... served as White House hostess, and was the first to give birth in the presidential mansion in Washington, D.C.   Dolley Madison 1768-1849 James Madison's wife is the only first lady given an honorary seat on the floor of Congress, and was the first American to respond to telegraph ... 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 ... ...

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... tyranny so they considered impeachment so important that they made it part of the Constitution even before they defined the contours of the Presidency. As James P. Pfiffner states in The Modern Presidency, "the primary purpose of impeachment is to remove a president who has used his office in such ... discussions ended on December 19, 1998. That marked the day when the House of Representatives met to decide whether or not to impeach President William Jefferson Clinton. On that day, the House voted on four accusations: two of which were dropped and two of which were approved. The ... op...

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... York was among the first companies to produce American literature. Members of the Knickerbocker Group include Washington Irving, James Fenimore Cooper, and William Cullen Bryant. Washington Irving was the first American to win international recognition as a literary figure. James Fenimore Cooper was the first American novelist. William Cullen Bryant wrote "Thanatopsis," which was one of the first high-quality poems produced in ... ...

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... have the inalienable rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness), & it was adopted by Congress on the morning of July 4, 1776. Marbury vs Madison (1803) William Marbury, sued Secretary of State James Madison to force him to deliver his commission as a justice of the peace. The critical importance of Marbury is the assumption of several powers by the Supreme Court ... would be removed from office, he resigned. Clinton - was tried on perjury and obstruction of justice on whether or not he had sexual relations with Monica Lewinsky. Remained in office. James Madison; Federalist P...

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... and theories to be tested in practice, by assessing whether acting upon the idea or theory produces wanted or unwanted results. Two of the major leaders of the philosophy were William James and John Dewey. The philosophy summarizes an American faith in know-how and practicality and an equally American distrust of abstract theories and ideologies. Pragmatists do not believe that a single ... Theodore Roosevelt came along. At that point, presidential leadership was much better than it was in the Gilded Age. The presidents of the Progressive movement included Theodore Roosevelt (1901-1909),...

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... the war. Military leadership proved substantial in numbers and often excellent in quality. Over two hundred Ohioans reached the rank of general; among them were Ulysses S. Grant, Philip H. Sheridan, and William T. Sherman.# Although these men were very prominent in Ohio during the Civil War, the book For the Union: Ohio leaders in the Civil War focuses on individuals that were known ... civilian appointees, or "political generals". Out of the twenty-two Ohioans who reached the rank of major general during the war, sixteen boasted a West Point education as their professional badge.# Jame...

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Other people running Jackson's main rivals were Henry Clay, John Quincy Adams, and William H. Crawford. Like Jackson, they were all members of the Jeffersonian Republican party. At that time the appeal of the candidates was based on personality and personal achievement. Many people thought ... Americans resisted at an engagement near Gonzales on the Guadalupe River, the Texas War for Independence begins. The Texas War resulted in the loss of American heroes Davie Crockett and James Bowie Occupation before politics Jackson's first occupation was when he was thirteen and joined the Continental...

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... Caesar and the Roman Empire and has survived through every known government, even during the Middle Ages and fiefdom. When one thinks of espionage they think of none other than James Bond, also known as 007, a man who is capricious with women, flashy in everything he does, and distinctive in every aspect of his life yet he is the farthest thing ... these congressional leaders ( ). With the CIA gaining power in leaps and bounds and fewer restrictions on these powers was just what President Ronald Reagan's Director of CIA wanted to inherit. William J. Casey was a true cloak and dagger CIA...

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... were tried and convicted in a federal court, but the judge, John Sirica, suspected the major cover-up of a possible national conspiracy. Sirica later received a letter from one of the burglars, James McCord which stated that there was definitely a cover-up. This letter led to a nationwide eruption and the trust and tolerance for politicians greatly declined. The five burglars were sent to ... excuse was that the tapes were vital to national security. Nixon then told Attorney General Elliot Richardson to dismiss Cox, but Richardson refused and resigned, as did Deputy Attorney General Wil...

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... . In 1802 he was elected to the Massachusetts senate, which sent him to the U. S senate the following year. He was also appointed to the Supreme Court, a membership he declined. President James Madison then appointed him to Minister to Russia in 1809. He continued to serve his country and gained a well-respected reputation. Adding to his reputation was his brilliant and tough ... as the Secretary of State under President Monroe. President Monroe, like the Presidents before him served two consecutive terms. In 1824 he was ready to retire. The Presidential candidates were William Crawford ...

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Chester Alan Arthur Chester Alan Arthur was the 21st president of the United States who gained the presidency when President James A. Garfield was assassinated. Arthur rose above loyalty to his political party to enact the first comprehensive U.S. civil service legislation. The act signaled a new era of reform in national politics, but ... of his party, and after completing Garfield's term he was forced to retire from public life.Arthur was born in 1829 in Fairfield, Vermont, he was the oldest son of William Arthur, an Irish-born Baptist minister and schoolteacher, and Malvina Stone Arthur. ...

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... he was 26. Three years later he married Martha Skelton. She died 10 years later, but they had 6 children, but only two live to be adults. He attended college of William and Mary and studied law. He served on the local government, too. He was chosen to draft the Declaration of Independence in 1776. He left the Congress in 1776 and ... and his support of the Lewis and Clark expedition. He is remembered for his efforts of staying neutral in the conflict between France and Britain. Jefferson lost the presidency to James Madison in 1809. At the age of 76 Jefferson founded the University of V...

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... giving such a defendant a lawyer or trial. If this isn't a violation of the Sixth Amendment, Mr. Hamdi, at the least, has certainly been deprived of liberty without due process of law. James Madison, the principal author of the Bill of Rights must be spinning in his grave. Most Americans would be shocked, I think, if they realized that they could be classified as ... , but the Constitution did not explicitly assign it to the Court. Marbury v. Madison, the 1803 landmark Supreme Court case, established the power of judicial review. From the modest claim of William Marbury, who sought a low...

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... the beginning of the Civil War (1861-1865). His troops called him "Old Fuss and Feathers" because he loved colorful uniforms. Scott was born near Petersburg, VA. He went to William and Mary College and then studied law. He gave up law in 1808 to join the U.S. Army. When the War of 1812 broke out, he became a lieutenant colonel and went ... Angel of the Battlefield. At first, the United States government refused to give help or encouragement. But in 1864, she was made superintendent of nurses for the Army of the James. When the war ended, Barton formed a bureau to search for missing men ...

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... race for territory; European nations scavenged over Africa while Russia, Japan, and Germany ardently struggled for cessions of China. The beginnings of imperialistic seeds were sown by Secretary of State James G. Blaine in the 1880's as he attempted to assemble a market in Latin America for American products. This seed was further propagated by a series of diplomatic crisis with powers such as ... combustion, rather than a widely accepted Spanish submarine mine. Nonetheless, Americans were quick to accept Spanish aggression as the cause, in part due to the "yellow journalism" of Joseph ...

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... age 14. After studying law and becoming a member of the Bar in North Carolina later he moved to Nashville Tennessee. Their he became a member of a powerful political faction led by William Blount. He was married in 1791 to Rachel Donelson Robards, and later remarried to him due to a legal mistake in her prior divorce in 1794. Jackson served as delegate to ... day before he left office in 1837, and left the problem of Texas annexation to Martin Van Buren. Even though Jackson switched support form his successor Martin Van Buren to James K. Polk (probably due to Van Burins failed economic ...

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... 1843, the Lincoln's had a son and named him Robert. After the addition to the family they made the house a full two-story house. Lincoln had three more sons Edward Baker, William Wallace, and Thomas. Edward died at the age of three; the cause of death was either consumption or pulmonary tuberculosis. In 1832 Lincoln announced himself a candidate for state legislature but ... defeated by Lyman Trumbull but in 1856. Lincoln was helping to create a new political party in Illinois called the Republicans. The party's first and primary goal was to prevent President James Buchanan from winning...

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