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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Page 32
... appearance between the two men added to the cruel effect of the inauguration upon Adams's mind . Washington was tall and lean , Adams short and pudgy ; Washing- ton was dignified , Adams pompous ; Washington looked like a great man ...
... appearance between the two men added to the cruel effect of the inauguration upon Adams's mind . Washington was tall and lean , Adams short and pudgy ; Washing- ton was dignified , Adams pompous ; Washington looked like a great man ...
Page 88
... appeared to have destroyed all opposition ; actually , it was as moribund as the Federalist Party which it seemed to have driven from public life . Founded to resist the economic doctrines of Hamilton- to protect the common man by ...
... appeared to have destroyed all opposition ; actually , it was as moribund as the Federalist Party which it seemed to have driven from public life . Founded to resist the economic doctrines of Hamilton- to protect the common man by ...
Page 221
... appearance he was short and sturdy , but with something delicate , something almost feminine , about his face and hands ... appeared in his character as well , in the guise of an exaggerated physical modesty and an almost morbid distaste ...
... appearance he was short and sturdy , but with something delicate , something almost feminine , about his face and hands ... appeared in his character as well , in the guise of an exaggerated physical modesty and an almost morbid distaste ...
Contents
WASHINGTON | 3 |
JOHN ADAMS AND JEFFERSON | 32 |
MADISON MONROE AND JOHN QUINCY ADAMS | 72 |
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