... whose father, John Adams, also served a term as President of the United States of America. Since birth, JQA was well groomed and educated in preparation of his predetermined destiny to become a future president. Author of John Quincy Adams, Robert V. Remini, described JQA best, "A reluctant, conflicted leader destined to serve his country- (32). Although Adams did achieve his goal of becoming president, ... his term in the White House was overshadowed by his two other political careers that earned him his nickname, "Old Man Eloquent" because of his extraordinary speeches in ... example ...

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... by inventor Samuel Morse. Elizabeth Monroe 1768-1830 James Monroe's wife ended the custom of a president's wife making the first social call on the wives of other officials in Washington - and the insulted women boycotted her White House receptions. Louisa Adams 1775-1852 John Quincy Adams' wife was the only first lady born in a foreign country-England. She played the harp, wrote satirical plays and raised silkworms.   Rachel Jackson 1767 ... -1828 Andrew Jackson's wife was a bigamist, having married Jackson before she was divorced from her first husband. She died after Jackson was elec...

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... 26th president. He was born into a wealthy family in New York, in 1858. HE had a hard life. His first wife, Alice Lee, and his mother died on the same day in 1884. He spent the next few years on a ranch in the badlands of the Dakota Territory. There he spent his time driving cattle and hunting. On a trip to London he married Edith Carow in ... many articles and books. He died on October 20, 1964 in New York City (Southwestern). Presidents are very important to our country. Almost every president has had an effect on what we can or can't do now. Without these presidents our country would...

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... could to help them. The unemployed veterans cheered as she left. Said one, in words that would become famous, " Hoover sent the Army. Roosevelt sent his wife."(Weinstein 760) The president regularly sent "his wife" to many strange places as she continued her random inspections as she showed up alone and unexpected. She often visited the poorest parts of the country and tried to do something ... about the slums of Washington. One time she took carloads of cabinet wives ... to the tenements trying to awaken their interest in the city (Weinstein ... ...

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... a small apartment above a bank in Tampico, Ill. His father, John Reagan, was a Roman Catholic born in Ireland while his wife, Nelle Reagan, was a protestant of Scottish-English ancestry. At the age of nine, Reagan's family moved and settled in Dixon, Ill. where Ronald became known for his exploits as a lifeguard. He ... cover a baseball training session, an agent from Warner Brothers studios signed him for his film debut as a radio announcer in "Love is on the Air". Over the next two decades he would appear in 53 films. Soon, in 1964, his acting career would come to an end. In 1942, he ....

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... legislative session. He made important steps toward tort reform-or limiting the ability of plaintiffs to bring lawsuits. These greatly pleased the Texas's big business interests. Bush appealed personally to nearly everyone across party lines. This made him the most popular big-state governor in the country by the end of his first year. Even the Democratic congress found him easy to work with. (www.biography.com ... ) Bush supported a huge tax reform plan in 1997. The plan would lower property taxes by a staggering $3 billion per year. It was a political risk ... pay, better planning, an...

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... . Ninian Edwards. It was here that she met Abraham Lincoln (Askjeeves.com). After a very rocky courtship and a broken engagement, the two were married. Though complete opposites, Mary and Abraham were united by an enduring love. Abe was quoted as saying, " My wife is as handsome as when she was a girl, and I fell in love with her; what is more, I have never fallen ... out." (Askjeeves.com). Their years in Springfield brought hard work, a family of boys, and reduced circumstances to the pleasure-loving girl who had never felt responsibility before. As First Lady ... , only two minutes lon...

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... John Quincy Adams was born in1767 during the month of July, in Braintree Massachusetts. His parents were John and Abigail Adams. "Quincy", had every advantage as a youngster. At the time of his birth, his father was an increasingly admired and prospering lawyer, and his mother Abigail Smith Adams, was the daughter of an esteemed minister, whose wife's family combined two prestigious and influential lines ... , the Nortons and the Quincys. Accompanying his father on diplomatic missions in Europe, young John Quincy Adams received a splendid education at private schools in Paris, Leiden, and...

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... his presidency. Some were good some were bad. He made some mistakes and bad choices, but in the whole, he helped our country excel and flourish. One of the things Clinton is most famous for, but not the proudest of, is his affairs while in presidency. "In 1995, Monica Lewinsky, a recent graduate of ... and many just didn"t care. Clinton finally acknowledged his affair with Lewinsky on national television by giving his speech to the American public: Now, this matter is between me, the two people I love most -- my wife and our daughter -- and our God. I must put it right, and I am prepar...

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... I he often took his time in making decisions. He wanted to make sure that there wasn't any other way to avoid the war. This was good that he was looking out after the interest of the country, but it could also have made the war worse. Wilson also was thought to be a weak president by ex-president Roosevelt During Roosevelt's time in office he helped ... because congress did not want to get involved in current affairs, they did not. Not giving up Wilson set out across the U.S. to tell everyone about the League of Nations and his 14points. During this time he fought sickness, his wife con...

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... 18-25 whose families were on relief programs initiated also by the Roosevelt administration. By reforestation and helping improve public facilities, the young men based in camps all over the country helped preserve the country while getting paid. Though their salaries did not keep them on Easy Street the rest of their lives, it helped keep the men and their families well away from starvation level. A vast amount ... . Nonunionized workers were not helped by any means in the same way that organized workers were. So, how was he able to win their vote? In that respect, I think, FDR owes a l...

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... by. Background Roosevelt was born at his family's estate, Springwood, at Hyde Park, in Dutchess County, New York on January 30th, 1882. Franklin Roosevelt was the son of James Roosevelt and his second wife, Sara Delano. With the expectation of a half-brother twenty-six years older, he had no other siblings. His father was a fairly successful businessman, with various investments in ... the coal industry. Roosevelt's father was also a Democrat who was interested in politics during the time period. This gave stardom to FDR's great political calling. Sara Delano Roosevelt ... system. Altho...

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... King incident. After King was beaten there were many riots in L.A. 1993- The great military leader Colin Powell retires from the government service. 1994- Lorena Bobbit whom was wife to Wayne Bobbit was a victim of domestic violence. One day while Wayne Bobbit was sleeping; his wife came into his room with an 8 inch carving knife, and severed his penis. She then drove away and ... threw it out the window, it was later found and surgically reattached. (Ouch) 1995- Yitzhak Rabin is assassinated; Rabin was an Israeli Prime Minister who promised his people ... time. 1993- Colin Powell reti...

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... of Power of Lyndon B. Johnson The 36th president of the United States was the first president to take the oath of office in an airplane. This president is known as Lyndon B. Johnson. LBJ was born on August 27, 1908 near Stonewall, Texas in a small farmhouse on the Pedernales River. LBJ's father, Sam, was a successful lawyer while his mother, Rebekah, was a house wife. As a child Johnson wanted ... to stand out from the rest and that's exactly what he did. Politics played an important role of his growing up. His father was ... of my party for another term as you president. LBJ's decisio...

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... seven months later he asked Mrs. Orville Browning to marry him but she said no. Lincoln met his wife, Mary Todd, at the grand cotillion in honor of the completion of the new capital building in 1839. They got engaged but a while later he broke off the engagement because she was seeing other men. Around a year later in Springfield on November 4, 1842 Abraham and Mary ... got married. In 1844, Abraham and his wife were able to purchase their own house in Springfield. It was a one-and-a-half story frame cottage. In May 1843, the Lincoln's had a son and named him Robert. After the addition ...

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... be elected, from the state. Nixon was the second son of five brothers. The Nixon's where of Scottish-Irish descent, and where Quakers. (picture Encarta) Nixon attended public school in Whittier, California, and went to Whittier College- where he majored in History. He then won a scholarship to Duke University Law School, and received his degree in 1937. Nixon met his future wife, Thelma, at ... a law firm that he joined. They Married 3 years later in 1940 and had two daughters- Patricia born in 1946, and Julie born in 1948. Early when WWII started, Nixon worked for 6 months in the offic...

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... 1920's as if I was living through it myself. The book starts off in May 1919; Woodrow Wilson is president and the Armistice was just signed. The people were so happy that peace was finally here. The 18th Amendment was also passed which prohibited alcohol. Woodrow Wilson wanted to bring the country back to normalcy. The people looked at Wilson as a messiah. Wilson's plan was to make peace ... , make up, and having relationships with boys at a young age. Before this time this was looked at as immoral. The younger generations were having an affect on everyone. Women wanted to do the same. T...

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... made of composite materials undetectable by x-ray machines, The Roberti-Roos Assault Weapon Act of 1989, and the national Child Access Prevention laws. (www.bradycampaign.org) Sarah Brady, wife of former press secretary James Brady, is now the chairperson of both organizations. Since then; the Brady Bill goes into effect for 32 states, President Clinton signs the first federal ban on military style assault weapons, President ... Bush resigned his life-time membership to the NRA, the National Instant Check System went into effect in 1998 ... in order to protect ourselves from foreign ar...

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... that it would have been a lot stronger had he told me of certain cases in which the offender did not get what he deserved. I do not agree with the fact that a person committing animal cruelty should get the same punishment as someone who beats his or her wife or child. Mercian, George. Juvenile Delinquency. 09 March 1999 This article is not as far-fetched ... as it may seem. The author really hits home with the public when his idea of harsher punishment on ... States. This article explains that Bush should pass a law that would inflict harsher and more severe punishments on the offende...

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