A good president is someone who has a good attitude. A good president is also someone who doesn’t think that everything is rigged and doesn’t get mad when things don’t go his or her way. They are poised but yet have a lot of fun. They take the presidency seriously and make the right calls. They don’t just bomb someone because they don’t like them. A good president also does his or her political work. You don’t want a president with much political work‚ but you want no political work. Someone with
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Harry S. Truman was the 33rd president of the United States. He was born on May 8‚ 1884 in Lamar‚ Missouri. Truman was the oldest of his two siblings. He graduated high school in 1901 and then became a bank clerk until 1906. He moved back to his family farm to assist his father in his old age. After his dad died in 1914‚ he became the owner of his father’s farm. Truman ended up marrying a childhood friend‚ Elizabeth Wallace‚ and had one child‚ Margaret Truman. Truman started his political career
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person who will serve as the next president. In order to decide who the best person for the job is‚ an evaluation must be performed of the candidate’s experience and qualities. Choosing the right person goes beyond political party affiliation‚ it goes to choosing the candidate with the right stuff. The U.S. Constitution states that the President of the United States must be at least 35 years old and have been born in the United States. When looking at the presidents of America’s history and trying
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The choice of John F. Kennedy to be president was an unlikely one however‚ he proved to be worthy of the title by the many accomplishments he achieved before being targeted. Born on May 29 1917‚ John F. Kennedy was the second oldest child in a family of 8 children. His mother‚ Rose Elizabeth Fitzgerald-Kennedy was a philanthropist/socialite and his father‚ Joseph Patrick Kennedy was a business man and a politician. Growing up‚ Kennedy attended many reputable schools and still managed to maintain
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Andrew Jackson our Seventh President of the United States of America‚ served from March 4‚ 1829 to March 4‚ 1837. From nicknames to legendary stories the list can go on about this man. Many argue with each other about if he was a good president or an evil tyrant. There are many reasons to go for either side‚ the debate about him is a very contemporary one‚ but I chose to say that he was a good President. Reasons are for the great things he accomplished during his presidency. During his time many
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Harry Truman Years in Office: 8 | Term: 1945 - 1953 | Political Party: Democrat Domestic Affairs - Dismissed MacArthur during Korean War - Ordered desegregation of military - Executive Order 9835 - GI Bill of Rights Foreign Policy - Containment: prevent spread of Communism - Authorized atomic bomb usage - Potsdam Conference‚ Marshall Plan‚ NATO - Truman Doctrine - Korean War – domino theory – contain communism at all costs - Recognized Israel as a country Trivia - The S in Harry
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Harry S. Truman can be viewed the most important President for improving civil rights for African Americans because he started the the main process of desegregation and development of rights in the 20th Century. Truman realised that for the good of America‚ they needed to improve racial equality to be in line with other Western countries. One of his first legislations was To Secure These Rights‚ passed in 1947. This law ensured anti-lynching regulations‚ voting rights‚ eradication of poll tax‚ and
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President If all wishes were horses‚ then I would wish to be the president of the United States of America. My wishes to be the United States president are not self-centered but are based on the need to make America a better place for generations to come. In the eyes of the world we are limitless but‚ I believe there are things that are necessary to change to reflect the fame and superiority associated with America in the eyes of the world. If I was president‚ I would strive to accomplish three
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Writing John F. Kennedy is remembered as the 35th president of the United States of America. He was born on May 29‚ 1917 in Brookline‚ Massachusetts. Kennedy grew up in an extremely wealthy‚ Roman Catholic‚ political family. He had several military achievements before he announced his candidacy for presidency on January 2‚ 1960. Kennedy won the election of 1961 against his opponent‚ Richard Nixon. He remained president until November 22‚ 1963 when he was assassinated in Dallas‚ Texas. John F. Kennedy
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“(of Lyndon) Flawed‚ yes‚ and not always good‚ but great” (Updegrove). Johnson‚ held accountable for the war in Vietnam‚ had many presidential blunders‚ but passed many legislatures that couldn’t have been passed by any other presidents and of which continue to effect today’s politics. More times than not‚ presidents never envision that they would conquer the highest position in politics‚ becoming president of the United States‚ and Lyndon B. Johnson was no exception. In a small farmhouse in South
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