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Landon, Alfred Mossman
(Encyclopedia) Landon, Alfred Mossman, 1887–1987, U.S. politician, b. West Middlesex, Pa. He was a banker and oil operator before he ran for public office. Landon served (1933–37) as governor of…Collected Inaugural Addresses of U.S. Presidents
Contents George WashingtonThursday, April 30, 1789 George WashingtonMonday, March 4, 1793 John AdamsSaturday, March 4, 1797 Thomas JeffersonWednesday, March 4, 1801 Thomas JeffersonMonday,…Patterson
(Encyclopedia) Patterson, family of American journalists. Robert Wilson Patterson, 1850–1910, b. Chicago, grad. Williams, 1871, became (1871) a reporter on the Chicago Times and after 1873 was…Glass, Carter
(Encyclopedia) Glass, Carter, 1858–1946, American politician, U.S. Secretary of the Treasury (1918–20), U.S. Senator from Virginia (1920–46), b. Lynchburg, Va. He learned the printer's trade and…Jones, Jesse Holman
(Encyclopedia) Jones, Jesse Holman, 1874–1956, U.S. Secretary of Commerce (1940–45), b. Robertson co., Tenn. A lumber magnate, banker, and millionaire of Houston, Tex., Jones was appointed (1932) by…Cairo Conference
(Encyclopedia) Cairo Conference, Nov. 22–26, 1943, World War II meeting of U.S. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, and Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek of…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…Morgenthau, Henry, Jr.
(Encyclopedia) Morgenthau, Henry, Jr., 1891–1967, American cabinet officer, b. New York City; son of Henry Morgenthau. He became interested in agriculture and bought a farm in Dutchess co., N.Y.,…TIME Person of the Year
How “Lucky Lindy”—and a slow week for news—gave birth to a memorable annual tradition The founders of TIME Magazine, Henry Luce and Briton Haddon, were strong believers in the idea…Presidential Assassination Attempts: 1920–Present
Everyone knows about the assassinations of Presidents Abraham Lincoln and John F. Kennedy, but there is a larger history of attempts on the lives of U.S. leaders. Here are the presidential…Trending
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