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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... nominated on the first ballot . As soon as the Convention had nominated Taft , Roosevelt and his followers prepared to found a new party . In August they held a Convention which nominated Roosevelt in an atmosphere of hysterical ...
... nominated on the first ballot . As soon as the Convention had nominated Taft , Roosevelt and his followers prepared to found a new party . In August they held a Convention which nominated Roosevelt in an atmosphere of hysterical ...
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... nominated for the Presidency , 254 ; his unsuccessful cam- paign , 254-56 ; nominated for President in 1908 , 281 ; the chief force in the Democratic Party , 285 ; secures Wilson's nomination , 288 , 293 Buchanan , James , nominated by ...
... nominated for the Presidency , 254 ; his unsuccessful cam- paign , 254-56 ; nominated for President in 1908 , 281 ; the chief force in the Democratic Party , 285 ; secures Wilson's nomination , 288 , 293 Buchanan , James , nominated by ...
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... nominated for Presi- Johnson , 207 ; nominated and elected President , 214 ; qualifications for the Presidency , 214 ; a chance for leadership lost , 214 ; yields to Congress , 215 , 216 ; scandals of his administration , 216–19 ; a ...
... nominated for Presi- Johnson , 207 ; nominated and elected President , 214 ; qualifications for the Presidency , 214 ; a chance for leadership lost , 214 ; yields to Congress , 215 , 216 ; scandals of his administration , 216–19 ; a ...
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WASHINGTON | 3 |
JOHN ADAMS AND JEFFERSON | 32 |
MADISON MONROE AND JOHN QUINCY ADAMS | 72 |
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