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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... White House after his in- auguration , he held a reception for ' the people , ' who behaved even worse than their most hostile critics could have hoped . Punchbowls were spilled , glasses broken , chairs ruined by muddy boots ...
... White House after his in- auguration , he held a reception for ' the people , ' who behaved even worse than their most hostile critics could have hoped . Punchbowls were spilled , glasses broken , chairs ruined by muddy boots ...
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... white leaders in the Legislature , after buying up most of the swamps and worthless sand - stretches in the State for twenty - five or fifty cents an acre , introduced a bill for establishing the Negroes on the land . The grateful Negro ...
... white leaders in the Legislature , after buying up most of the swamps and worthless sand - stretches in the State for twenty - five or fifty cents an acre , introduced a bill for establishing the Negroes on the land . The grateful Negro ...
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... White House there was con- stant strife between Congress and the Executive . With the in- auguration of Taft the initiative passed to Congress - where it had been , except for the Roosevelt years , ever since the defeat of President ...
... White House there was con- stant strife between Congress and the Executive . With the in- auguration of Taft the initiative passed to Congress - where it had been , except for the Roosevelt years , ever since the defeat of President ...
Contents
WASHINGTON | 3 |
JOHN ADAMS AND JEFFERSON | 32 |
MADISON MONROE AND JOHN QUINCY ADAMS | 72 |
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