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21 Mar 2016, 9:16 am
” 1836 Texas declared its Independence from Mexico. 1837 On March 4, Martin Van Buren was inaugurated president. 1839 The term “manifest destiny” was coined by John L. [read post]
12 Jun 2015, 3:00 am
Bush was connected to Martin Van Buren. [read post]
25 Feb 2015, 2:06 pm
He cast his first presidential vote for Democrat Martin Van Buren in 1836 because Trumbull and Van Buren were both against “big government. [read post]
18 Nov 2014, 7:43 am
But, while more democratic in inclination than many of the Framers, he fell far short of the radically democratic constitutionalism of his most important acolytes, Martin Van Buren and Andrew Jackson. [read post]
18 Nov 2014, 7:16 am
Van Buren, NY — Police identified Lewis Pipher as the man who was killed in a tractor-trailer accident at a FedEx facility in Van Buren, New York, on Saturday, November 15, 2014. [read post]
4 Nov 2014, 9:09 am
Among the most significant of these latter patterns are the facts that: every antebellum president took political considerations into account in making nominations; all antebellum presidents, with the exception of William Henry Harrison, had most of their judicial nominations confirmed by the Senate; and three antebellum presidents — George Washington, Martin Van Buren, and James Polk — enjoyed 100% of their judicial nominations confirmed by the Senate. [read post]
3 Nov 2014, 6:30 am
But, while more democratic in inclination than many of the Framers, he fell far short of the radically democratic constitutionalism of his most important acolytes, Martin Van Buren and Andrew Jackson. [read post]
31 Oct 2014, 11:14 am
; Martin Van Buren, blue; William Henry Harrison, brown. [read post]
26 Oct 2014, 9:30 pm
Among the most significant of these latter patterns are the facts that: every antebellum president took political considerations into account in making nominations; all antebellum presidents, with the exception of William Henry Harrison, had most of their judicial nominations confirmed by the Senate; and three antebellum presidents — George Washington, Martin Van Buren, and James Polk — enjoyed 100% of their judicial nominations confirmed by the Senate. [read post]
19 Oct 2014, 12:01 pm
Then porter beer, rum and copious amounts of Madeira....Martin Van Buren. [read post]
7 Aug 2014, 5:07 pm
It complements the fact that he is the first president since Martin Van Buren, who grew up speaking Dutch and broke into it when angry, to be raised in a household where more than just English was spoken. [read post]
29 Dec 2013, 7:48 am
Abraham Lincoln, in this sense, is far more indebted to Martin Van Buren in his understanding of politics and constitutional authority than he is to Madison or any other framer. [read post]
19 Sep 2013, 4:30 am
This thoughtful, informative volume covers a wide range of topics: from George Washington’s conception of the Union and his fears for its future to Martin Van Buren’s state-centered, anti-secessionist federalism; from Lincoln’s approach to citizenship for African Americans to Woodrow Wilson’s attempt to appropriate Lincoln for the goals of Progressivism. [read post]
20 Feb 2013, 7:53 am
In her 1981 book, The Best of Dear Abby, she revealed, "I took the 'Abigail' from the Old Testament, for Abigail was a prophetess in the Book of Samuel, I chose 'Van Buren' from our eighth president, Martin Van Buren, because I liked the aristocratic, old-family ring." [read post]
13 Jul 2012, 5:09 am
Consider Richard Johnson, vice president under Martin Van Buren,whom the press condemned for taking a “jet-black, thick-lipped, odiferous negro wench” as his common-law wife. [read post]
5 Apr 2012, 6:01 am
1796 John Adams 1824 John Quincy Adams 1836 Martin Van Buren 1840 William Henry Harrison 1844 James Polk 1848 Zachary Taylor 1852 Franklin Pierce 1856 James Buchanan 1876 Rutherford Hayes 1880 James Garfield 1888 Benjamin Harrison 1904 Theodore Roosevelt 1908* … [read post]
11 Feb 2012, 5:30 am
These are some of the things I've been tweeting about today: "The Awful Cover Letter All of Wall Street Is Laughing About" pjblack.me/z6YAs8 it explains crazy lat ladies: "How Your Cat Is Making You Crazy" pjblack.me/xBMUxB the obama administration's war on whistleblowers: "Peter Van Buren, In Washington, Fear the Silence, Not the Noise" pjblack.me/wmpuN7 Image via Wikipedia do we really need a roseanne comeback? [read post]
26 Apr 2011, 8:41 am
The only time that a presidential candidate won a majority of the electoral vote and his vice-president did not was in 1836, when Martin Van Buren’s running mate, Richard Johnson (depicted right) came up short. [read post]
1 Feb 2011, 9:57 am
" The failure of many private banks, and the resulting deflation in available currency -- went on for six years, and probably prevented Jackson's successor, Martin Van Buren, from achieving a second term.What does this history teach us? [read post]
26 Nov 2010, 4:45 am
I've not always been kind to Ted Frank, one of the founding fathers the Martin Van Buren of Overlawyered. [read post]
