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Tag Archives: Hail to the Chief
Grandpa Harrison, President for a Month
Before I began this reading project, there was a short file in my head of presidents who governed too short a season, or who were too undistinguished, to merit thinking about. I did not know that Chester Arthur had anything … Continue reading
Posted in history, Politics and Civic Interest, Reviews
Tagged 1830s, 1840s, American Frontier, biography, Gail Collins, Hail to the Chief, history, Midwest, William Henry Harrison
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The Hoover Experience
When I opened this book, I had some faint appreciation of Herbert Hoover as an accomplished engineer and disaster-relief organizer, a man who intervened after Black Thursday far more than is generally known, and who is unfairly blamed for the … Continue reading
Keep Cool with Coolidge!
Calvin Coolidge has long been one of my favorite presidents; I think as a child I was drawn to his nickname of Silent Cal, with its reputation for taciturnity; later on, I respected his approach to government — keep the … Continue reading
Posted in history, Politics and Civic Interest, Reviews
Tagged 1910s, 1920s, Amity Schlaes, biography, Calvin Coolidge, Hail to the Chief, history, Politics-CivicInterest
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Benjamin “I’m More than the Guy Between Cleveland Terms” Harrison
What do I know about Benjamin Harrison? Well, he was a core part of the Cleveland Hero Sandwich, the thin bit of meat between two enormous Cleveland halves. And his granddaddy was president for a month before dying and giving … Continue reading
Jimmy
What do I know about Jimmy Carter? Carter is, interestingly, the first president who ever appeared on Reading Freely. I read his Peace Not Apartheid and Our Endangered Values in the very early months of the blog, possibly following up … Continue reading
Posted in history, Politics and Civic Interest, Reviews
Tagged 1970s, biography, Georgia, Hail to the Chief, Iran Hostage Crisis, Jimmy Carter, Julizan Zelizer, Persia-Iran
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James “Death by Lightning” Garfield
Back in March, I announced that I was beginning a trio of unknowns — Hayes, Garfield, and Arthur. Then the 1960s took over, but I’m back at it. Who is James Garfield? A teacher, an officer, a forceful Republican — … Continue reading
Posted in history, Politics and Civic Interest, Reviews
Tagged 1880s, biography, Gilded Age, Hail to the Chief, James Garfield, medicine
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The Age of Eisenhower
Apologies if you are on the list and received a blank email earlier: WordPress ate my words. Fortunately I always draft off-platform. Many presidents have a defining moment – a call to arms in a speech, a decisive action, a … Continue reading
Posted in history, Politics and Civic Interest, Reviews
Tagged 1940s, 1950s, biography, Civil Rights, Cold war, Eisenhower, Hail to the Chief, history
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The Thirty-First of March
I begin the first of presumably several books on LBJ by peering into his office as he made the decision to not run for office again in 1968. The door is opened by Horace Busby, a newspaperman-turned-speechwriter and confidant for … Continue reading
Posted in history, Politics and Civic Interest, Reviews
Tagged 1960s, Eisenhower, Hail to the Chief, Horace Busby, LBJ, memoir, Politics-CivicInterest
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