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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... Whigs chose John Tyler , of Virginia , a man of character and experience in public life , who had recently opposed both Jackson's Bank policy and his attitude toward nullification , and who was assumed to be a Whig . Since neither ...
... Whigs chose John Tyler , of Virginia , a man of character and experience in public life , who had recently opposed both Jackson's Bank policy and his attitude toward nullification , and who was assumed to be a Whig . Since neither ...
Page 152
... Whigs - remembering the Harrison campaign — were careful not to handicap him by ex- pressing any opinions or suggesting that they had any policies or plans for the future . Taylor ran as a military hero whom the people wished to reward ...
... Whigs - remembering the Harrison campaign — were careful not to handicap him by ex- pressing any opinions or suggesting that they had any policies or plans for the future . Taylor ran as a military hero whom the people wished to reward ...
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... Whigs were in favour of renominating him in 1852 ; but the Party Convention passed him over in favour of General Win- field Scott . The only two Presidents the Whigs had ever elected had been generals ; and , undiscouraged by the fact ...
... Whigs were in favour of renominating him in 1852 ; but the Party Convention passed him over in favour of General Win- field Scott . The only two Presidents the Whigs had ever elected had been generals ; and , undiscouraged by the fact ...
Contents
WASHINGTON | 3 |
JOHN ADAMS AND JEFFERSON | 32 |
MADISON MONROE AND JOHN QUINCY ADAMS | 72 |
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