U.S. Political History and News

A few nice United States Political History images I found: Washington DC: National Museum of American History – Kermit the Frog Image by wallyg The most beloved Muppet creation of puppeteer Jim Henson (1936-1990), Kermit the Frog began his career in show business in 1955, appearing as a cast member of Sam and Friends, a [...]

Check out these United States Political History images: Washington DC – National Museum of American History: Ceremonial Sword Image by wallyg U.S. Medical Staff Officer Dr. Charles Leale wore this sword while serving in the honor guard for Lincoln’s body when it lay in state at the White House and the U.S. Capitol. Leale was [...]

Curious Nature: National forests have a rich history in the US These conversations got me thinking about our beautiful national forests and the US Forest Service that oversees them. Our national forests have a rich and complex history. It all began in the late 19th century with the Forest Reserve Act of 1891. … Read [...]

A few nice United States Political History images I found: Washington DC – National Museum of American History: White House Coffee Cup Image by wallyg Captain D.W. Taylor presented this cup to Robert Todd Lincoln in 1887. He explained that a White House servant had seen the president leave the cup behind on a windowsill [...]

A few nice United States Presidential Campaigns images I found: NYC – Morningside Heights: General Grant National Memorial Image by wallyg General Grant National Memorial, better known as Grant’s Tomb, dramatically situated at the north end of Riverside Park at 122nd Street, is a mausoleum containing the bodies of Ulysses S. Grant(April 27, 1822 – [...]

The American Campaign: U.S. Presidential Campaigns and the National Vote Reporting data and predicting trends through the 2008 campaign, this classroom-tested volume offers again James E. Campbell’s “theory of the predictable campaign,” incorporating the fundamental conditions that systematically affect the presidential vote: political competition, presidential incumbency, and election-year economic conditions. Campbell’s cogent thinking and clear [...]

A few nice United States Political History images I found: Washington DC: National Museum of American History – Muhammad Ali’s boxing gloves Image by wallyg World heavyweight boxing champion Muhammad Ali wore these gloves in his comeback fight, "The Rumble in the Jungle" against George Foreman in 1974. Thanks for the Memories: Music, Sports and [...]

Rhetorical Studies of National Political Debates–1996 Seventeen of the most widely seen and heard speakers in history all have one thing in common: they were all seen and heard while engaged in national political debates as they sought the two highest offices Americans can bestow upon their countrymen. This book focuses on the most recent [...]

A few nice United States Political History images I found: Washington DC – National Museum of American History: Thomas Jefferson’s lap desk Image by wallyg In 1776 Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence on this portable lap desk of his own design. Featuring a hinged writing board and a locking drawer for papers, pens, [...]