US Presidents

|< < > >|

(1843-1901) McKinley, William: Life Facts

Personal: • First Lady: Ida McKinley, Wife • Wife's Maiden Name: Ida Saxton • Number of Children: 2 • Education Level: College

Listing Last Modified: Tue Feb 27 2007

 


Views: 76

(1856-1924) Wilson, Woodrow

Wilson, (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.

Listing Last Modified: Tue Feb 27 2007

 


Views: 73

(1856-1924) Wilson, Woodrow: Life Facts

Personal: • First Lady: Ellen Louise Axson Wilson, Wife • Wife's Maiden Name: Ellen Axson • Other Wife: Edith Bolling Galt • Number of Children: 3

Listing Last Modified: Tue Feb 27 2007

 


Views: 73

(1857-1930) Taft, William Howard

aft, 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

Listing Last Modified: Tue Feb 27 2007

 


Views: 78

(1857-1930) Taft, William Howard: Life Facts

Personal: • First Lady: Helen "Nellie" Herron Taft, Wife • Wife's Maiden Name: Helen Herron • Number of Children: 3 • Education Level: Graduate

Listing Last Modified: Tue Feb 27 2007

 


Views: 72

(1858-1919) Roosevelt, Theodore

Roosevelt, 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

Listing Last Modified: Tue Feb 27 2007

 


Views: 76

(1858-1919) Roosevelt, Theodore: Life Facts

Personal: • First Lady: Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt, Wife • Wife's Maiden Name: Edith Carow • Other Wife: Alice Hathaway Lee • Number of Children: 6

Listing Last Modified: Tue Feb 27 2007

 


Views: 78

(1865-1923) Harding, Warren Gamaliel

Harding, 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.

Listing Last Modified: Tue Feb 27 2007

 


Views: 78


|< < > >|