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Barbara A. PerryFortune |
We know that U.S. vice presidents are often the objects of humorous jabs for their secondary role in the executive branch or their public mishaps.
The ups and downs of presidential approval ratings have the feel of a roller-coaster ride.
Like most presidencies, Jimmy Carter's will face history's judgment in determining whether its fiascos—rampant inflation, gas shortages, the failed...
Attending a wedding reception in Louisville, Kentucky, recently, I spotted an SUV with two bumper stickers that caught my eye: "Robert F. Kennedy...
One of my favorite political movies is Seven Days in May. In fact, I watched it on election night instead of All the President's Men, my usual...
As a college intern on Capitol Hill during the nation's Bicentennial, every day seemed historic as I worked for my senator and caught a virulent...
Vice presidents get a bum rap and sometimes the bum's rush. Thomas Marshall, Woodrow Wilson's VP, quipped, "Once there were two brothers. One ran...
In 2006, Sweet Briar College invited Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to speak about environmentalism. As a Kennedy scholar there, I volunteered to serve as...