Associated PressJuly 2, 2023
12min0
Zachary Taylor's celebration ended the worst.
Tag: Harry Truman
Associated PressJuly 2, 2023Associated PressNovember 21, 2022
10min0
The traditional presidential pardons for two birds dates dates back to President Harry Truman.
Associated PressFebruary 19, 2022
3min0
“I hope he would appreciate I’m portraying him onstage and that he would think I’m doing a good job."
Guest AuthorOctober 6, 2020
7min1168
The choice is stark, and the wrong choice is dangerous.
Guest AuthorSeptember 15, 2020
7min823
He has been the friend to Israel that Israel has been waiting for.
Associated PressJuly 19, 2017
8min190
It was a far cry from “The buck stops here.” President Donald Trump, dealt a stinging defeat with the failure of the Republican health care bill in the Senate, flipped the script from Harry Truman’s famous declaration of presidential responsibility and declared Tuesday, “I am not going to own it.” He had tweeted earlier, “We […]
Associated PressMarch 31, 2017
9min236
Most Americans disapprove of Donald Trump‘s overall performance two months into his presidency. But they’re more upbeat about at least one critical area: his handling of the economy. Nearly 6 in 10 Americans disapprove of Trump’s overall performance, and about the same percentage say the country is headed in the wrong direction, according to a […]
Guest AuthorMay 20, 2016
5min170
President Barack Obama’s visit to the Japanese Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park later this month is an opportunity for the world to reflect on the United States’ decision to use atomic weapons to destroy the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945. Seventy thousand civilians were incinerated by the Hiroshima blast and another 70,000 would die […]
Darryl PaulsonMarch 29, 2016
8min208
(Second of three parts) Political parties have held conventions in America since 1824. Many aspects of the convention have changed little in almost two centuries. This year, because the Summer Olympics are being held in August, both major parties will conduct their convention in July, with Republicans going first in Cleveland and Democrats following in […]
Darryl PaulsonMarch 28, 20168min228
(Second of three parts) Political parties have held conventions in America since 1824. Many aspects of the convention have changed little in almost two centuries. This year, because the Summer Olympics are being held in August, both major parties will conduct their convention in July, with Republicans going first in Cleveland and Democrats following in […]