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... President Warren Harding as the only two " failures " in the Ameri- can presidency . " Theirs were the only administrations , " according to a poll of historians in the 1950s , “ riddled by corruption . As president they were beyond ...
... President Warren Harding as the only two " failures " in the Ameri- can presidency . " Theirs were the only administrations , " according to a poll of historians in the 1950s , “ riddled by corruption . As president they were beyond ...
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... President , Democrat Samuel Morri- son of Illinois voting nay . The resolution was defeated in the House 57 to 108 as Republicans Jehu Baker of Belleville , Burton Cook of Ottawa , Ebon Ingersoll of Peoria , and Elihu Washburne of ...
... President , Democrat Samuel Morri- son of Illinois voting nay . The resolution was defeated in the House 57 to 108 as Republicans Jehu Baker of Belleville , Burton Cook of Ottawa , Ebon Ingersoll of Peoria , and Elihu Washburne of ...
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... President went too far . Explaining his vote , he said with great insight : " Once set the example of impeaching a president for what , when the excitement of the hour shall have subsided , will be regarded as insufficient cause , and ...
... President went too far . Explaining his vote , he said with great insight : " Once set the example of impeaching a president for what , when the excitement of the hour shall have subsided , will be regarded as insufficient cause , and ...
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Of People and Places | 1 |
Structure of Governmental Power | 35 |
Of Men and Machines | 72 |
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