Essays Tagged: "President of the United States"

Teddy Roosevelt

Theodore Roosdevelt 26th President of the United States (1901-1909)Theodore Roosevelt was an energetic and dynamic leader who ... d as policecommissiores of New York, assistant secretary of the navy, governor of NewYork, and vice president of the United States. When president McKinley wasassassinated on September 14, 190 ... sassassinated on September 14, 1901, Theodore Roosevelt became, at the time, theyoungest (43 years) president in hist ory.The president saw himself as a man of the middle who would meditate thestruggl ...

(2 pages) 135 0 5.0 Oct/1995

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History

Liberia

t was modeled after of the United Stats. Monrovia, the capital and principal, port is named after a president of the united states James Monroe. This country has historical significance for african Am ... 1847. It was written like the constitution of the United States. The Country was lead by a elected president, a vice president, and a cabinet. It had a Senate and House of Representatives as the chie ...

(7 pages) 150 0 3.9 May/1994

Subjects: Area & Country Studies Essays

Harry S. Truman, 33rd president of the united states

Harry S. Truman the 33rd president of the United States was born on May 8, 1884 in Lamer Missouri.His father, John Anderson, ... of the Jackson County Court system, he was a senator for the state of Missouri, and served as vice president for eighty-two days.After fighting in World War Two he met and married Elizabeth "Bess" Vi ... ter, Mary Margret Truman. They lived in Missouri untill the death of Rossevelt when he took over as President of the United States of Americia on April 12, 1945. Alben William Barkley served as his vi ...

(1 pages) 98 1 2.1 Apr/2002

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History > North American Presidents

"The Electoral College: Problems and Solution" Problems: undemocratic, outdated, etc. Solution: Direct Popular Election

The Electoral College: Problems and SolutionThe process of electing the President of the United States is one surrounded by mystery. Prior to the 2000-year election, most A ... direct popular election.The Electoral College is the process in which the United States elects its President. In November on Election Day, U.S. citizens do not actually vote for their president. Inst ... ins all the state's votes (Anderson 1). The candidate who receives the most electoral votes becomes President. However, if no candidate receives a majority of electoral votes, the House of Representat ...

(8 pages) 457 4 3.3 Apr/2002

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Political Science > Specific Policies

Arron Burr's life

Aaron Burr was the third vice-president of the United States (1801-1805), and he was thought to be one of the greatest students ev ... m immortal, and unschooled passion enough to have made him famous.His father was Princeton's second president; his maternal grandfather, Jonathan Edwards, was Princeton's third president. The younger ... ht Burr into conflict with the professional rival, the Federalist leader Alexander Hamilton. In the presidential election of 1800, he received the same number of electoral votes as Thomas Jefferson. T ...

(3 pages) 36 0 4.0 Oct/1996

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Political Science > Politicians

Grover Cleveland

Grover Cleveland , the twenty-second and twenty-fourth President of the United States, was born in Caldwell, New Jersey on March 18, 1837. He was the first ... ratic President who served two terms that did not directly follow each other. He also was the first President who was elected after the Civil War.Grover Cleveland was born the son of a country ministe ... his reputation for honesty.Grover Cleveland got married in 1886 to Frances Folsom. He was the first President to get married in the White House. Reporters pried into every detail of Grover Cleveland's ...

(2 pages) 47 0 3.0 Sep/1996

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Political Science > Politicians

The Life of John F. Kennedy

Senate. On September 12, 1953 he wasmarried to Jacqueline Lee Bouvier. Then in 1960 he was elected Presidentof the United States. On November 22, 1963 he was assassinated in Dallas,Texas.John grew up ... ssachusetts. His father Joseph P. Kennedy,was a self-made millionaire. During the administration of PresidentFranklin D. Roosevelt, he served as the first chairman of the Securitiesand Exchange Commis ...

(2 pages) 63 0 3.0 Feb/1997

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History > North American Presidents

President Nixon and the watergate scandal

Richard Milhous Nixon was the thirty-seventh president of the United States and the onlypresident to have resigned from office. He was on his was ... ing his opponent to being pro-Communist.Nixon was selected to be the running mate of the Republican presidential nomination,General Eisenhower, in 1952. Many of Eisenhower's advisors wanted Nixon to r ... , in 1952. Many of Eisenhower's advisors wanted Nixon to resign hiscandidacy shortly after his vice-presidential nomination because of accusations that he misusedhis senator expenses fund. No evidence ...

(6 pages) 324 0 4.2 Mar/1997

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History > North American Presidents

Case Study of Bill Clinton, Freudian Perspective

Bill Clinton's early childhood did not show many signs of him one day becoming president of the United States. He was from a small town family which was not the usual rich family ... family that is needed to produce a president. The only things that may suggest his drive to become president are the thoughts implanted in his superego(Sdorow, 1995) by the troubles of an alcoholic s ... pressed feelings through displacement are probably the main catalysts in Clinton's desire to become president. He may have realized that being the president would enable him to help people which is wh ...

(4 pages) 91 0 3.7 Nov/1996

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History > North American Presidents

Kennedy Assasination

that most Americans alive at the time will rememberforever. It is a day when one of the most loved Presidents of the United States of Americawas shot and killed. President Kennedy was an inspirationa ... out.The Kennedy Assassination was caused by key members of the nation's government,including former President Johnson.John Fitzgerald Kennedy, the thirty-fifth president of the United States was theyo ...

(10 pages) 190 0 5.0 Aug/1996

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History > North American Presidents

Andrew Jackson and his road to Presidency

New York, 1955213 pagesAndrew Jackson and his road to the PresidencyAndrew Jackson, who was the 7th President of the United States, managed to capture the imagination of masses. He attracted the admir ... he imagination of masses. He attracted the admiration of some and the hatred of others, as no other President had before. He was also the first President to be the target of an assassin, a madman- Ric ...

(6 pages) 87 0 3.9 May/2002

Subjects: Social Science Essays

Rutherford B. Hayes

Rutherford B. Hayes was a great American president. He was the 19th president of the United States. His life was very interesting and busy an ... ars that led up to his success as a lawyer and a congressman helped him in his future career in the presidential office. These were just some obstacles Hayes had to deal with throughout his lifetime.O ... ormally the 'politically correct' thing to do.Rutherford Birchard Hayes was a well known Republican president who won the 'most disputed presidential election in United States History.'(2:68) The elec ...

(3 pages) 51 0 5.0 Jan/1996

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History > North American Presidents

Franklin Delano Roosevelt

Franklin Delano Roosevelt was a very important man in American history. He was the 32d president of the United States. He helped the country during difficult times and led the nation to a ... arch 17, 1905, Franklin married Anna Eleanor Roosevelt. She was a distant cousin. Her uncle was the president Theodore Roosevelt. She was a shy young woman. Together they had six children. The eldest ... assistant secretary of the Navy. There is when his political career began. By 1920 he won the vice-president nomination of the Democratic party.Unfortunately things changed in the summer of 1921. Whi ...

(3 pages) 80 0 4.7 Jun/1996

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History > North American Presidents

Warren Harding

Warren Gamaliel Harding was the twenty-ninth president ofthe United States. He was the sixth president to die in office.Harding was a tall, hands ... ll, handsome man with a resounding voice and apleasing personality. At the time he was nominated forpresident, he was not widely known. He had become prominent inOhio as a newspaper editor, and had be ... xcept the ability to attract and to get votes.Harding received the Republican party's nomination forpresident at the Chicago Convention of 1920. Harding and hisvice president, Calvin Coolidge, were el ...

(2 pages) 35 0 3.0 Mar/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

The 18th Century (thesis essay). A year of growth and change for the US

esis statement that will be proven true in my essay. And why don't I begin with one of our greatest presidents, Thomas Jefferson. On March fourth, 1801, Thomas Jefferson was elected President of the ... er, not only took their ships, but they also impressed American sailors. During all of this mayhem President Madison came to power. Because of Britain's violations of America's sailors, he asked cong ...

(5 pages) 155 1 4.2 Feb/1997

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History

The Seven Hats of a President. Speaks of Roosevelt

President Roosevelt of the United States of America, an almighty power. Some consider Roosevelt to b ... great leader and others felt great hatred towards him. His early years were very consistent of his presidential career. Roosevelt wore many hats as the president of the United States of America. As a ... River near Hyde Park, N. Y. 'His father, James Roosevelt, was a wealthy landowner and railroad vice-president.' He had been a diplomat under President Cleveland. His mother was Sara Delano Roosevelt, ...

(5 pages) 43 0 3.7 Jan/1997

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History > North American Presidents

Thommas Jefferson, the third president of the U.S.

Thomas Jefferson, the third president of the United States was born on April 13, 1734. His parents, Peter and Jane Randolph Jeff ... ally published under the title "A Summary View of the Rights of British America," it was the future president¹s first political masterpiece.The first great meeting of all the colonies-called the ... Congress in 1791.On March 4, 1797, fifty- three-year-old Thomas Jefferson was sworn in as the vice-president of the United States. President Adams and Vice-President Jefferson were extremely differen ...

(5 pages) 103 0 4.6 May/1995

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History > North American Presidents

Nomination of Andrew Jackson to the presidents hall of fame. Focuses on the States' rights, nullification, the tariff, the spoils system, Indian removal and banking policies; these controversies brought forth strong rivalry over his years of president

, its inductees are the best in whatever they do, from baseball or football to something like being President. If you are a member of any hall of fame (including the one for the Presidents), it means ... a certain quality about yourself that makes you worthy to be in a hall of fame. My nominee for the Presidents hall of Fame is our seventh President of the United States, Andrew Jackson. I'll go over ...

(7 pages) 151 0 3.5 Dec/1996

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History > North American Presidents

"Andrew Jackson 1824-1837" his years of precedency

as 1824. The election of this year was very unusual because of the number of candidates running for president. One of the candidates was Andrew Jackson, or "Old Hickory" as they called him, a general ... presidency. Another one of the candidates was John Quincy Adams. The son of John Adams, the second president of the United States, Adams was a excellent debator from New England. He was the only cand ...

(8 pages) 108 0 3.0 Mar/1997

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History > North American Presidents

Eisenhower and his political career.

'I do not want to be president of the United States, and I want no political office or political connection of any kind,' ... ing desire to hold public office. In early 1952 Eisenhower hesitantly entered politics, and ran for president under the Republican ticket.'My first day at the president's desk,' Dwight D. Eisenhower w ... enhower took a view towards dealing with congress that many of his predecessors didn't. Many of the presidents before Eisenhower seemed to be 'at war' with congress, but Eisenhower decided that nothin ...

(10 pages) 131 0 3.8 Jan/1996

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Political Science > Politicians