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First president racks-up $300,000 in overdue library fines - May 10, 2010 by Kevin Dayhoff
Wednesday, December 31, 2014
11th president of the United States James Knox Polk 1845-49
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
1936 presidential election: Landon in a Landslide: The Poll That Changed Polling
Monday, January 09, 2012
History.com: Jan 9, 1913: Richard M. Nixon is born
Saturday, May 21, 2011
May 21, 1832: The first Democratic National Convention opens in Baltimore
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
“Decision Points” by President George W. Bush
Tuesday, May 11, 2010
Our nation's first president may not have told a lie, but he was not without his faults
Our nation's first president may not have told a lie, but he was not without his faults
Posted 5/10/10 by Carroll Eagle By Kevin Dayhoff
British Broadcasting Corp. is reporting that archivists in New York’s oldest library have uncovered a surprising borrower with overdue books.It has been recently revealed that on Oct. 5, 1789, our nation’s first president, George Washington, borrowed two books from what was then the only library in Manhattan, the New York Society Library.
According to BBC, on Oct. 5, 1789, a time when New York City was serving as our nation’s capital, Washington borrowed the “Law of Nations,” a dissertation on international relations, and Vol. 12 of a collection of transcripts of debate transcripts from Britain's House of Commons.
Now this in itself may not be earth-shattering news. However there is a catch. ...
It appears that the books were due a month later but they were never returned. GASP!
At the moment, the overdue fines for this lapse, by the president who never told a lie, have grown to $300,000 in the ensuing 220 years.
Sunday, July 19, 2009
White House history of Our Presidents
http://www.whitehouse.gov/about/presidents/
Retrieved July 19, 2009
Since George Washington's election in 1789, 43 men have served as President of the United States. They have led in times of peace and war, hardship and plenty, and served in tenures as short as one month and as long as 12 years.
Learn more about America's Presidents.
1. George Washington
2. John Adams
3. Thomas Jefferson
4. James Madison
5. James Monroe
6. John Quincy Adams
7. Andrew Jackson
8. Martin Van Buren
9. William Henry Harrison
10. John Tyler
11. James K. Polk
12. Zachary Taylor
13. Millard Fillmore
14. Franklin Pierce
15. James Buchanan
16. Abraham Lincoln
17. Andrew Johnson
18. Ulysses S. Grant
19. Rutherford B. Hayes
20. James Garfield
21. Chester A. Arthur
22. Grover Cleveland
23. Benjamin Harrison
24. Grover Cleveland
25. William McKinley
26. Theodore Roosevelt
27. William Howard Taft
28. Woodrow Wilson
29. Warren G. Harding
30. Calvin Coolidge
31. Herbert Hoover
32. Franklin D. Roosevelt
33. Harry S. Truman
34. Dwight D. Eisenhower
35. John F. Kennedy
36. Lyndon B. Johnson
37. Richard M. Nixon
38. Gerald R. Ford
39. James Carter
40. Ronald Reagan
41. George H. W. Bush
42. William J. Clinton
43. George W. Bush
44. Barack Obama
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Wednesday, April 01, 2009
OBAMA RESIGNS Enlists in Peace Corps!
April 1, 2009
Saying he is practicing what he preaches, Barack Obama has resigned from the Presidency, effective April 1, moved his family out of the Oval Office and enlisted in the Peace Corps, circa 1969.
In response to the seemingly shocking transition to citizen volunteerism, pundits at CNN, Fox and MSNBC said they saw it coming and said they saw the foreshadowing on the wall when they detected a subtle secret code word slipped into all 70 of candidate Obama’s campaign paraphernalia: The word: CHANGE!
Fox News’ prime time heavyweight Bill O’Really? Responded to the surprise move, saying, “No surprise here. I simply applied one day for each of bumper stickers, yard signs and billboards and deduced that on day 70 of his term, Barack would simply pack his bags and join the Peace Corps or at least the Americorps. What else could he do?”
MSNBC’s Keith Uberman responded to the stunning move, stating, “Friedrich Nietzsch spelled it out for us on January 3, 1889 during what historical revisionists called a psychotic break. What really happened was Nietzsch simply had a vision just 24 years after the conclusion of the Civil War that in exactly 120 years, or 144 years from the end of the Civil War, a future global superpower with wings of eagles would see a freed slave elevated to lead that nation to embrace more changes in one month than the prior millennium, with no need to finish his term. Actually, it’s quite elementary!”
CNN’s Larry Bling said, “When I interviewed Barack and saw the way he eyeballed my suspenders, winking at me with that sly smile that he was saying he was about to suspend his campaign. After all, we know that 90% of all communication in nonverbal!”
But Enquiring-minded Americans, not content hearing hearsay from irrationally exuberant Lush Rimbaugh or Schlosh Hannity, and wanting to hear about the unprecedented move from the former President, locked arms across Pennsylvania Avenue, trapping the exiting Volkswagen Bus, forcing the former First Lady to stop the vehicle, allowing the populist former President to speak. Standing by the van, flashing a peace sign to the adoring crowds, Citizen Obama spoke but a single Orswellian word: “Rosebud.”
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Wednesday, February 18, 2009
Mark Newgent’s thoughts on Reagan
National Review Online Symposium Expert Opinion
The Good, the Bad, and William Henry Harrison
February 16, 2009 4:00 AM
http://tinyurl.com/afdnye
Read all of the commentary from various experts here: For Presidents’ Day, National Review considers our favorites
An NRO Symposium
William Henry Harrison! James K. Polk! Millard Fillmore! Chester Arthur! Grover Cleveland! Warren Harding! Calvin Coolidge!
It must be Presidents’ Day on NRO.
Below, our contributors select their favorite presidents. Don’t worry: Washington, Lincoln, and Reagan also receive their due.
MARK NEWGENT
The obvious choice for a conservative is Ronald Reagan — if only I had understood his true greatness during his presidency. A liberal-by-default in my youth, I instinctively scorned all things Reagan. As I matured and found myself on the right, however, I returned to Reagan and discovered why so many loved the man and why I’m proud to call myself a conservative now.
Reagan was an autodidact. He did his own research and wrote most of his own speeches. Detractors called him an “amiable dunce” and “unlettered bumpkin.” They underestimated the depth of his intellect. After all, what “dunce” could embarrass Robert F. Kennedy in a debate and hold his own against William F. Buckley Jr.?
More important, Reagan believed in the power of ideas, especially the idea that “this breed called Americans” had the capacity to govern themselves better than distant bureaucrats. In this age of encroaching government, those currently in power may think that idea quaint. I believe it is more powerful than ever.
— Mark Newgent blogs for Red Maryland and is the Baltimore history examiner.
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Tuesday, February 10, 2009
History.com: February 10, 1899 Herbert Hoover marries Lou Henry
On this day in 1899, future President Herbert Hoover marries his fellow Stanford University geology student and sweetheart Lou Henry in Monterey, California.
After their nuptials, the newlyweds departed on a honeymoon cruise to China, where Hoover had accepted a position as mining consultant to the Chinese emperor. Barely a year into their married life, the Hoovers got caught in China’s Boxer Rebellion of 1900, in which Chinese nationalists rebelled against European colonial control and besieged 800 westerners in the city of Tientsin. Hoover led a group of westerners in building protective barricades while Lou volunteered in a nearby hospital. After the rebellion was put down by an international coalition of troops, the Hoovers left China, splitting their time between residences in California and London and traveling the world.
Read more here: History.com: February 10, 1899 Herbert Hoover marries Lou Henry
18990210 February 10 1899 Herbert Hoover marries Lou Henry
Monday, February 09, 2009
Recent Explore Carroll columns by Kevin Dayhoff
February 8, 2008
Winter months turned up the heat to create fire departments
Published February 6, 2009 by Sunday Carroll Eagle
Sixty years ago, Carroll County community leaders made good use of the winter months to get together and plan for fire protection. In a February 2006...
Not that our presidents are exactly trivial, but ...
Published February 4, 2009 by Westminster Eagle
The election and inauguration of our nation's first black president has had many wonderful benefits. However, for those of us who are history geeks, the...
When 'breaking news' was all about horse and buggy accidents
Published February 1, 2009 by Sunday Carroll Eagle
EAGLE ARCHIVE More than 100 years ago, horse and buggy accidents were a staple of the "breaking news" diet of local newspapers. One example occurred Feb....
Remembering the life of former mayor David E. Walsh
Published January 28, 2009 by Westminster Eagle
On Jan. 27, 1927, former Westminster mayor David E. Walsh passed away. His passing was headlined in a newspaper article the next day. His granddaughter,...
Fitzhugh was just what the doctor ordered in Carroll's medical past
Published January 25, 2009 by Sunday Carroll Eagle
On Jan. 25, 1935, Dr. Henry Maynadier Fitzhugh, a well-known local physician, died at the University of Maryland Hospital in Baltimore. Today, the name Fitzhugh is...
Even when Carroll County was dry, it really wasn't
Published January 21, 2009 by Westminster Eagle
The Union Bridge Pilot carried a curious news story on Jan. 21, 1921, under the heading of "Local Items," about a gentleman "who had violated...
60 years ago, Davis opened the first chapter of the library book
Published January 16, 2009 by Sunday Carroll Eagle
Bob Allen's piece in last week's edition of The Sunday Carroll Eagle on the future of the Carroll County Public Library reminded me that it...
Martin Luther King and Marvin Gaye still show us the way
Published January 14, 2009 by Westminster Eagle
For those who remember the push-button, dashboard AM radios in your cars in the 1960s, you may want to sit down before your read another...
A connection of Biblical proportions and a few presidential pet projects
Published January 9, 2009 by Sunday Carroll Eagle
I'm excited about the upcoming inauguration of President-elect Barack Obama. It is quite a testimony to our great country to have overcome the yoke of...
20090208 Recent Explore Carroll columns by Kevin Dayhoff
Thursday, January 08, 2009
Five presidents meet for a power lunch
Wednesday, January 7, 2009
President-elect Barack Obama is welcomed by President George W. Bush for a meeting at the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2009, with former presidents, from left, George H.W. Bush, Bill Clinton, and Jimmy Carter.
Several news accounts reported, that “although all the surviving presidents (including Ronald Reagan and Gerald Ford) were present at Richard Nixon’s funeral in 1994, this is the first time that all surviving presidents have met at the White House since 1981.”
No matter what your political views, you have to admit that this is a poignant moment in history and a tribute to our peaceful approach to transitions in government.
Although I was amused with the observation of several, that the reason that President Clinton and President Carter are not standing closer together is because they can’t stand each other. Oh well.
20090107 Five presidents meet for a power lunch
Thursday, January 10, 2008
20080110 1817 to 1969 Monroe to Nixon 15 Senators who became president
18170000 to 1969
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Retrieved January 10, 2008
To date, fifteen senators have gone onto serve in the nation's highest elected office, the presidency. Two senators, Warren G. Harding and John F. Kennedy, moved directly from the U.S. Senate to the White House.
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James Monroe
Senator, 1790-1794
President, 1817-1825
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John Quincy
Senator, 1803-1808
President, 1825-1829
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Andrew Jackson
Senator, 1797-1798; 1823-1825
President, 1829-1837
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Martin Van Buren
Senator, 1821-1828
President, 1837-1841
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William Henry Harrison
Senator, 1825-1828
President, 1841
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John Tyler
Senator, 1827-1836
President, 1841-1845
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Franklin Pierce
Senator, 1837-1842
President, 1853-1857
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James Buchanan
Senator, 1834-1845
President, 1857-1861
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Andrew Johnson
Senator, 1857-1862; 1875
President, 1865-1869
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Benjamin Harrison
Senator, 1881-1887
President, 1889-1893
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Warren G. Harding
Senator, 1915-1921
President, 1921-1923
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Harry S. Truman
Senator, 1935-1945
President, 1945-1953
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John F. Kennedy
Senator, 1953-1960
President, 1961-1963
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Lyndon B. Johnson
Senator, 1949-1961
President, 1963-1969
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Richard M. Nixon
Senator, 1950-1953
President, 1969-1974
Tuesday, November 13, 2007
20071112 Poughkeepsie Journal: Panels explore presidents' relationship with Supreme Court By Michael Woyton
Poughkeepsie Journal: Panels explore presidents' relationship with Supreme Court By Michael Woyton
http://www.poughkeepsiejournal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071112/NEWS01/711120329/1006/NEWS01
Former justice gives keynote speech at 2-day conference
Monday, November 12, 2007
By Michael Woyton Poughkeepsie Journal
Photo by Denise DeVore/For the
20071111 The Presidency and the Supreme Court conference Agenda Or click on: Supreme Court or History American Presidents or
HYDE PARK - Former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, speaking on "The Presidency and the Supreme Court," focused on four historic moments "in which the two large offices (the executive and the judiciary) have intersected, overlapped and even clashed," she said.
The first two involved Thomas Jefferson and the establishment of judicial review by the court and Abraham Lincoln's suspending habeas corpus, or the right to petition for relief from unlawful detention, during the Civil War.
The third centered on FDR and his desire to pack the court with his justice picks.
"He was more than a little annoyed that the justices were giving thumbs down to his legislation," O'Connor said.
The final example took place during the Korean War, when Harry Truman was prevented by the Supreme Court from taking over the steel mills to prevent a strike.
O'Connor was the keynote speaker at the conference organized by the presidential libraries and held at the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum in
Read the entire article here: Poughkeepsie Journal: Panels explore presidents' relationship with Supreme Court By Michael Woyton
Sunday, November 11, 2007
20071111 The Presidency and the Supreme Court conference Agenda
The Presidency and the Supreme Court conference brings together a wide range of speakers, including scholars, policymakers, and journalists to deliberate on the complex relationship between the Court and the Presidency and the impact of that interaction on American society. Panels focus not only on the political process of Supreme Court nominations and confirmations, but examines the Court's influence on social issues, civil rights and governmental power in times of crisis. The conference also includes a keynote address by former Justice Sandra Day O'Connor.
This conference is sponsored by the nation's twelve Presidential Libraries, their foundations, the National Archives, the Foundation for the National Archives, and the Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Institute with generous support from:
Thomson West, Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP, Frederick P. Furth, Wiley Rein LLP
The Presidency and the Supreme Court conference Agenda
AGENDA
Sunday, November 11, 2007
1:00 p.m.
Welcoming Remarks
Professor Allen Weinstein, Archivist of the
Anna Eleanor Roosevelt, Co-Chair,
Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Institute;
Former President George H. W. Bush (via video).
1:15 - 3:00 p.m.
Presidents
The consequential Supreme Court decisions, appointments, and presidential politics of the 1930s.
Chair: Alan Brinkley, Provost,
3:00 - 4:45 p.m.
Shaping the Modern Court: Presidents Truman through
Insider accounts of Supreme Court appointments and how the appointment process has changed over the past sixty years.
Chair: Allen Weinstein; Ambassador C. Boyden Gray; Professors Douglas Brinkley and Laura Kalman.
5:00 p.m.
Keynote Address: The Honorable Sandra Day O'Connor
Monday, November 12, 2007
9:15 a.m.
Welcoming Remarks
Sharon Fawcett, Assistant Archivist for Presidential Libraries;
The Hon. Judith S. Kaye, Chief Judge of the State of
Moderator for the day: National Public Radio Legal Affairs Correspondent Nina Totenberg.
9:30 - 11:30 a.m.
The Presidency, the Supreme Court and Civil Rights
The interactions of Presidents and the Supreme Court on topics relating to race, discrimination, equality and civil rights.
Civil rights leader and former Assistant Attorney General Roger Wilkins; Professor David A. Nichols; former Secretary of Education the Hon. Shirley Hufstedler; Professor and former President of the American Civil Liberties Union Norman Dorsen; National Public Radio Senior Correspondent Juan Williams.
Lunch Break
12:45 - 2:45 p.m.
The Presidency, the Supreme Court and the "Culture Wars"
Presidential and Supreme Court concerns and decisions relating to abortion, the death penalty, gay rights, religion and other topics of societal division.
The Hon. Michael W. McConnell; Professors Heather Gerken and Michael C. Dorf.
3:00 - 5:00 p.m.
The Supreme Court and Presidential Power
Supreme Court adjudication of the limits of executive power under the Constitution, especially in times of war and crisis.
Professor John Q. Barrett; former White House Counsel John W. Dean; Author and New York Times Columnist Anthony Lewis; former White House Counsel Beth Nolan.
5:00 p.m.
Concluding Remarks
Ambassador William J. vanden Heuvel, Founder and Chairman Emeritus, Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Institute.
Friday, October 05, 2007
20071004 The upcoming Presidency and the Supreme Court conference info
October 4, 2007
http://www.fdrlibrary.marist.edu/PSChome.html
The Presidency and the Supreme Court conference brings together a wide range of speakers, including scholars, policymakers, and journalists to deliberate on the complex relationship between the Court and the Presidency and the impact of that interaction on American society. Panels focus not only on the political process of Supreme Court nominations and confirmations, but examines the Court's influence on social issues, civil rights and governmental power in times of crisis. The conference also includes a keynote address by former Justice Sandra Day O'Connor.
To register call (845) 486-1966.
This conference is sponsored by the nation's twelve Presidential Libraries, their foundations, the National Archives, the Foundation for the National Archives, and the Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Institute with generous support from:
Thomson West
Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP
Frederick P. Furth
Wiley Rein LLP