... April 15th, Lincoln died. At almost the same moment Booth fired the fatal shot, his accomplice, Lewis Paine attacked Lincoln's Secretary of State, William Henry Seward. Seward lay in bed, recovering from a carriage accident. Paine entered the mansion, claiming to have a delivery of medicine from the Secretary's ... Eisenschiml claimed that had Grant attend, the military guards who protected him would never have allowed Booth to enter the State Box at Ford's Theatre. Eisenschiml's theory was that Grant's absence left Lincoln vulnerable. Stanton was also alleged to have known that the consp...

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... the administration managed to arrange a cease-fire that would last long enough to permit U.S. withdrawal from the Indochinese war zone. After the Arab-Israel War in 1973, the efforts of Henry Kissinger led to a cease-fire and troop disengagement in the Middle East. Domestically, under the banner of "A New Federalism," Nixon attempted to shift important elements of governmental power and responsibility ... full House of three articles of impeachment against the president. On Aug. 9, 1974, Nixon resigned his office and was succeeded by Vice-President Gerald R. FORD, whom he had selected to ...

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"Never explain, never complain," Henry Ford II said after wrecking a car that was not a Ford, accompanied by a lovely woman who was not his wife. This mantra, not original with Ford and always handy, could be the motto of the Bush administration. It has veered from one policy to another, changed direction on a dime, said one thing and done another -- all ... of rebuilding Iraq -- may represent Bush's last chance. In diplomacy, in foreign affairs, in the waging of war and maybe in protecting America, he has made mistake after mistake. Like Henry Ford II, he may never complain and he may never...

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... rely almost exclusively on three people: H. R. Haldeman, his former campaign manager; John Ehrlichman, Haldeman's best friend, who handled domestic policy; and Henry Kissinger, his national security adviser. As it was said Nixon was a very secluded president at times, a total opposite of Lyndon Johnson. Johnson stated ... electoral process, the Nixon administration was determined to disrupt the Allende government. On a more positive front, Nixon had secretly dispatched Henry Kissinger to the Soviet Union and the People's Republic of China, and in February 1972 those missions yielded prod...

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... that Nixon should be his successor, and endorsed his presidency in March of 1960. Nixon chose as his running mate the US ambassador to the United Nations, Henry Cabot Lodge of Massachusetts. His opponent, John F. Kennedy, was the winner- and beat Nixon by only 113,000 votes, out of 70 Million. Nixon ... North Vietnam to bargain more earnestly for a cessation of hostilities. A series of unannounced negotiating sessions between North Vietnamese diplomats and Nixon's special assistant for national security affairs, Henry Kissinger, uncovered a mutual willingness to make concessions. Furthe...

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... president was assassinated. President Abraham Lincoln was attending a comedy entitled "Our American Cousin" at Ford's Theatre in Washington D.C. when "A shadowy figure stepped into the box, stretched out his arm, aimed a small derringer pistol at the back of Lincoln's head, and pulled the trigger" (Freedman 123). Clara Harris, Henry Rathbone, And Mary Todd (Lincoln's wife) all accompanied Lincoln in the state box that ... April 11, proposing that voting rights be given to blacks. Thus, Booth schemed and plotted to assassinate Lincoln instead ("Summary of Assassination"[online]). Then, p...

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... was elected president. Their daughter-in-law Angelica Van Buren served as White House hostess during the last two year of the Van Buren administration.   Anna Harrison 1775-1864 William Henry Harrison's wife is the only spouse of a president and grandmother of another. She never lived in the White House because her husband died a month after his inauguration. Their daughter-in ... protection.   Pat Nixon 1912-1993 Richard Nixon's wife created White House tours for the blind and deaf, and was the first first lady to wear pants in public.   Betty Ford 1918- Gerald Ford's wife once work...

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... were being replaced by automatic or semi-automatic machinery by nearly 200,000 a year in the 1920's.(Korpios) With greatly reduced operating expenses industrial magnets such as Henry Ford made millions. In one year Ford reported making 14 million dollars yet in the same year the average personal income was $750.(Gusmorino) This fire was fanned by President Coolidge who lowered the federal ... ...

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... oath of office and became President. Eight Presidents died in office and one resigned. The eight Presidents who died in office and their Vice Presidents who succeeded them were: William Henry Harrison - John Tyler; Zachary Taylor - Millard Fillmore; Abraham Lincoln - Andrew Johnson; James A. Garfield - Chester A. Arthur; William McKinley - Theodore Roosevelt; Warren G. Harding - Calvin Coolidge; Franklin D. Roosevelt - Harry S. Truman; ... and John F. Kennedy - Lyndon B. Johnson. The President who resigned was Richard M. Nixon and he was succeeded by his Vice President, Gerald R. Ford. ...

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... work of an effective leader is never complete, it is an on-going task that every leader must endure in order to develop holistically and create a strong element for success. Henry Ford stated "Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at 20 or 80. Anyone who keeps learning stays young. The greatest thing in life is to keep your mind young ... ...

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... produced a treaty to limit strategic nuclear weapons. In January 1973, he announced an accord with North Viet Nam to end American involvement in Indochina. In 1974, his Secretary of State, Henry Kissinger, negotiated disengagement agreements between Israel and its opponents, Egypt and Syria. In his 1972 bid for office, Nixon defeated Democratic candidate George McGovern by one of the widest margins ... , in fact, tried to divert the investigation. As a result of unrelated scandals in Maryland, Vice President Spiro T. Agnew resigned in 1973. Nixon nominated, and Congress approved, House M...

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... Vietnam. Nixon's promise of "peace with honor- was not fulfilled and the United States continued to invade Asian countries well into the second half of 1972. Secret peace meetings between Henry A. Kissinger, and the North Vietnamese delegate Le Duc Tho, began in the second half of 1972. The peace talks started looking promising when a breakthrough was achieved when the Communist side ... up with him. Everyone felt betrayed the American people and even Nixon's government. Nixon resigned from office on August 9, the first U.S. president to do so. A month later his successor, Gerald Ford, ...

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... fluctuating all the time. Coolidge reduced debt and cut taxes for the middle class and upper class people. New cars were being built and they were now automatic thanks to Henry Ford. All the people were buying these cars. Florida became popular for buying homes and selling them for more money. Many people were investing. Also, people wanted to live out there ... ...

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... nations have problems with the president. Abraham Lincoln was assassinated while attending a special performance comedy name "Our American Cousin". He was in Ford's Theater with his wife Mary Todd Lincoln when it all happened. An officer named Major Henry R. Rathbone and his fiancée also accompanied him. Then an actor John Wilkes Booth got inside the presidential box and assassinated Lincoln. Booth ... ...

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