The People's Choice, from Washington to Harding: A Study in DemocracyA candid inquiry into the policies & personalities of America's presidents, sweeping away popular misconceptions. A U.S. history as seen from the White House. |
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... Administration dragged on its discredited life . The Secretary of the Treasury was a Georgian , the Secretary of War a Virginian ; the President denied the South's right to secede , but confessed that he had no power to prevent ...
... Administration dragged on its discredited life . The Secretary of the Treasury was a Georgian , the Secretary of War a Virginian ; the President denied the South's right to secede , but confessed that he had no power to prevent ...
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... administration , 212 , 213 ; usurps power , 215 ; encroach- ment on the presidential power in Benjamin Harrison's administration , 248 Conkling , Roscoe , 240 Conservation , 277 Constitution of the United States , the , adoption of , 25 ...
... administration , 212 , 213 ; usurps power , 215 ; encroach- ment on the presidential power in Benjamin Harrison's administration , 248 Conkling , Roscoe , 240 Conservation , 277 Constitution of the United States , the , adoption of , 25 ...
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... administration , 281-83 ; renomi- nated by the ' regulars ' in the Republi- can Convention of 1912 , 284 ; defeated in the election by Wilson , 284 ; later service , 284 ; Chief Justice , 284 ; death , 284 ; the most lovable President ...
... administration , 281-83 ; renomi- nated by the ' regulars ' in the Republi- can Convention of 1912 , 284 ; defeated in the election by Wilson , 284 ; later service , 284 ; Chief Justice , 284 ; death , 284 ; the most lovable President ...
Contents
WASHINGTON | 3 |
MADISON MONROE AND JOHN QUINCY ADAMS | 72 |
JACKSON AND VAN BUREN III | 111 |
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