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Andrew JOHNSON, Congress, TN (1808-1875)

Senate Years of Service: 1857-1862; 1875-1875 Party: Democrat; Democrat JOHNSON Andrew , a Representative and a Senator from Tennessee and a Vice President and 17th President of the United States;…

Statues of Washington, D.C.

by Mark D. Hughes photos by Carol M. Highsmith Prev Next Franklin Delano Roosevelt Franklin D. Roosevelt was the 32nd president of the United States (1933-1945…

Presidential Invention

The Question: Who was the only U.S. president to have a patent on an invention? What was the invention? The Answer: On May 22, 1849 Abraham…

executive order

(Encyclopedia) executive order, in the United States, official document initiated and signed by the president containing directives concerning how the executive branch shall carry out its…

John Wilkes Booth

John Wilkes Booth shot and killed President Abraham Lincoln on April 14, 1865. Born in Maryland, Booth was part of a clan of actors: his father, Junius Brutus Booth, toured America and was known for…

Carl Sandburg

Carl Sandburg was a great voice of the American industrial age, a "people's poet" who combined the mystical patriotism of Walt Whitman with the social activism of Woody Guthrie. Sandburg's special…

Willard Hotel

Washington, D.C.Designed in 1901 by Henry Janeway Hardenbergh photo by Carol M. Highsmith The American Institute of Architects and Harris Interactive selected Willard Hotel as…

Hal Holbrook Biography

Hal Holbrook(Harold Rowe Holbrook, Jr.)actorBorn: 2/17/1925Birthplace: Cleveland, Ohio Insightful actor active in stage, film, and television but best known for developing and touring with a…

Sam Waterston Biography

Sam WaterstonactorBorn: 11/15/1940Birthplace: Cambridge, Massachusetts If a military band plays, “Hail to the Chief,” when Sam Waterston steps off a plane, forgive the confusion. Waterston…

Sam Waterston

Sam WaterstonactorBorn: 11/15/1940Birthplace: Cambridge, Massachusetts If a military band plays, “Hail to the Chief,” when Sam Waterston steps off a plane, forgive the confusion. Waterston…