41. TAP: Vol 14, Iss. 5. The Most Dangerous President Ever. Harold Meyerson. Throughout american history, presidents have downplayed the most This is an archived page of The american Prospect. For other pages Print Issue http://www.prospect.org/print/V14/5/meyerson-h.html

This is an archived page of The American Prospect. For other pages: Print Issue Online Articles Tapped Home ... Moving Ideas Network The Most Dangerous President Ever How and why George W. Bush undermines American security By Harold Meyerson Issue Date: 5.1.03 Print Friendly Email Article I miss Ronald Reagan. I know, I know: Reagan was our first president to proclaim government the problem, to cut taxes massively on the rich, to deliberately create a deficit so immense that the government's impoverishment did indeed become a problem. He waged a war of dubious merit and clear illegality in Central America; he pandered to the most bigoted elements in American society. The United States would be a far better place had he not been elected. But politics deals in comparatives, not absolutes. And when I compare Reagan with his ideological heir currently occupying the White House, I'll take the Gipper, hands down. George W. Bush is much the meaner president (and man). He is far more factional than Reagan was. And he is incomparably more dangerous than Reagan or any other president in this nation's history. Forces that first assembled and ideas that first appeared during Reagan's presidency have now had two decades to develop to grow more powerful and more marginal simultaneously. That is one reason why Bush is so dangerous now. Policies that were but twinkles in the Reaganites' eyes a war on the mixed economy and the multilateral world order have reappeared fully grown in Bush's presidency.

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Doctor Zebra Presidential health List of Presidents Text Version The Health and Medical History of President Ulysses Grant President #18. Timeline: Maladies complexity aversion abuse? snored ... Resources Maladies and Conditions Top complexity aversion According to one historian, Grant's "peace of mind required that he be shielded from the complicated side of anything" [ abuse? How much did Grant smoke cigars and drink? During the first Battle of the Wilderness, Grant was seen to smoke 20 cigars from sunup to sundown [ snored Reliability of this information is uncertain. [ throat cancer It was with Grant's cancer that Americans began to fear this disease (saw this in a book called Cancer , written about 1988). Top Grant was extremely tone-deaf. As President, he was once asked if he liked the music he had just heard in a concert. "How could I? I know only two tunes. One of them is 'Yankee Doodle' and the other isn't" [ On the other hand, there is an anecdote that Abraham Lincoln , after being serenaded by a quartet of singers in 1860, said he wished he could sing like that, "but he knew only two tunes; one is 'Old One Hundred' and the other isn't'" [ Interestingly, there are recent suggestions that the inability to perceive music can be a distinct neurological condition [

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49. Urban Legends Reference Pages: History (Linkin' Kennedy) The Kennedys, on the other hand, were the rare Presidential couple still young enough to be bearing children after american history american history http://www.snopes.com/history/american/linckenn.htm

Linkin' Kennedy Legend: A number of amazing coincidences can be found between the assassinations of Abraham Lincoln and John F. Kennedy. Example: Abraham Lincoln was elected to Congress in 1846. John F. Kennedy was elected to Congress in 1946. Abraham Lincoln was elected President in 1860. John F. Kennedy was elected President in 1960. The names Lincoln and Kennedy each contain seven letters. Both were particularly concerned with civil rights. Both wives lost their children while living in the White House. Both Presidents were shot on a Friday. Both were shot in the head. Lincoln's secretary, Kennedy, warned him not to go to the theatre. Kennedy's secretary, Lincoln, warned him not to go to Dallas. Both were assassinated by Southerners. Both were succeeded by Southerners. Both successors were named Johnson. Andrew Johnson, who succeeded Lincoln, was born in 1808. Lyndon Johnson, who succeeded Kennedy, was born in 1908. John Wilkes Booth was born in 1839. Lee Harvey Oswald was born in 1939. Both assassins were known by their three names.

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51. American Experience The presidents, Explore the lives and careers of all the american Preidents. perplexing and largerthan-life figures in modern american history. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/archives_themes_presidents.html

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52. The American Presidency In brief, the complete results of american presidential elections from 1789 to other PRESIDENTIAL AND history SITES. Jacqueline Kennedy s Washington http://americanhistory.si.edu/presidency/5d4.html

ANNOTATED LIST OF PRESIDENCY WEB SITES FOUNDATIONS Center for the Study of the Presidency http://www.cspresidency.org/ An educational institution in the United States devoted to the study of the presidency, government, and politics. The Avalon Project at the Yale Law School Provider of digital documents relevant to the fields of law, history, economics, politics, diplomacy, and government. Constitutional amendments concerning the Presidency: 2nd Amendment http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/art2.htm 20th Amendment http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/amend1.htm#20 22nd Amendment http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/amend1.htm#22 25th Amendment http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/amend1.htm#25 UVA Miller Center http://millercenter.virginia.edu A non-partisan research center at the University of Virginia that studies the national and international policies of the United States, with a special focus on American presidents and the presidency. THE PRESIDENT'S JOB Executive Orders (Dwight D. Eisenhower to William J. Clinton)

53. American Historical Association Call for Papers american Association for the history of MedicineAnnual Herbert Hoover Presidential Library Executive Director Timothy Walch will http://www.historians.org/calendar/index.cfm

Home/Meetings and Seminars Research Internet Resources Meetings and Seminars Submit an announcement for the Calendar To search for specific keywords, please use your browser's search feature (go to Edit:Find on the menu bar or type Ctrl-F on your keyboard) to locate entries with specific keywords. September Opens: September 20, 2005 Opens: September 22, 2005 Closes: September 25, 2005 Web page: http://www.feri.org Contact e-mail: info@feri.org Opens: September 23, 2005 Closes: September 24, 2005 Opens: September 30, 2005 October 1, 2005 Web page: http://www.library.yale.edu/beinecke/brblhome.html October Opens: October 1, 2005 Contact e-mail: christine.ridarsky@rochester.edu Opens: October 1, 2005 Opens: October 5, 2005 Web page: http://www.case.edu/affil/sce Contact e-mail: dar29@case.edu Opens: October 6, 2005 Closes: October 9, 2005 Web page: http://www.chsa.org/ Contact e-mail: conference2005@chsa.org Opens: October 12, 2005 Closes: October 14, 2005 Opens: October 14, 2005 Closes: October 15, 2005 Web page: http://www.unbf.ca/arts/CCS/mssccs/set2.html Contact e-mail: conflict@unb.ca

54. AHA Information: Frederick J. Turner Presidential Address (1910) Social Forces in american history. By Frederick J. Turner President of the As a result of this swelling stream of gold, aided by a variety of other http://www.historians.org/info/AHA_History/fjturner.htm

AHA Presidential Addresses Social Forces in American History By Frederick J. Turner President of the American Historical Association, 1910 Annual address of the president of the American Historical Association, delivered at Indianapolis, December 28, 1910. From the American Historical Review , Volume 16, No. 2, p. 217-233 More about Frederick Jackson Turner Biography Extended Bibliography Books by Frederick J. Turner Significance of the Frontier in American History Early Writings (Essay index reprint series) Rise of the New West, 1819-1829 Character and Influence of the Indian Trade in Wisconsin: A Study of the Trading Post As an Institution, 1891 Find Other Presidential Addresses Find by Year Find by last name The transformations through which the United States is passing in our own day are so profound, so far-reaching, that it is hardly an exaggeration to say that we are witnessing the birth of a new nation in America. The revolution in the social and economic structure of this country during the past two decades is comparable to what occurred when independence was declared and the Constitution was formed, or to the changes wrought by the era which began half a century ago, the era of Civil War and Reconstruction.

55. Presidents Of The United States A history of the US presidents. A Glorious Burden, The american Presidency Summer 2004 Republican National Convention President Who? http://www.uspresidency.com/

You are in: Museum of History Hall of USA US Presidents Presidents of the United States A FOUNDING PRESIDENTIAL EXHIBIT Most Recently Exhibited Spring 2004 - The Smithsonian’s A Glorious Burden, The American Presidency Summer 2 Republican National Convention President Who? Forgotten Founders The stories of the four Continental Congress Presidents and the ten Presidents of the United States serving before George Washington are inspiring narratives that are most appropriate to the events of the 21 st Century. The account of the 1st US President, Samuel Huntington, is especially relevant as it focuses on an era when the United States Army and Congress met their greatest challenges in the Revolutionary War campaigns of 1780-1781. Amidst military mayhem ( the loss of the Southern States to the British, former Continental Congress President Henry Middleton swearing his allegiance to the King George III, and Benedict Arnold burning Richmond after accepting a general’s commission in the British Army ) the States managed to rally and finally ratify the first constitution in 1781 – The Articles of Confederation . The United States was established as a Perpetual Union just in time as our friends and foes alike accepted the unanimously ratified Articles of Confederation as evidence of one united country. Almost immediately France threw her military might behind General Washington enabling the decisive Victory at Yorktown.

56. The American Presidency The american Presidency. An Intellectual history. Forrest McDonald for less harm and more good than perhaps any other secular institution in history. http://www.kansaspress.ku.edu/mcdame.html

The American Presidency An Intellectual History Forrest McDonald 528 pages Cloth ISBN 0-7006-0652-1, $29.95 (t) WINNER OF THE ALABAMA LIBRARY ASSOCIATION NONFICTION BOOK AWARD WINNER OF THE SALVATORI AWARD Forrest McDonald is widely recognized as one of our most respected and challenging commentators on the Constitution and the American founding. Writing at the height of his powers as an intellectual historian, he now applies his considerable talents to a study of another venerable institutionthe American presidency. McDonald explores how and why the presidency has evolved into such a complex and powerful institution, unlike any other in the world. He chronicles the presidency's creation, implementation, and evolution and explains why it's still working today despite its many perceived afflictions. Along the way, he provides trenchant commentary on the Constitutional Convention, ratification debates, presidencies of Washington and Jefferson, presidential administration and leadership, presidentialcongressional conflicts, the president as chief architect of foreign policy, and the president as myth and symbol. He also analyzes the enormous gap between what we've come to expect of presidents and what they can reasonably hope to accomplish. Ambitious, comprehensive, and engaging, this is the best single-volume study of an institution that has become troubled and somewhat troublesome yet, in McDonald's words, "has been responsible for less harm and more good than perhaps any other secular institution in history." It will make a fine and necessary companion for understanding the presidency as it moves into its third century.

57. The Modern American Presidency Fellow of the Center for american history at the University of Texas at Austin. His numerous other books include The Presidency of William McKinley and http://www.kansaspress.ku.edu/goumod.html

The Modern American Presidency Lewis L. Gould Foreword by Richard Norton Smith New in Paperback: February 2004 xvi, 302 pages, 36 photographs, 6 x 9 Paper ISBN 0-7006-1330-7, $15.95 (t) Also available in cloth: ISBN 0-7006-1252-1, $29.95 (t) MAIN SELECTION OF THE BOOK-OF-THE-MONTH CLUB MAIN SELECTION OF THE HISTORY BOOK CLUB READ EXCERPTS FROM THE BOOK: Table of Contents, Foreword, and Introduction in pdf format Chapter 6 - The Souring of the Modern Presidency: John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson in pdf format The Modern American Presidency is a lively, interpretive synthesis of our twentieth-century leaders, filled with intriguing insights into how the presidency has evolved as America rose to prominence on the world stage. Gould traces the decline of the party system and the increasing importance of the media, resulting in the rise of the president as celebrity. He traces the growth of the White House staff and executive bureaucracy. And he shows us a succession of men who have increasingly known less and less about the presidency, observing that most would have had a better historical reputation if they had contented themselves with a single term. Publishers Weekly Steve Neal

58. Reader's Companion To American History - -PRESIDENCY The president is now the central american political figure, a constant source concern over the choice of the president and other details of his service. http://college.hmco.com/history/readerscomp/rcah/html/ah_071000_presidency.htm

Entries Publication Data Advisory Board Contributors ... World Civilizations The Reader's Companion to American History PRESIDENCY Established under Article 2 of the Constitution, the office of the president was unique and without precedent, although some of its features, including the designation "president," were foreshadowed in several state constitutions. The principal architect was James Wilson of Pennsylvania, head of the faction at the Constitutional Convention calling for a strong executive on the ground that in a country as large as the United States only such a one could have influence in distant parts. As chairman of the Committee of Detail, he proposed a single rather than a plural head, who would have control of foreign affairs and be able to exercise a legislative veto. Wilson's view that the president must be a man of the people carried the day, though his desire that the president be elected directly by the people did not. The question of how to choose the executive was commingled with the question of how to keep the office independent of the legislature. The outcome was the creation of an electoral college chosen by the state legislatures exclusively for the purpose of naming a president. The assumption that George Washington would be the first president and willing to serve indefinitely informed the decision that there should be no limit on the reeligibility of the president. The length of the president's term, much discussed, was fixed at four years by the committee appointed late in the convention to deal with unfinished business. Charged to see that the laws are faithfully executed, the president is head of the executive branch and commander in chief of the armed forces. Through the veto he also exercises legislative power, and through his power to appoint judges and the requirement that he execute the laws, he exercises judicial power, too.

59. TomDispatch - Potemkin World Or The President In The Zone Moreover, Mr. President, they lived, like your other advisors in Iraq, End of Victory Culture, a history of american triumphalism in the Cold War era. http://www.tomdispatch.com/index.mhtml?pid=2222

60. American Presidents Biographies - Homework Center - Multnomah County Library american presidents Megasites First Ladies Vice presidents http//www.whitehouse.gov/history/presidents/gw1.html From the White House website. http://www.multcolib.org/homework/presidents.html

skip navigation links Log in Search this site About the library ... Homework Center American Presidents American Presidents Megasites John Adams John Quincy Adams Chester A. Arthur ... Woodrow Wilson American Presidents Megasites The American President http://www.americanpresident.org/history/h_home.shtml Select a president and learn about his life before and after the presidency, his family and his legacy. This is an excellent resource to begin research on any of the American presidents. The American Presidency http://gi.grolier.com/presidents/ Grolier Online presents presidential biographies and historical election results for many grades. Go to the presidential gallery to listen to sound clips of presidential speeches. The American Presidency: A Glorious Burden http://americanhistory.si.edu/presidency/home.html This site explains how the presidency was and is defined and what its job limitations are. Biographies on each president are present and unique objects connectioned with presidents are included. The site explores how the media plays a role in politics for the presidents, from radio, television, and print. The site also explains the election process and campaign trail, what life is life after the presidency, and which presidents died in office. National Portrait Gallery: Hall of Presidents http://www.npg.si.edu/exh/hall2/index.htm

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