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Grant, Ulysses S.
US President - 1869-77
Late in the administration of Andrew Johnson, Gen. Ulysses S. Grant quarreled with the President and aligned himself with the Radical Republicans. He was, as the symbol of Union victory during the Civil War, their logical candidate for President in 1868.
Mar 17, 2006, 21:05

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Hamilton, Alexander
Have you ever wondered why Alexander Hamilton is on our money? Read about the contributions Hamilton made as the first United States Secretary of the Treasury.
Mar 17, 2006, 10:11

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Harding, Warren
US President - 1921-23
Before his nomination, Warren G. Harding declared, "America's present need is not heroics, but healing; not nostrums, but normalcy; not revolution, but restoration; not agitation, but adjustment; not surgery, but serenity; not the dramatic, but the dispassionate; not experiment, but equipoise; not submergence in internationality, but sustainment in triumphant nationality...."
Mar 17, 2006, 21:08

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Harrison, Benjamin
US President - 1889-93
Nominated for President on the eighth ballot at the 1888 Republican Convention, Benjamin Harrison conducted one of the first "front-porch" campaigns, delivering short speeches to delegations that visited him in Indianapolis. As he was only 5 feet, 6 inches tall, Democrats called him "Little Ben"; Republicans replied that he was big enough to wear the hat of his grandfather, "Old Tippecanoe."
Mar 17, 2006, 21:11

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Harrison, William Henry
US President - 1841
"Give him a barrel of hard cider and settle a pension of two thousand a year on him, and my word for it," a Democratic newspaper foolishly gibed, "he will sit ... by the side of a 'sea coal' fire, and study moral philosophy. " The Whigs, seizing on this political misstep, in 1840 presented their candidate William Henry Harrison as a simple frontier Indian fighter, living in a log cabin and drinking cider, in sharp contrast to an aristocratic champagne-sipping Van Buren.
Mar 17, 2006, 21:14

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Hayes, Rutherford
US President - 1877-81
Beneficiary of the most fiercely disputed election in American history, Rutherford B. Hayes brought to the Executive Mansion dignity, honesty, and moderate reform.
Mar 17, 2006, 21:17

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Hoover, Herbert - BIO-2
Herbert Hoover was the 31st President of the United States. Hoover was elected by one of the biggest majorities in the history of the Republican party. His Vice President was Charles Curtis.
Mar 17, 2006, 16:21

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Hoover, Herbert Clark
US President - 1929-33
Son of a Quaker blacksmith, Herbert Clark Hoover brought to the Presidency an unparalleled reputation for public service as an engineer, administrator, and humanitarian.
Mar 17, 2006, 21:19

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Hoover, Lou Henry
Would you like to travel the world, live in the White House, write books, or be an honorary leader of all the Girl Scouts of America? Well, one famous woman had all of these adventures and more during her lifetime: Lou Henry Hoover.
Mar 17, 2006, 16:30

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Jackson, Andrew
US President - 1829-37
More nearly than any of his predecessors, Andrew Jackson was elected by popular vote; as President he sought to act as the direct representative of the common man.
Mar 17, 2006, 21:22

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Jefferson, Thomas
US President - 1801-09
As a reluctant candidate for President in 1796, Jefferson came within three votes of election. Through a flaw in the Constitution, he became Vice President, although an opponent of President Adams. In 1800 the defect caused a more serious problem. Republican electors, attempting to name both a President and a Vice President from their own party, cast a tie vote between Jefferson and Aaron Burr. The House of Representatives settled the tie. Hamilton, disliking both Jefferson and Burr, nevertheless urged Jefferson's election.
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Johnson, Andrew
US President - 1865-69
With the Assassination of Lincoln, the Presidency fell upon an old-fashioned southern Jacksonian Democrat of pronounced states' rights views. Although an honest and honorable man, Andrew Johnson was one of the most unfortunate of Presidents. Arrayed against him were the Radical Republicans in Congress, brilliantly led and ruthless in their tactics. Johnson was no match for them.
Mar 17, 2006, 21:29

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Johnson, Lyndon B.
US President - 1963-69
"A Great Society" for the American people and their fellow men elsewhere was the vision of Lyndon B. Johnson. In his first years of office he obtained passage of one of the most extensive legislative programs in the Nation's history. Maintaining collective security, he carried on the rapidly growing struggle to restrain Communist encroachment in Viet Nam.
Mar 17, 2006, 21:34

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Jones, Chuck
Chuck Jones animated some of the world's favorite characters. Read all about this remarkable man's life.
Mar 19, 2006, 14:48

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Joplin, Scott
An introduction to the ragtime composer Scott Joplin.
Mar 30, 2006, 12:37

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Joyner-Kersee, Jackie
Jackie Joyner-Kersee is one of the greatest female American athletes of all time. Find out why in this biography.
Mar 17, 2006, 12:08

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Kennedy, John F.
US President - 1961-63
On November 22, 1963, when he was hardly past his first thousand days in office, John Fitzgerald Kennedy was killed by an assassin's bullets as his motorcade wound through Dallas, Texas. Kennedy was the youngest man elected President; he was the youngest to die.
Mar 17, 2006, 21:40

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King, Martin Luther Jr.
Learn about the remarkable life of Martin Luther King, Jr. through these wonderful resources.
Jan 14, 2006, 21:36

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Lee, Robert E.
Born on January 19th and raised in Virginia, Robert E. Lee was a mighty General of the Confederacy.
Mar 17, 2006, 21:21

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Lincoln, Abraham
US President - 1861-65
Lincoln warned the South in his Inaugural Address: "In your hands, my dissatisfied fellow countrymen, and not in mine, is the momentous issue of civil war. The government will not assail you.... You have no oath registered in Heaven to destroy the government, while I shall have the most solemn one to preserve, protect and defend it."
Jul 17, 2006, 21:43

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Madison, James
US President - 1809-17
At his inauguration, James Madison, a small, wizened man, appeared old and worn; Washington Irving described him as "but a withered little apple-John." But whatever his deficiencies in charm, Madison's buxom wife Dolley compensated for them with her warmth and gaiety. She was the toast of Washington.
Mar 17, 2006, 21:46

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McKinley, William
US President - 1897-1901
At the 1896 Republican Convention, in time of depression, the wealthy Cleveland businessman Marcus Alonzo Hanna ensured the nomination of his friend William McKinley as "the advance agent of prosperity." The Democrats, advocating the "free and unlimited coinage of both silver and gold"--which would have mildly inflated the currency--nominated William Jennings Bryan.
Mar 17, 2006, 21:49

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Monroe, James
US President - 1817-25
His ambition and energy, together with the backing of
President Madison, made him the Republican choice for the Presidency in 1816. With little Federalist opposition, he easily won re-election in 1820.
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Morgan, Julia

UC Berkeley

Architect - b. 1872 - d. 1957
Julia Morgan was California's first female architect. She became famous for the design of the Hearst Castle in San Simeon, California.

Isaac Newton was one of the world’s great scientists because he took his ideas, and the ideas of earlier scientists, and combined them into a unified picture of how the universe works.

US President - 1969-74
Reconciliation was the first goal set by President Richard M. Nixon. The Nation was painfully divided, with turbulence in the cities and war overseas. During his Presidency, Nixon succeeded in ending American fighting in Viet Nam and improving relations with the U.S.S.R. and China. But the Watergate scandal brought fresh divisions to the country and ultimately led to his resignation.

Barack Obama’s unique biography and successful campaign for the U.S. presidency have opened a new chapter in U.S. politics.

US President - 1853-57
Franklin Pierce became President at a time of apparent tranquility. The United States, by virtue of the Compromise of 1850, seemed to have weathered its sectional storm. By pursuing the recommendations of southern advisers, Pierce--a New Englander--hoped to prevent still another outbreak of that storm. But his policies, far from preserving calm, hastened the disruption of the Union.

US President - 1845-49
Often referred to as the first "dark horse" President, James K. Polk was the last of the Jacksonians to sit in the White House, and the last strong President until the Civil War.

Nancy Davis Reagan was born on July 6, 1921, in New York City. Raised in Chicago, she graduated from Girls’ Latin School and went on to Smith College, Northampton, Massachusetts, where she graduated in 1943.

US President - 1981-89
At the end of his two terms in office, Ronald Reagan viewed with satisfaction the achievements of his innovative program known as the Reagan Revolution, which aimed to reinvigorate the American people and reduce their reliance upon Government. He felt he had fulfilled his campaign pledge of 1980 to restore "the great, confident roar of American progress and growth and optimism."

Eleanor Roosevelt was born in New York City on October 11, 1884. She was married to the 32nd President of the United States, Franklin Delano Roosevelt.

US President - 1933-45
Assuming the Presidency at the depth of the Great Depression, Franklin D. Roosevelt helped the American people regain faith in themselves. He brought hope as he promised prompt, vigorous action, and asserted in his Inaugural Address, "the only thing we have to fear is fear itself."

Franklin D. Roosevelt is the only President of the United States that was elected to office four times: 1932, 1936, 1940, and 1944. Prior to the third-term election of 1940, it was a presidential tradition set by George Washington that presidents only held the office for two terms. Explore more materials related to this President in BIO-2.

US President - 1901-09
With the assassination of President McKinley, Theodore Roosevelt, not quite 43, became the youngest President in the Nation's history. He brought new excitement and power to the Presidency, as he vigorously led Congress and the American public toward progressive reforms and a strong foreign policy.

For middle school and up, an introduction to the post-Romantic composer Richard Strauss

US President - 1909-13
Distinguished jurist, effective administrator, but poor politician, William Howard Taft spent four uncomfortable years in the White House. Large, jovial, conscientious, he was caught in the intense battles between Progressives and conservatives, and got scant credit for the achievements of his administration.

US President - 1849-50
Although Taylor had subscribed to Whig principles of legislative leadership, he was not inclined to be a puppet of Whig leaders in Congress. He acted at times as though he were above parties and politics. As disheveled as always, Taylor tried to run his administration in the same rule-of-thumb fashion with which he had fought Indians.

Actress - b.1928
Shirley Temple-Black wrote an award-winning autobiography called Child Star in 1988, and you've probably tried a drink named after her.