The People's Choice, from Washington to Harding: A Study in DemocracyThis work discusses how politics, democracy, and the presidency evolved in the United States from 1789 to 1923. |
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... months . During the first anti - Southern frenzy , when there was a plan to try Lee for treason , Grant protested to Presi- dent Johnson , saying that so long as Lee and the other officers and men who had surrendered to Grant at ...
... months . During the first anti - Southern frenzy , when there was a plan to try Lee for treason , Grant protested to Presi- dent Johnson , saying that so long as Lee and the other officers and men who had surrendered to Grant at ...
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... months in office , Wilson carried all before him . His only concession to the politicians was in the matter of patronage . He had hoped to consider each executive appointment , and in each case to choose the best man available . He ...
... months in office , Wilson carried all before him . His only concession to the politicians was in the matter of patronage . He had hoped to consider each executive appointment , and in each case to choose the best man available . He ...
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... months , whenever he could be away from Washington , at a place called Shadow Lawn . " There should be shadows now at Shadow Lawn , ' cried Roosevelt ; ' the shadows of the men , women , and children who have risen from the ooze of the ...
... months , whenever he could be away from Washington , at a place called Shadow Lawn . " There should be shadows now at Shadow Lawn , ' cried Roosevelt ; ' the shadows of the men , women , and children who have risen from the ooze of the ...
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WASHINGTON | 3 |
JOHN ADAMS AND JEFFERSON | 31 |
MADISON MONROE AND JOHN QUINCY ADams | 72 |
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