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Clinton, Bill

(Encyclopedia) Clinton, Bill (William Jefferson Clinton), 1946–, 42d President of the United States (1993–2001), b. Hope, Ark. His father died before he was born, and he was originally named William…

Hawaii, state, United States

(Encyclopedia) CE5 HawaiiHawaiihəwīˈē, häväˈē [key], 50th state of the United States, comprising a group of eight major islands and numerous islets in the central Pacific Ocean, c.2,100 mi (3,380…

Douglas, Stephen Arnold

(Encyclopedia) Douglas, Stephen Arnold, 1813–61, American statesman, b. Brandon, Vt. The Democratic national convention at Charleston, S.C., in 1860 adopted Douglas's recommendations in a platform…

Bush, George Herbert Walker

(Encyclopedia) Bush, George Herbert Walker, 1924–2018, 41st President of the United States (1989–93), b. Milton, Mass., B.A., Yale Univ., 1948. Bush's handling of domestic affairs was less…

Federal Farmer XI

Federal Farmer XI10 January 1788by See also Federalist No. 63Dear sir,I shall now add a few observations respecting the organization of the senate, the manner of appointing it, and its powers…

The Federalist Papers: Federalist No. 66

by AlexanderHamilton, JamesMadison and JohnJayFederalist No. 65Federalist No. 67Federalist No. 66 Objections to the Power of the Senate To Set as a Court for Impeachments Further…

Federalist No. 66

No 65 No 67 Objections to the Power of the Senate To Set as a Court for Impeachments Further Considered From the New York Packet.Tuesday, March 11, 1788. Hamilton…

Declaration of Conscience

by Senator Margaret Chase Smith Mr. President, I would like to speak briefly and simply about a serious national condition. It is a national feeling of fear and frustration that could…

Robert Francis KENNEDY, Congress, NY (1925-1968)

Senate Years of Service: 1965-1968 Party: Democrat KENNEDY Robert Francis , a Senator from New York; born in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., November 20, 1925; graduated from Milton (Mass.) Academy…