US Presidents
(1843-1901) McKinley, William: Life FactsPersonal: • First Lady: Ida McKinley, Wife • Wife's Maiden Name: Ida Saxton • Number of Children: 2 • Education Level: College |
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(1856-1924) Wilson, WoodrowWilson, (Thomas) Woodrow (1856-1924), 28th president of the United States (1913-21). In domestic affairs he enacted significant reform legislation and set the course of 20th-century liberalism. In foreign affairs he led the United States to victory in World War I, contributing to the movement toward greater U.S. involvement in world affairs, and he played a major role in founding the League of Nations. |
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(1856-1924) Wilson, Woodrow: Life FactsPersonal: • First Lady: Ellen Louise Axson Wilson, Wife • Wife's Maiden Name: Ellen Axson • Other Wife: Edith Bolling Galt • Number of Children: 3 |
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(1857-1930) Taft, William Howardaft, William Howard (1857-1930), 27th president of the United States (1909-13) and 10th chief justice of the U.S. (1921-30); he was the only person in U.S. history to head two branches of the federal government. The son of a leading Ohio lawyer and politician, Taft was born on September 15, 1857, in Cincinnati, Ohio. He studied at Yale University, graduating |
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(1857-1930) Taft, William Howard: Life FactsPersonal: • First Lady: Helen "Nellie" Herron Taft, Wife • Wife's Maiden Name: Helen Herron • Number of Children: 3 • Education Level: Graduate |
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(1858-1919) Roosevelt, TheodoreRoosevelt, Theodore (1858-1919), 26th president of the United States (1901-09), the first president to exploit the public dimensions of his office in an age of mass communications, a reform leader at home and a skilled diplomat abroad. In his lifetime Roosevelt became a personal model, particularly for the country's youth, in a way that no public figure has |
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(1858-1919) Roosevelt, Theodore: Life FactsPersonal: • First Lady: Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt, Wife • Wife's Maiden Name: Edith Carow • Other Wife: Alice Hathaway Lee • Number of Children: 6 |
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(1865-1923) Harding, Warren GamalielHarding, Warren Gamaliel (1865-1923), 29th president of the United States (1921-23), who came to office in the aftermath of World War I and voiced a national desire to forego further crusades and a return to "normalcy." However, his administration is mainly remembered for its corruption, which was revealed after Harding's death. |
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