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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... knew I is friends believed he had ruined them by refusing to adopt , even on a small scale , the new methods in the use of patronage ; he knew the decision that had just been made was irrevocable , and that America's chance to use her ...
... knew I is friends believed he had ruined them by refusing to adopt , even on a small scale , the new methods in the use of patronage ; he knew the decision that had just been made was irrevocable , and that America's chance to use her ...
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... knew that a war in South Caro- lina would not , at the moment , be popular ; therefore , while passing a Force Bill to give Jackson all the authority for which he asked , it simultaneously passed a compromise tariff bill , providing for ...
... knew that a war in South Caro- lina would not , at the moment , be popular ; therefore , while passing a Force Bill to give Jackson all the authority for which he asked , it simultaneously passed a compromise tariff bill , providing for ...
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... knew that Jefferson Davis could have had all he wanted in the way of office without encouraging the secession movement ; but the knowledge , characteristically , was kept isolated in Roosevelt's mind , having no influence on his ...
... knew that Jefferson Davis could have had all he wanted in the way of office without encouraging the secession movement ; but the knowledge , characteristically , was kept isolated in Roosevelt's mind , having no influence on his ...
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WASHINGTON | 3 |
JOHN ADAMS AND JEFFERSON | 32 |
MADISON MONROE AND JOHN QUINCY ADAMS | 72 |
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