The Contributions Of Edmund Morris

Richard Milhous Nixon was born on January 9, 1913 in Yorba Linda California on his father’s lemon farm. Richard Nixon was the second of five children born to Frank Nixon and Hannah Milhous. Unfortunately, two of his brothers died. In 1925, Richard Nixon’s younger brother died and in 1933, his older brother, whom he greatly admired, died of tuberculosis. His ancestors emigrated from Ireland in the 18th century, and settled in Pennsylvania and Indiana. In 1922, Richard Nixon and his family moved to Whittier, California after the lemon farm failed. Richard Nixon regularly attended Quaker services and experienced a rough childhood, having an abusive father and manipulative mother. He attended Whittier High School where he came in second for student body president. Graduating second in his class, he was offered a scholarship to Harvard but was not able to afford the travel and tuition, so enrolled Whittier College, a quaker institution. He excelled as a student and leader. He became the freshman class President and, as a senior, student body president. Richard Nixon was unable to really excel in football. He graduated second in his class, in 1934, and received a scholarship to Duke Law School. The Whittier College president wrote, “I believe Nixon will become one of America’s important, if not great leaders.”

Eadward Muybridge and Cornelius Jabez Hughes, two photographers of the 19th century, introduced revolutionary ideas impacting the way photographs could be taken, categorized, and used. Muybridge, better known as the ‘father of the motion picture,’ studied landscape photos and invented a device that drastically improved their quality. In addition, he helped to pioneer work in the studies of motion and motion-picture projection. Hughes developed new technology related to photography and helped to guide many other amateur photographers into producing better forms of photography. The two had lasting impacts on the growth and importance of photography in the art, science, and everyday realms.

Brinkley wrote this book to be able to show Roosevelt’s life from when he was born to him leading our country through the war. Not only just showing what happened in his life but also being

On January 30, 1882 in Hyde Park, New York, Franklin Delano Roosevelt was born to James and Sara Roosevelt. The Roosevelt’s were a prominent family for many generations, staking their claim in the economy through real estate and trade. As an only child he got plenty of attention from a mother who adored him, almost to the point of being overbearing. Even though his mom could be strict, Roosevelt was a spirited child who still found ways to get in trouble the minute her head was turned. His father wasn’t as attentive, being that this was the late 1800’s, it was the woman’s job to raise the children. It has been connected by a biographer James MacGregor Burns that Roosevelt’s father was more involved with his son than what was typical at that time (MacGegor, pg 29)

Introduction Reagan, Ronald Wilson (1911- ),the 40th president of the United States (1981-1989), enforced the policies that reversed a general direction of movement toward greater government involvement in economic and social regulation. Reagan as the younger of two sons, was born in Tampico, Illinois and spent most of his childhood in Dixon, Illinois. After studying at Eureka College,a small Disciples of Christ college near Peoria, Illinois, he majored in economics, and became the president of the student body, a member of the football team, and captain of the swimming team. He had special drawings toward acting, but after the graduation in 1932 the only job available related to show business was as a local radio sportscaster. In 1936 he

To begin, Theodore Roosevelt’s love for reading at a young age shaped him into an intellectual. Theodore Roosevelt read an abundant amount of books from a young age. The knowledge gained from reading became a foundation for many of Roosevelt’s accomplishments. In a biography of Theodore Roosevelt, it says, “He also became more of a person by reading omnivorously from an early age and using what he read to look into the future” (Dalton 9, 10). Roosevelt applied all the

Ronald Reagan was the 40th president of the United States of America. Before becoming interested in politics, he was an actor born in Tampico, Illinois (Freidel, & Sidey). In 1966, Reagan was elected governor of California, and that was the beginning of his political future (Freidel, & Sidey). Reagan strove through foreign policy while building America strong thought his words, “peace through strength” (Freidel, & Sidey). Pushing through an assassin-attempt, Reagan achieved great things as told in his farewell address. Ronald Reagan uses thoughtful organization, emotional appeal, repetition, and allusion in his farewell address to the nation, in reason of his termination in presidency as well

Theodore Roosevelt was one of our greatest presidents. He created the FDA and improved the position of the presidency greatly. Before Theodore came to be president, the position of presidency was slow and wasn’t very interesting so he made the executive branch more powerful by starting new reforms and a strong foreign policy. The life of a president is hard. It is full of stress, responsibilities, and a strong dedication the welfare of your country. Theodore had to deal with all of these presidential stresses, taking up much of his time. Do you know, though, that despite being a president, he led a life of excitement and freedom that many other presidents had never before experienced? Theodore, “Teddy” as his first wife Alice called him,

Many people remember the most known presidents in the United States throughout history however, certain presidents do not get enough recognition as others, the story of William McKinley is one novel that presents most of William McKinley's life from as the presidency. A man named Kevin Philips the author of the book, "William McKinley" believes that President William McKinley was a major part of being president and has made a benefit toward wining the wars of the United States. Kevin Philips has had experience toward being a commentator for decades based on the political and economic field, he has worked on the Harper's Magazine, the National Public Radio and the Los Angeles Time. He has also made other books, such as the Wealth and Democracy,

Ronald Wilson Reagan was born on February 6, 1911. In Tampico, Illinois Reagan was the second of the sons to be born from their parents John “Jack” Edward Reagan and Nelle Wilson Reagan. Jack Reagan was a Democrat and was remembered for outspoken oppositions to racial discrimination. As for Reagan’s mother Nelle Reagan who was conservative, she gave sensational readings to people at women’s groups,jails and hospitals. During Reagan’s childhood it contained a sequence of moves. Then the Reagan family settled in Dixon, Illinois when Reagan was nine years old. Where Jack Reagan opened a shoe store, that business did not last very long. So then Jack Reagan later then held a negligible government job apportion relief checks during the Great Depression. Nelle Reagan was an heartfelt religious member of the Disciples of christ church Nelle

In Margaret Thatcher's eulogy for former president Ronald Reagan(2004), Margaret Thatcher describes the prodigious impact that Ronald's life had on her, as well as the united states as a whole. Thatcher supports her claims by illustrating Reagan overcoming the great and burdensome obstacles that he subjected himself to. The author's purpose is to show her personal connection to the great president, as well as what he did to unite the world and bring joy to our nation. The author writes in a formal tone for Ronald Reagan's loved ones, and to all who loved him the same.

In the early years of his life, he suffered from poor health and enervating asthma, but that hadn’t stopped him from being an energetic and exuberant child, and these characteristics followed him well into adulthood. He had been a National Guard veteran, the governor of New York City, the assistant secretary of the U.S. Navy, and had taken other high-ranking occupations. (Britannica). His political proficiency, along with his zealous personality, made him a worthy candidate for the American presidency, and he won election in 1904.

Richard Edward Connell was born on October 17, 1893 in Poughkeepsie, NY, to Richard Edward Connell Sr. and Marrie Miller Connell. His father was a political adviser to Franklin Delano Roosevelt during Roosevelt’s 1910 campaign for the New York State Senate. Connell had an older sister Mary and two younger sisters, Catherine and Anne. His father started out running a newspaper before becoming a representative of the sixty-ninth United States congress. Richard began writing at the very young age of ten. He began by writing reviews of baseball games for his fathers newspaper. By the age of sixteen he became the editor of the Poughkeesie News-Press. When his father left for Washington to become a US

There are many wild stories to tell, but the wildest of all is that of Sir Alexander Chapman Ferguson, the greatest soccer manager of his time and of Manchester United. The name Ferguson is known by many soccer fans around the world, and is internationally recognized for everything that he has done, from bringing his team to success to changing how the fans and players viewed soccer. Ferguson took a team that was in shambles and led them to victory, all the while having a cultural and emotional impact on the club supporters, and the world. He introduced a new style of playing, one of hard work and high pressure, and used it to topple the teams at the top and become amongst them. At the time, no other manager was as successful as he was.

William Harvey was a distinguished physician of the seventeenth century. Harvey was educated by some of the great scientists of his time and was highly knowledgeable of the scientist theories preceding his time. Harvey was greatly intrigued by the views of the ancient Aristotle and developed a number of his own ideas based on Aristotle’s theories. It was from Aristotle’s theory of the primacy of blood that allowed Harvey to make breakthroughs about circulation and generation of animals. His advancements greatly enhanced the study of anatomy. Harvey also revolutionized the means by which science was performed through the use of innovative, investigational techniques. William Harvey became a