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Theodore Roosevelt Rough Riders
1,939 wordsOn October 27, 1858, in New York Martha Bulloch Roosevelt gave birth to Theodore Roosevelt, her second child and first son. He was named after his father, Theodore Sr. , and was sometimes called Thee or Teedie as a nickname. He was a seventh generation Roosevelt. As a child and throughout his lifetime, Theodore suffered from severe asthma, becoming so bad that they would nearly suffocate him. His father, who refused to have a sickly child, would constantly carry him around, hoping that Theodore'...
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President Of The United States Watergate Scandal
1,562 words... g progress at home. ' 4 Part of McGovern's economic plan included defense spending cut backs. 'What I offer is not simply a set of promises, but a specific plan to pay for those promises. First, I would reduce by approximately 10 billion dollars in each of the next three years the rapidly escalating, lavish Nixon military budget. Current spending wastes billions of dollars on planes that do not fly, and missiles that will not work. I will never permit America to become a second-rate power in...
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Supreme Court Justices Latin American Nations
3,915 wordsFdr's Influence as president Some have called him the best president yet. Others have even claimed that he was the worlds most influential and successful leader of the twentieth century. Those claims can be backed up by the overwhelming support that he received from his citizens throughout his four terms in office. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt began a new era in American history by ending the Great Depression that the country had fallen into in 1929. His social reforms gave people a new p...
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Andrew Johnson Southern Democrats
1,759 wordsThe Impeachment of Andrew Johnson With the assassination of Lincoln, the presidency fell upon an old-fashioned southerner named Andrew Johnson. Although an honest and honorable man, Andrew Johnson was one of the most unfortunate Presidents. Over time there has been a controversial debate as to whether Johnson deserved to be impeached, or if it was an unconstitutional attempt by Congress to infringe upon the presidents authority. The impeachment of Andrew Johnson was politically motivated. The sp...
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Franklin D Roosevelt Third Party Candidates
3,309 wordsImportant presidential elections Some of the most important presidential elections 1812 The election of 1812 consisted of a battle between James Madison, and DeWitt Clinton. Madison had represented both Democratic and Republican beliefs, while Clinton was a Federalist. James Madison was born in Port Conway, Va. , on March 16, 1751. A Princeton graduate, he joined the struggle for independence on his return Virginia in 1771. He had been an active politician in the 1770 s and 1780 s. He was greatl...
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