They grew up to be president but what were their childhoods like?
James Garfield of Ohio rose from poverty to become a state legislator, an officer in the Union Army during the Civil War, a nine-term U.S. Congressman, and finally, the President […]
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“Taft Throws Out Ball” read the headline of The New York Times on April 15, 1910. With that report on an easy toss of a baseball, a presidential tradition was
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Grover Cleveland holds a unique place in American history. He is the only person elected for two non-consecutive terms of the presidency (1885-1889 and 1893-1897). In addition, he was the first
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Ulysses S. Grant (1822-1885) and his wife Julia moved into the White House with four children for what was to become a two-term stay (1869-1877). The eldest son was off
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Tea cup-sized dogs (or “sleeve” dogs, as they were called in the mid-nineteenth century) were a gift from Japan to then-President Franklin Pierce (1804-1869). The teacup dogs were brought to
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Dogs were initially held in poor esteem by Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) when he was a young man. In an era when most landowners kept livestock that were important in commerce, dogs
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