Us presidents

Most of us probably have a very vivid picture of how a US president looks. However, before men become the most powerful people in the free world, they are regular guys just like us. For example, Harry S. Truman was a timekeeper in the railway, while Andrew Johnson was a tailor.

TIBET EQUILIBRIUM – BALANCE OF POWER IN TIBET Balance of Power refers to distribution of military and economic power among nations that is sufficiently even to keep any one of them from being…

A well known image While the name Gilbert Stuart may be one unknown to most Americans, practically every American is aware of at least one of his paintings. Art historians formally call it the Athenaeum Portrait. Most everyone is familiar with it as the engraved image of George Washington that graces the front of the …

There have been 45 US Presidents in office (with 46 presidencies), and at least 14 presidents have been accused of cheating on their wives. So, nearly ⅓ of the Presidents have been in presidential affairs. Presidential scandals are not exactly a foreign concept to the White House, we've seen impeachments and corruption left and right since the position was created. We've even seen some scandals from their first ladies, ranging from rather odd business practices to alleged affairs. However…

Get the original Thomas Jefferson ice cream recipe for making French Vanilla Bean Ice Cream. Enjoy the same ice cream that Jefferson served at Monticello.

Portrait of Thomas Jefferson by Rembrandt Peale in 1800. Oil on canvas, 23 x 19 inches. Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon

Portrait of James Madison by John Vanderlyn, 1816. Source: White House Historical Association; Wikimedia Commons. Read more on the GenealogyBank blog: “What Were the Real Last Words of These U.S. Presidents?” http://blog.genealogybank.com/what-were-the-real-last-words-of-these-u-s-presidents.html

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Kennedy Campaign Date taken: 1960 Photographer: Paul Schutzer