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9 Jun 2017, 1:01 am
On this day in history, Henry Clay, in a speech delivered in Lexington, Kentucky, was looking back over his political career, and in particular, his fateful decision to accept the position of Secretary of State under President John Quincy Adams. [read post]
5 Jun 2017, 1:01 am
On September 29, 1798, President John Adams appointed Washington to the seat on the U.S. [read post]
19 May 2017, 10:52 am
Like Winfield Scott, Henry Halleck held the rank of General-in-Chief of the Union Army during the conflict. [read post]
10 May 2017, 3:05 am
William Henry Harrison, train pioneer. [read post]
2 May 2017, 12:52 pm
John Adams spoke of jury trials as the heart and lungs of liberty. [read post]
24 Apr 2017, 8:33 am
Among other sources, Kantorowicz draws heavily on Shakespeare, whose Richard II and Henry V dramatize each monarch’s struggle with his human fragility in the face of a divine task. [read post]
21 Apr 2017, 4:18 am
I’ve also debated Abigail Adams (a debate that really ought to be more popular), Patrick Henry, George Washington, Thomas Paine, John Dickinson, and others. [read post]
17 Apr 2017, 3:15 am
The chamber was influenced by John Adams, who disliked Franklin, as did Richard Henry Lee. [read post]
14 Apr 2017, 12:21 pm
The subject of the panel was Judge Henry Friendly, for whom Roberts clerked after graduating from law school. [read post]
13 Apr 2017, 1:01 am
The historian Henry Wiencek recounts a story (totally omitted by Meacham), describing how Monticello’s young black boys, “the small ones,” age 10, 11 or 12, were whipped to get them to work harder in Jefferson’s nail factory, the profits of which paid the mansion’s grocery bills. [read post]
7 Apr 2017, 11:01 am
Major figures whose views about this issue are essentially beyond dispute include George Washington, James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, John Marshall, James Wilson, Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, William Paterson, James Monroe, Pierce Butler, James Iredell, Samuel Chase, Henry Knox, and Charles Pinckney. [read post]
6 Apr 2017, 10:00 am
HPSCI Ranking Member Adam Schiff, who previously called for Nunes’s recusal, indicated his support for Nunes’s decision. [read post]
5 Apr 2017, 2:51 am
Among those objecting to the move was John Quincy Adams. [read post]
4 Apr 2017, 3:25 pm
Articles: Sally McDonald Henry, Chapter 11 Zombies, 50 Ind. [read post]
23 Mar 2017, 4:36 am
Additional coverage comes from Nina Totenberg at NPR, Richard Wolf of USA Today here and here, Adam Liptak, Charlie Savage, Matt Flegenheimer and Carl Hulse in The New York Times, Jess Bravin in The Wall Street Journal, Henry Gass in The Christian Science Monitor, Ken Jost at Jost on Justice, Tony Mauro in The National Law Journal (subscription or registration required), and Andrew Rafferty at NBC News. [read post]
22 Mar 2017, 8:45 am
Adams and the Sons of Liberty met under what was known as the Liberty Tree near Boston Common. [read post]
22 Mar 2017, 8:45 am
Adams and the Sons of Liberty met under what was known as the Liberty Tree near Boston Common. [read post]
7 Mar 2017, 7:57 am
(February 2017 Update) Sally McDonald Henry, Paying-to-Play in Chapter 11, 17 J. [read post]
5 Mar 2017, 8:44 am
The incident fueled the anger of colonists like Samuel Adams and Paul Revere. [read post]
20 Feb 2017, 2:45 am
After the passing of President William Henry Harrison in 1841, John Tyler assumed the presidency by boldly declaring he was entitled to the full power and title of President. [read post]
