presidents

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• SOURCE: Associated Press
  3/23/2020
  

  Presidents in Health Crises: Trump More Hands-On Than Many

  Most American presidents will confront a crisis—or crises—before they leave office, whether it is a natural disaster, war, economic downturn, public health threat or terrorism.

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• SOURCE: USA Today
  11/6/19
  

  How Historians Rate Presidents

  Historians have for decades weighed presidents' virtues and accomplishments in a bid to determine the best and worst of the bunch.

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• 6/9/19
  

  What the Feud and Reconciliation between John Adams and Thomas Jefferson Teaches Us About Civility

  by Mike Purdy

  The history of presidential insults cause us to reflect how we should treat one another – not only in the public square, but around the family dinner table, in our marriages, and in the workplace. 

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• SOURCE: Simon and Schuster (Special to HNN)
  12/27/2018
  

  Wilson biographer explains why she thinks he was one of the most consequential presidents, flaws and all

  An interview with Patricia O’Toole, the author of "The Moralist: Woodrow Wilson and the World He Made."

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• SOURCE: Time Magazine
  10-9-18
  

  Michael Beschloss Spent 10 Years Studying Presidents at War

  The worst parts of that history are still worth worrying about.

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• 11/4/18
  

  What Would Other Presidents Have Thought of Donald Trump?

  by Ronald L. Feinman

  A presidential historian looks back.

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• SOURCE: CBS News
  3-6-18
  

  How two of President John Tyler's grandsons are still alive, 174 years later

  Harrison Ruffin Tyler, 89, is one of two living grandsons of President John Tyler, who was born in 1790, one year after George Washington was sworn in as president.

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• SOURCE: WaPo
  2/19/18
  

  All of American history fits in the life span of only three presidents

  We’re just four presidential lives away from the Founding Fathers. John Adams.

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• SOURCE: Vox
  2-19-18
  

  Every president’s health, ranked

  Why was Rutherford B. Hayes the healthiest US president of all time?

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• SOURCE: StarTribune
  11-16-17
  

  New Ulysses Grant presidential library at home in the South

  Mississippi State University will launch the new library and exhibit space housing Grant's papers and artifacts on Nov. 30.

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• SOURCE: History channel
  11-6-17
  

  Foreign Travel Was Once Taboo for American Presidents

  During the 1800s, the idea of a U.S. president making even one or two international visits—let alone over 50—was unheard of.

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• SOURCE: Huffington Post
  6-5-17
  

  My 10 Worst Presidents Of All-Time

  by Alan Singer

  Guess who is number 1?

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• SOURCE: NYT
  3-24-17
  

  A President’s Restless Corpse May Be on the Move Again in Tennessee

  James K. Polk’s body has been buried in three places. Lawmakers are now considering moving it again, to the site of a Polk family home and museum in Columbia, Tenn.

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• 3-26-17
  

  America’s Reckless Presidents

  by Mel Ayton

  Eager to escape the White House bubble many have exposed themselves to danger.

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• 3-5-17
  

  John Tyler’s Been Demoted in C-SPAN’s Latest Presidential Poll. Why This Is Unjust.

  by Walter R. Borneman

  He came in as #39. Here’s why he deserves better.

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• SOURCE: NYT
  2-21-17
  

  What Makes a President Great? Clipping? Sipping? Slashing?

  What criteria should we use when ranking presidents? 

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• SOURCE: The Washington Post
  2-17-17
  

  Lincoln, Washington and Roosevelts remain history’s best presidents in survey

  Dwight Eisenhower moved into the top five for the first time, moving up from No. 8 in 2009 and No. 9 in 2000.

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• SOURCE: NYT
  1-12-17
  

  At This Auction, Even Millard Fillmore Gets Respect

  At auction is the collection of the Hall of Presidents and First Ladies, a 60-year-old wax museum that has earnestly presented every occupant of the Oval Office — and their female counterparts — in varying degrees of accuracy.

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• 11-1-16
  

  What Studying the Presidents Teaches: Even Winners Can Lose

  by Ronald L. Feinman

  More than half the presidents who went on to take the White House earlier lost an election.

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• 11-23-16
  

  How Common Is It for Former Presidents to Remain Active in Public Life?

  by Ronald L. Feinman

  History shows most have been unable to stay quiet.