Every US President
The office of the American presidency was invented on the fly. In 1787, the founders sat in Philadelphia arguing about whether the executive should be a single person or a committee of three. They... Read More →
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Every U.S. President Who Was Also a General
Twelve men who sat in the Oval Office first gave orders on a battlefield. Some commanded armies that changed the course of history. Others held the rank in name only, their “generalship” a political... Read More →
All U.S. Presidents Who Owned Slaves While in Office
The story most Americans learn is that the founding generation was uncomfortable with slavery, that they wrote a Declaration about liberty while reluctantly tolerating an institution they expected to wither away on its own.... Read More →
All 14 Men Who Were Actually President Before George Washington
Ask most Americans who the first president was, and they'll confidently say George Washington. They're wrong-sort of. Before Washington took the oath of office in 1789, fourteen men held the title "President of the... Read More →
