John Dean, a previous Republican that served as White House Counsel for President Richard Nixon from July 1970 until April 1973, wrote numerous books, a few of which include, “The Nixon Defense”, “Blind Ambition, and Conservatives Without Conscious”, but his book, “Broken Government: how Republican rule destroyed the legislative, executive, and judicial branches”, is an informative book written by a former Republican that tells about how the Republicans current actions have destroyed the…
take care of, so many problems to solve. To be a president of such great country as the United States is a big privilege, the huge power, and in the same time a hard work. All people who is under protection of the president believe and trust to person, who was chosen by them. It is never easy to be good for all of the nation, because every person is different, and everybody concerned about personal benefits. In such environment the role of the president is to determine the common idea of the…
for a nation to epitomize its military. Furthermore, this notion is supported by the fact that Republicans, throughout history, had always been the commanding force that drives America to the battlefront. During the decades of 1940’s and 1960’s, United States and the Soviet Union partook in a social, political, and economic race to become the world’s superpower. Both nations made an effort to promote their systems of government: democracy and communism. This antagonism evidently prompted…
Lincoln: Who do we see? Lincoln when compared to most presidents was widely regarded as being non-religious. His close friends and members of his cabinet, like William Herndon described him to be a “non-believer”. Several biographies that followed his assassination were divided on the matter. Some claimed he had been a Christian while others stated otherwise. One such biography in 1872 by Colonel Ward Hill Lamon stated that Lincoln was a non-believer and known to many as an “infidel”. It is…
Reagan Cynthia Conway Casper College Candidate Research From 1980 Election Ronald Reagan The 1980 presidential election in the United States presented the desire of Americans to seek an alternative to President Jimmy Carter’s liberal policies that were deemed to be failing. Most voters complained about how the economy of the United States had remained stagnant in the 1970’s and thus called for the need to have changes in the White House. Both inflation and unemployment had…
The United State of America was founded, because the colonists wanted to escape tyranny and they wanted religious freedom. The Pilgrims came to America from Europe to have religious freedom before the United States was even established. The United States today is home for so many different religions and people who believe different faiths. An episode, from PBS, called “Of God and Caesar” is the sixth and last episode of a series called “God in America” and it goes into how religion can affect…
Domestic and Foreign Powers Widalvasky argues that presidents tend to be more focused on foreign affairs rather than domestic affairs. This claim stems from the fact that one of the enumerated power the constitution grants to the President in to negotiate treaties. Throughout the course of history, we have seen presidents become more involved in domestic affairs, particularly during time of crisis. Presidents like Lincoln and FDR. In fact the United States can be said to have “Two…
a very interesting life because of his early, personal, military, political life, and accomplishments. George W Bush was president during the greatest challenge since Abraham Lincoln, the terrorist attacks on 9/11. George W Bush was the oldest child of a very important father when he was born on July 6th, 1946. George’s father George H. W. Bush was former president, is that an omen for his oldest child, George W. Bush? In 1948 George and his family moved to Midland, Texas where…
n 1974, President Richard Nixon resigned from his second term in the Oval Office. President Nixon was involved in a scandal at the Watergate complex in Washington D.C. The Republican president Nixon was believed to have ordered the burglars to go to the Democratic National committee for a crime of wire tapping and stealing documents. President Nixon tries to console, defending his honor, and remind the public all that has been accomplished. Richard Nixon tries to console the public by using…
honor and privilege to serve the United States in the highest position available, the Presidency. Though the role is very coveted, it is a very demanding and stressful job that has many advantages, but also many obstacles associated to it. The president has a majority of personal responsibilities to look over, also while trying to take into account the wishes and needs of the citizens under his jurisdiction. There is a large balancing act associated with the president, by trying to appease…