Theodore Roosevelt accomplished many things during the span of his life. He graduated from Harvard, learned six languages, became president, won a Noble Peace Prize and a medal of honor. When Roosevelt was president the south was ruled by racist laws, while segregation spread across the north. At the time, Roosevelt was considered mild-progressive. He accepted African-Americans, but believed they were behind Americans.…
John C. Calhoun was (1782 – 1850) was known as the greatest south Carolinian in the united states history. john c. Calhoun was an American stateman he also was a political leader. He was known as the greatest south Carolinian in united states history because of what he accomplished and what he was known for doing. One accomplishments led him to be a part of the court of united states and vice president.…
He did indeded go to a public school but he mostly learned from self education. Once his family moved he took a bar exam and passed it without any formal knowledge. As you can tell he was a smart student even without prior knowledge on many topics. This exam got him into Yale University.…
Burr's father was a Presbyterian minister and the president of the College of New Jersey. After the loss of both of his parents, Burr and his sister went to live with their wealthy uncle. In 1769, at the age of 13, Burr enrolled at the College of New Jersey. After graduating from the College of New Jersey, Burr began attending Litchfield Law School in Connecticut.…
Dwight D Eisenhower, was the 34th president of the United States of America. He was also the president of Columbia University. Eisenhower was an avid painter when he was older. Eisenhower was the first president to ride in a helicopter, also while Eisenhower was president, he was in the hospital for two months. Eisenhower never saw active combat, and he spent 35 years in the military and served during both world wars.…
Later, he was nominated Vice President. The elections were to take place in November, and he was nominated in June. He was Vice President to President William McKinley, who died on September 14, 1901 because he was shot earlier that month. Since the president died, the Vice President, Theodore, became the 26th and youngest president of the United States. While president, Theodore accomplished many tasks such as improving domestic laws to make society a safer place.…
John Tyler's was born into a wealthy family with 7 other children. Tyler studied law at the College of William and Mary, graduating in 1807, and being admitted to the bar in 1809. After his admittance, Tyler worked in a prominent law firm in Richmond, Virginia. His father became Governor of Virginia in 1810, and used his connections to get John a position in the Virginia House of Delegates.…
Franklin Delano Roosevelt was the thirty-second President of the United States of America and was elected into office four times. This was a huge accomplishment because presidents were only supposed to be elected two times or be in office for a total of ten years. With this accomplishment came hardships. The United States was in turmoil. Roosevelt had to pull the United States out of The Great Depression and World War II.…
Wilson’s blunder Like Lincoln, Woodrow Wilson is one of the best presidents who just served at a bad time as claimed by Kendrick A. Clements, a historian formerly at the University of South Carolina. Clements praises the Wilson administration for its foreign policies and helping America emerge as a world power. Jim Powell of the Cato Institute, on the other hand has a different opinion. According to Powell, Wilson is the worst president in American history. He says, in his need to join the League of Nations, Wilson refused to see that the members of the League would only comprise of winners and their allies of war, which he said would prevent future wars.…
Even though Roosevelt served as America’s 26th president from 1901 to 1909, many of his policies still have a grand impact on American politics and American…
“A steam engine in trousers,” a contemporary once called him. The first president to ride in an automobile, fly in an airplane, and even be submerged in a submarine. Who was this man? His name was Theodore Roosevelt, the 26th president of the United States of America. After the assassination of the 25th president, William McKinley, Theodore Roosevelt, his vice president, rose to power to make many great achievements.…
George Herbert Walker Bush was born in Milton, Massachusetts, on June 12, 1924. His family was very wealthy yet raised their children to be above no one. Although they did stress the importance of public service and giving back to society. As just a teenager , Bush left home to become his own person and start his own family. He later began his political career becoming the Republican Party chairman in Harris County, Texas.…
When I was growing up, Woodrow Wilson was a great progressive hero. As a founder of the League of Nations and a champion of global democracy, he was a model of enlightened statesmanship. As president of the United States, he introduced a host of sweeping reforms, including an income tax and women’s right to vote. He was the most forward-looking leader before the New Deal came along.…
Sarah Stewart Dr. Wolfe D.C. History 28 April 2016 Franklin Delano Roosevelt Franklin Delano Roosevelt was born in 1882 at Hyde Park, New York into a prestigious family name that he soon would make even more reputable by becoming the 32nd president of the United States in 1933 (“Franklin D. Roosevelt”).…
It is important to note that President Taft’s lack of reforms is understandable for he only had one term while Roosevelt and Wilson posed two. However, the number of reforms he passed per term compared to the other presidents is still lacking…