Articles Containing Tag: presidents

Abigail (Smith) Adams was born in 1744 and grew up in a small village about 12 miles from Boston, Massachusetts. Her family was well-established and politically involved. Abigail was a voracious reader and was equally outspoken when it came to… Read More

Joe Biden was the 46th president of the United States. At age 78, he was the oldest person to enter the office. He was also the first commander-in-chief from Delaware and the second Roman Catholic president. His term was filled… Read More

Barack Hussein Obama II, the 44th president of the United States, served for two terms (2009-2017). While he occupied the White House, a terrorist leader was taken out, a new health insurance plan was established, and the economy improved. Early… Read More

George W. Bush was the 43rd president of the United States, and he is the second presidential son to gain the office. John Quincy Adams, the sixth president, was son to John Adams, the second president. Bush’s presidency was modeled… Read More

Bill Clinton, the 42nd president of the United States, was born William Jefferson Blythe III on Aug. 19, 1946, in Hope, Arkansas. His father died in an automobile accident just three months before his birth. In high school, he took… Read More

On this Presidents’ Day, a celebration of the country’s commanders-in-chief, we take a look at some amazing facts you might not have known about our nation’s past leaders. Thomas Jefferson: During the War of 1812, the British burned down the… Read More

George Herbert Walker Bush, the 41st president of the United States, was born on June 12, 1924, in Milton, Massachusetts. He had a close relationship with his family and later said, “Family is not a neutral word for me. It’s… Read More

Ronald Reagan (1911 – 2004) was dubbed the “Great Communicator.” As the 40th president of the United States, he was able to stimulate economic growth, increase employment, lower inflation, and strengthen the country’s national defense. His “less government is better”… Read More

The 39th president of the United States, James Earl Carter, Jr., otherwise known as Jimmy Carter, was born on October 1, 1924, in Plains, Georgia. His family had a peanut warehouse business, which he took over after his father got… Read More

Nearly every year, the president of the United States delivers a State of the Union address, often called SOTU for short, to inform America of what is going on in the government and what to expect in the near future…. Read More

According to the U.S. Constitution, the president “shall from time to time give to the Congress Information of the State of the Union, and recommend to their Consideration such measures as he shall judge necessary and expedient.” Today, the president… Read More

Gerald Ford, the 38th US president, was born in Omaha, Nebraska, on July 14, 1913. He was born Leslie Lynch King Jr, but his mother changed his name after divorcing his father and marrying Gerald R. Ford. Though four other… Read More