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Richard M. Nixon Top 10 Unfortunate Political One-Liners. Nov. 17 marks the thirty-fifth anniversary of President Richard Nixon's his famous I am not a crook line at the height of the Watergate scandal. Flip through TIME's collection of other devastating political quotes. You'll shake your jowls with bemusement.
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The Presidents Although an honest and honorable man, Andrew Johnson was one of the most unfortunate of Presidents. Arrayed against him were the Radical Republicans in Congress, brilliantly led and ruthless in their tactics. Johnson was no match for them. Born in Raleigh, North Carolina, in 1808, Johnson grew up in poverty.
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Best Presidents of the United States Dwight David Ike Eisenhower (/ˈaɪzənˌhaʊ.ər/ EYE-zən-HOW-ər; October 14, 1890 – March 28, 1969) was an American politician and general who served as the 34th President of the United States from 1953 until 1961.
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Top 10 US Presidents 8: Dwight David Ike Eisenhower was the 34th President of the United States. He was a five-star general in the United States Army during World War II and as Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces in Europe. An avid golfer who played at Augusta IKE ordered a pine tree be cut on the 17th hole.
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Baseball, Presidents go back a long way Legendary Dodgers play-by-play poet Vin Scully competed in a college baseball game in 1947 against a man who would go on to become the 41st president of the United States: George Herbert Walker Bush. I was an outfielder, a center fielder, said Scully, who wore No. 17 at Fordham University.
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Chuck Norris presidential endorsement? Not so fast! Heil’s original story said, “Norris is the roundhouse-kicking action star who inspired the now-classic Internet meme Chuck Norris Facts (A sample: ‘Chuck Norris doesn’t sleep; he waits’) whose backing of Mike Huckabee gave the former Arkansas governor’s 2008 presidential bid a real boost.
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The Presidents The son of a Baptist preacher who had emigrated from northern Ireland, Chester A. Arthur was America's 21st President (1881-85), succeeding President James Garfield upon his assassination. Dignified, tall, and handsome, with clean-shaven chin and side-whiskers, Chester A. Arthur looked like a President..
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Teddy Roosevelt's 'Bully Pulpit' Isn't The Platform It Once Was When Teddy Roosevelt was president, reporter Lincoln Steffens came to him with a request: Mr. President, he said, I want to investigate corruption in the federal government.. And Roosevelt responded in a rather astonishing way, as presidential historian Doris Kearns Goodwin tells NPR's Steve Inskeep.
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The 15 smartest US presidents of all time John Adams was the second president from 1797 to 1801, after serving as the nation's first vice president under George Washington. He had an IQ of 173, according to Simonton's estimates. Adams studied law at Harvard and was an early supporter of the movement for US independence from the British.
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9 of Abraham Lincoln's Smartest (and Sassiest) Quotes 9 of Abraham Lincoln's Smartest (and Sassiest) Quotes. Everyone remembers Abraham Lincoln as being honest, intelligent, and maybe a bit too tall for his time. He’s even been rumored to have told a good joke now and again. But what he doesn’t often get credit for is his sass. In many circumstances, Lincoln sharpened his wit just enough to insult a political rival or pose acerbic questions about his opponents’ rationales. Here are nine of his best sarcastic moments, snubs, and put-downs. 1.
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Nov. 17, 1973 | Nixon Declares âI Am Not a Crookâ Nov. 17, 1973 | Nixon Declares ‘I Am Not a Crook’. National ArchivesPresident Richard M. Nixon defended himself against many allegations on Nov. 17, 1973. Less than a year later, he resigned from office.
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Nov. 17, 1973 | Nixon Declares âI Am Not a Crookâ And I think, too, that I could say that in my years of public life, that I welcome this kind of examination, because people have got to know whether or not their president is a crook. Well, I am not a crook. I have earned everything I have got.”. The news conference did little to end questions over Mr. Nixon’s honesty.
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Winfield Scott Hancock Winfield Scott Hancock was a career U.S. Army officer and the Democratic nominee for President of the United States in 1880. He served with distinction in the Army for four decades, including service in the Mexican–American War and as a Union general in the American Civil War. Known to his Army colleagues as Hancock the Superb, he was noted in particular for his personal leadership at the Battle of Gettysburg in 1863. One military historian wrote, No other Union general at Gettysburg ...
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- Spike in violent crime spreads to L.A., but still no alarm bells. John F. Kennedy had his flaws and made mistakes during his presidency. But he perfectly embodied a bygone era of boundless American optimism.
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What US president had a peanut farm? The President that used to be a peanut farmer before he became president was Jimmy Carter the 39th President of the United States.
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Abraham Lincoln Is Our Most Beloved President, But What If He Had Lived? Abraham Lincoln Is Our Most Beloved President, But What If He Had Lived? WASHINGTON -- This Tuesday was the 150th anniversary of the assassination of Abraham Lincoln –- a somber moment marked by expressions of reverence for perhaps the nation’s most admired president. For historians and political scientists, April 14 is also a time for playful speculation.
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- Wilkerson also talked about the last president who said No to the War Party and said he considered the Warren Commission to be a whitewash. Original thread, moved to the DUngeon at the request of certain, eh, DUers: Ret. Col. Lawrence Wilkerson discusses possibility of a conspiracy to kill JFK
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Historical rankings of presidents of the United States According to a Rasmussen poll conducted in 2007, six presidents—George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and John F. Kennedy—were rated favorably by at least 80% of Americans.
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George H.W. Bush Honored For Reversal On âNo New Taxesâ Promise George H.W. Bush Honored For Reversal On 'No New Taxes' Promise. BOSTON, May 4 (Reuters) - Former U.S. President George H.W. Bush showed courage in breaking his read my lips: no new taxes campaign pledge to broker a 1990 budget compromise that may have cost him re-election two years later, the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation said on Sunday.
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Lyndon B. Johnson In a televised speech on March 31, 1968, U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson announced that he would not seek reelection.
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He Was a Crook He Was a Crook A scathing obituary of Richard Nixon, originally published in Rolling Stone on June 16, 1994 Former President Richard Nixon autographs a book at the Dallas-Fort Worth Airport at Grapevine, Texas, in 1978.
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John Kelly needs a queer history lesson on the Civil War Boston-born White House chief of staff John Kelly’s recent remark on Laura Ingraham’s new Fox News show reopened a divide so deep in this country about slavery that I am reminded of American novelist William Faulkner’s quote “The past is never dead. It’s not even past.”
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Poll: If a 5th President was added to Mount Rushmore, who should it be? A number of celebrity names have been pitched over the years as well, including John Wayne, Elvis Presley and Larry Bird. John F. Kennedy and Bill Clinton both were both highly popular presidents among Americans polled in 2013, according to CNN.
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Words From George Washington: 20 Inspiring Quotes From The First U.S. President George Washington's full name is simply George Washington. He did not have a middle name. Photo: Reuters 11. “Truth will ultimately prevail where there is pains to bring it to light. 12. “Let us raise a standard to which the wise and honest can repair; the rest is in the hands of God.” 13. “Observe good faith and justice toward all nations.
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Jimmy Carter Former President Bill Clinton spoke Wednesday at the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington, noting how Martin Luther King Jr.'s historic I Have a ... Tap here to turn on desktop notifications to get the news sent straight to you.