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Lyndon Baines Johnson On August 27, 1908, Lyndon Baines Johnson was born to Sam and Rebekah Johnson.; he was the first of their five children. He was born near the central Texas community of Johnson City, which was named for some of his relatives. His family included some of the earliest settlers of the Lone Star State. They were cattlemen, cotton farmers, and soldiers for the Confederacy. Lyndon’s father, Sam Johnson, had won the election to the Texas legislature and he served five terms before he switched careers and became a farmer. He had a very strong relationship with his mother, Rebekah Johnson. At the age of four, Lyndon had started to go to “Junction School”, but it was cut short, due to a whooping cough. In 1913, Later
After the Civil War, life in the United States was slowly changing, from its rural and tired war torn state into an imperial powerhouse. The country was not very active in foreign affairs and was content with its isolationist views. Until, the United States started thinking more of their political values and their belief in being “ordained by God to expand its territory,” which I believe is ridiculous but they were very religious 100 years ago. They believed God gave them the right and ability to obtain territories and expand west and south. Many business leaders and political men agreed with these ideals and intended utilize foreign countries for their raw materials. This would result in
During the early 1930s, the world was at a turning point from all areas. The Great War had taken the lives of many young men demonstrating how important life was, while the roaring twenties saw men and women waste their lives away from all the parties and social interaction. During this time, many would rise and fall throughout the political world, ultimately leading to the rise of the Great Depression and the ultimate economic downturn to occur within all of history. Many would come to try their best at retraining the United States into its powerful nation. However, only one man would be able to develop a plan that would not only bring the United States out of the upcoming world events and leave a legacy both within the United States and
Theodore Roosevelt one of the most famous and influential presidents in our modern day lives.
Looking back in this era of history, the United States had just emerged out of one of its darkest moments this country has seen to this day. Not only was Andrew Johnson thrust into the seat of the presidency almost immediately after the Civil War, but was also tasked with the more difficult decision of the Confederate Reconstruction. Furthermore, the expectations everyone held him to, were more or less shot down with his conflicting beliefs between the House and the Senate in regards to the Reconstruction debate.
James Weldon Johnson was born on June 17, 1871. His parents were Helen Louise Dillet and James Johnson. He also had a brother named Josh Rosamond Johnson. “The boys were first educated by their mother, a musician and public-school
Lyndon B. Johnson was born near Stonewall, Texas on August 27th, 1908. Interested in politics since childhood and born the son of a politician, Johnson did well in highschool and eventually began a career as a teacher. In November of 1931, Sam Ealy, Johnson’s father, recommended Johnson for a position in the office of US House of Representatives member, Richard Kleberg. Lyndon acted as his secretary and head of Kleberg’s office until his retirement. In September of 1934, Johnson met his soon to be wife, Claudia Alta Taylor. They married 24 hours hours after meeting and later had two daughters, Lynda Bird and Luci Baines. In 1935, Franklin D. Roosevelt appointed Johnson head of the state branch of the National Youth Administration. Later on,
With the assassination of President William McKinley, Theodore Roosevelt, not quite 43, became the 26th and youngest President in the Nation's history (1901-1909). He brought new excitement and power to the office, vigorously leading Congress and the American public toward progressive reforms and a strong foreign policy.
George Washington is an icon. Our first president and one of the 7 key founding fathers. What people tend to overlook is the process of being the first president. It was very stressful for the new country and especially on Washington. Although Washington did have help throughout his presidency, he was left with many struggles he had to figure out independently. Being the first head of state was arguably one of the most stressful places to be at the time. “People truly believed that one wrong decision-one bad policy-might destroy the entire enterprise and bring the republic crashing to ruin, at which point it would probably be swallowed by England or France.” (-2018 Mount Vernon Ladies’ Association) Being the first leader of the new
James “Jimmy” Earl Carter Jr. was born on October 1, 1924 in Plains, Georgia to a peanut farmer who also owned a store to make money for his family. Jimmy’s mother was a nurse and taught black women on health care issues and sought to continue breaking the color barrier in the medical field. Jimmy was a very diligent child who never liked getting into trouble. He started working at his father’s store when he was ten. He loved spending time with his father and listening to politics from an early age. Jimmy’s childhood friends were African American and so were the most influential adults in his life. He never segregated anyone and believed firmly that everyone was equal. Jimmy and his family were not affected by the Great Depression. In fact,
In Westmoreland County, Virginia a baby boy was being born, a boy who’s effect on the world will outlive not only himself, but also the generations to come. On February 22, 1732, George Washington was born in a small home in Virginia.
George Washington was born on February 22, 1732, Augustine turned ill after surveying his lands during a bad weather. Ironically George Washington died in the same circumstances. George’s mother was able to keep the house together but was unable to send George to England for education. George’s half brother Lawrence introduced Washington to lord Fairfax after talking about his future. Lord Fairfax was head of one of the most powerful families in Virginia. Lord Fairfax Invited Washington to join a team of men surveying Fairfax lands in the Shenandoah Valley region of the Virginia colony. It was his first real trip away from home. When he become seventeen he started to go to survey by himself. When Washington was 18 years old another tragedy
The rising youthful Republican lawmaker Theodore Roosevelt surprisingly turned into the 26th leader of the Assembled States in September 1901, after the death of William McKinley. Youthful and physically strong, he conveyed another vitality to the White House, and won a moment term individually justifies in 1904. Roosevelt stood up to the biting battle amongst administration and work head-on and wound up plainly known as the immense "trust buster" for his strenuous endeavors to separate modern blends under the Sherman Antitrust Act. He was likewise a committed preservationist, putting aside somewhere in the range of 200 million sections of land for national backwoods, stores and natural life shelters amid his administration. In the outside strategy field, Roosevelt won a Nobel Peace Prize for his transactions to end the Russo-Japanese War and initiated the start of development on the Panama Waterway. In the wake of going out and
Wooden teeth? Impossible strength? Slave owner? Three myths you may know about the first president of America. What if two out of three of those myths were false and one true? Which one would you believe to be true and which two would be false? George Washington was known for an abundance of things, for example, he was the commander of the Continental Army, and he practiced the Anglican/Episcopalian religion. What many people do not know, is that President Washington, did not have a middle name because during the 19th-Century, middle names weren’t normal as they are today. Born on February 22, 1732, George Washington probably didn’t plan on becoming a worldwide leader and commander and chief. As he grew older, his father, Augustine, and mother, Mary Ball Washington had a quite “popular” business that they owned and Washington, at an early age would then inherit the family ‘business.’ Washington also had health issues but that did not stop him from treating the people he employed like actual human beings, instead of animals like everyone else. Even people who are born into a difficult and harsh family business, with health problems can still be genuine human
The process of mourning allows for the coping and healing of grief. However, when trauma and grief consume ones life the effects can be catastrophic. The thirteenth President of the United States, Calvin Coolidge, suffered from the trauma of death, and this trauma led to his reputation as the least effective and successful presidents the country has ever seen. A variety of statements, polls, historian accounts, and political scientists all state the “lack of imagination and idealism” during Coolidge’s presidency (19). Childhood development, political success, and death affected Coolidge’s life and presidency.
Background / Family info: Thomas Woodrow Wilson was born on December 28, 1856 in Staunton, Virginia. His mother, Janet Woodrow Wilson was a minister’s daughter and his father, Joseph Ruggles Wilson was a Presbyterian minister. He attended college at Princeton University and then went on to the University Of Virginia Law School where he received his Ph.D. in political science and history from Johns Hopkins University. Wilson flourished as an academic and university president, but did not learn to read until he was ten, due to dyslexia. Wilson met his wife, Ellen Louise Axson, an accomplished artist in 1833 during church for an Atlanta law practice. They later had three children all of which were three girls, but Ellen died of kidney disease in 1913. In absolute distraught, several months later he met his second wife, Edith Bolling Galt. Edith was the first to be considered as the first U.S. lady.