeake Affair | James Madison | 1809-1817
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Louisiana Purchase was the greatest land purchase in US History. It nearly doubled the Nation’s size and it would bring much wealth to the nation. For example‚ in time gold would be discovered in the west and farming would be used on the land. This territory had been owned by different nations as a result of the French Indian war. However‚ in the end‚ it was sold to the US by the French. Jefferson had a plan for this land‚ although not everyone agreed with him buying the land. The treaty was still signed
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Republican Platform 2013 Let me start by saying the object of the Republicans in 2013 is reform‚ or a reform of a reform. We are aiming to right what we believe are the wrongs of the Democrats and fix things in dire need of repair/revamping. We will start with the subject of job creation. With the uncertainty of the unemployment rate‚ we should focus on job creation. To promote job creation in our present day economy‚ we plan to make serious cuts in government spending. This will help
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Presidents of the Philippines Submitted by: Abud‚ Tegie De Vera‚ Sharmaine Inting‚ Mhae ‚Norman Olayvar‚ Ma. Elaine D. Submitted to: Mr. Ricky Tebang Professor in History MWF 7:00-8:00pm First Republic ------------------------------------------------- Emilio Aguinaldo (1899-1901) -> The first and youngest Philippine President (at age 29) -> A Filipino revolutionary general and politician -> Born March 22‚ 1869 in Kawit‚ Cavite; the seventh of eight
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Republican Views Towards Healthcare Reform From the Republican viewpoint‚ any form of nationalized or partially nationalized universal healthcare is unacceptable. Any public delivery system will limit ‘for profit’ free enterprise and thus violates our form of government. It will increase taxes and the overall cost of healthcare. Publicly delivered health care will cause the quality of care to go down by directly hindering the quantity of healthcare providers as well as the quality of care rendered
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Although Macbeth does take actions that lead to his downfall‚ I believe that he is not totally responsible for what happens. Although he takes the action that leads to his downfall‚ he perhaps would not have done this if the witches had not told him that he would be king in Act 1 Scene 3. I believe that it is the witches are more responsible for Macbeth’s downfall than he is.<br><br>In Act 1‚ Scene 3‚ the witches tell Macbeth that he is thane of Glamis‚ thane of Cawdor and that he "shalt be king
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The Johnson & Johnson Tylenol Incident In 1982 Johnson and Johnson‚ the pharmaceutical company that makes Tylenol announced a nationwide recall of Tylenol; 31 million bottles and a loss of 100 million dollars. This recall was secondary to the death of seven people in the Chicago area after using Tylenol. An investigation reveled the poisoning were found to be that of an outside source. The Tylenol was contaminated with cyanide from an outside source. Johnson and Johnson ’s response to the poisonings
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