Andrew willingness to face him and Rachels attackers gave him the reputation of a quarrelsome man, he even challenger one accuser Charles Dickinson and won. ... Nominated again in 1828 Jackson age 61 swooped in and stole the hearts of the people winning the election. ... On December 22, 1828 two months before Jackson's presidential inauguration, Rachel died of a heart attack, She was buried two days later on Christmas Eve. ...

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Franklin Delano Roosevelt gave the Pearl Harbor Address to the House of Representatives after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941. ... He makes his speech so complex by adding all of these adjectives, on how the United States of America was "suddenly" and "deliberately" attacked. ... There is quite some repitition in his speech when he talks about how Japan not only attacked our nation but attacked several others as well. ... Our three presidents who served our country at all different times rose to the occasion of delivering speeches that would touch our heart and soul. ...

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This definition was used for the occurance that happened to the United States of America on September 11th, 2001 when the president of the United States, George Bush stated, " I believe that we, the United States of America and its people, have fallen victim to an "apparent terrorist attack".( add in resource here). The "apparent terrorist attack" against the United States involved three aircraft slamming into American icons, two into the World Trade Center towers in the heart of America, New York, and one into the United States Pentagon in the nations capitol, Washington, D.C. In the...

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Wag the Dog Samantha Cole In the movie "Wag the Dog", the President of the United States is involved in a sexual scandal with a Firefly, which is about the same as a Girl Scout. The worst part is that the girl decides to talk about two weeks before the elections. So, the presidential staff has to ...

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Adlai Ewing Stevenson (1900-1965) Stevenson was born in Los Angeles, California on February 5, 1900. His family background in politics made it impossible for Adlai to avoid it. His grandfather, the first Adlai E. Stevenson, had served as vice president during Grover Cleveland's second term. His ...

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His followers attacked Adams (who was running too) of the "corrupt" bargaining he had allegedly made with Henry Clay during the election of 1824. Adams responded by attacking Jackson with his marriage affair with Rachael Jackson. Soon thereafter, she died of a heart attack. ...

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My thoughts and attitude towards the planned U.S expansion of military personnel and families on Guam is more of a negative feeling. My heart strongly appeals against the military coming out here to Guam. Maybe it is the fact that they will bring up our tourist industry, that more money will flow t...

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Mexican President Santa Anna proclaimed himself dictator and attempted to disarm the Americans in Tejas, sending troops to reclaim a cannon that had been given to the settlers for protection against Indian attacks. ... Jackson always has a place in his heart for the military and in 1802 was elected major general of the Tennessee militia. ...

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Taking place during the Cold War, it was at first unclear whether the shooting might be part of a larger attack upon the U.S, many of the citizens were unsure whether if they should seek refuge or fight back. ... This left a lot of young children traumatized and heart broken, because many of these children saw Kennedy as their role model. ...

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Communism was a long running phobia in the hearts of many Americans, and this was the main reason and motivation for the involvement of the United States in the coup. I agree with Stephen Kinzer in many ways, one being that due to U.S. involvement in the coup, which overthrew Mohammed Mossadegh, the U.S. later dealt with the long term effects of us being attacked instead. ...

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Dwight D. Eisenhower, A President to Remember Dwight D. Eisenhower was born on October 14, 1890 in Denison, Texas. His parents, David and Ida met when they were students at Lane University. They got married in 1885. David's dad was a farmer, and for his wedding gift he gave...

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In the 1946 election for California's congressman, he aggressively campaigned against Voorhis in which he made vigorous attacks, accusing him of being "soft- on communism. ... During the campaign Nixon once again attacked the Democrats and their presidential candidate, another Franklin, Illinois Governor Adlai E. ...

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Woman suffrage is the right of women to vote. Today, women in nearly all countries have the same voting rights as men. But they did not begin to gain such rights until the early 1900's, and they had to overcome strong opposition to get them. Reading Jailed for Freedom has been like peeking into a w...

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