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Articles 1 - 17 of 17
Full-Text Articles in Political History
Lincoln On The Abolition Of Slavery, Allen C. Guelzo
Lincoln On The Abolition Of Slavery, Allen C. Guelzo
Civil War Era Studies Faculty Publications
That man who thinks Lincoln calmly sat down and gathered his robes about him, waiting for the people to call him, has a very erroneous knowledge of Lincoln," wrote Abraham Lincoln's long-time law partner, William Henry Herndon. "He was always calculating, and always planning ahead. His ambition was a little engine that knew no rest." And in no other pursuit was Lincoln more ambitious than in politics. As a lawyer and Whig political organizer in Illinois, "Politics were his life and his ambition and his motive power." [excerpt]
Undercover Girl- The Fbi's Lesbian: A Note On Resources, Lisa E. Davis
Undercover Girl- The Fbi's Lesbian: A Note On Resources, Lisa E. Davis
Center for LGBTQ Studies (CLAGS)
Historical investigation is never easy, but deciphering gay and lesbian history often turns out to be more than usually convoluted. The players lead at least two lives—public and private — and secrets abound. Clues appear in unconventional sources, beyond the library and beyond theory. If you are lucky, the search develops its own momentum. This is how the story of undercover girl Angela Calomiris (1915-95), "Angie" to her friends, whose life was touched by extraordinary events, revealed itself to me.
Botany Bay: Voyagers, Aborigines And History, Maria Nugent
Botany Bay: Voyagers, Aborigines And History, Maria Nugent
Aboriginal Policy Research Consortium International (APRCi)
No abstract provided.
Delaney Amendment, Eric S. Yellin
Delaney Amendment, Eric S. Yellin
History Faculty Publications
In 1958, U.S. Representative James Delaney of New York added a proviso to the 1938 Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act declaring that the Food and Drug Administration cannot approve any food additive found to induce cancer in a person or animal.
Teapot Dome Oil Scandal, Eric S. Yellin
Teapot Dome Oil Scandal, Eric S. Yellin
History Faculty Publications
In October 1929, Albert B. Fall, the former Secretary of the Interior under President Warren G. Harding, was convicted of accepting bribes in the leasing of U.S. Naval Oil Reserves in Elk Hills, California, and Teapot Dome, Wyoming.
"He's My Man": Sherman Adams And New Hampshire's Role In The "Draft Eisenhower" Movement, Michael J. Birkner
"He's My Man": Sherman Adams And New Hampshire's Role In The "Draft Eisenhower" Movement, Michael J. Birkner
History Faculty Publications
On presidential primary day, March 11, 1952, wet snow fell steadily over much of New Hampshire, and campaign managers became anxious about getting out their vote. Governor Sherman Adams, manager of the "draft Eisenhower" campaign, had a lot riding on a primary that President Harry Truman had dismissed as little more than "eyewash." By all evidence, Americans wanted change in Washington. The New Hampshire primary results would surely influence the making of a president. Adams knew there was only one thing to do: stop worrying about the weather and start moving his people to the polls.
Understanding Emancipation: Lincoln's Proclamation And The Overthrow Of Slavery, Allen C. Guelzo
Understanding Emancipation: Lincoln's Proclamation And The Overthrow Of Slavery, Allen C. Guelzo
Civil War Era Studies Faculty Publications
The most common trope that governs understanding of Abraham Lincoln and emancipation is that of progress. The variations on that trope are legion, and they include notions of Lincoln's journey toward emancipation, his growth in understanding the justice of emancipation, and his path to the Emancipation Proclamation. "Lincoln was," as Horace Greeley put it, "a growing man"; growing from a stance of moral indifference and ignorance at the time of his election in 1860 toward deep conviction about African American freedom by the time of the Emancipation Proclamation less than two years later. That was a generous sentiment, since it …
Book Review: Considering Why We've Already Been There, Michael Wills
Book Review: Considering Why We've Already Been There, Michael Wills
Publications
This document is Dr. Wills review of ...the Heavens and the Earth: A Political History of the Space Age. HUP; F Second Printing, 1997. 580 p ISBN 9780801857485, $28.81
Statement From Archbishop Tutu For Walter Sisulu, Desmond Tutu
Statement From Archbishop Tutu For Walter Sisulu, Desmond Tutu
Archbishop Desmond Tutu Collection Textual
Archbishop Tutu’s statement on the passing away of ANC Political leader Walter Sisulu. Handwritten and typed versions.
Correspondence: Lavinia Browne, Personal To Assistant Archbishop Tutu Responds To Researcher, March 11, 2003., Lavinia Browne
Correspondence: Lavinia Browne, Personal To Assistant Archbishop Tutu Responds To Researcher, March 11, 2003., Lavinia Browne
Archbishop Desmond Tutu Collection Textual
No abstract provided.
Our Rebellious Neighbors : Virginia's Border Counties During Pennsylvania's Whiskey Rebellion, Kevin T. Barksdale
Our Rebellious Neighbors : Virginia's Border Counties During Pennsylvania's Whiskey Rebellion, Kevin T. Barksdale
History Faculty Research
Focuses on the 1794 Whiskey Rebellion in Pennsylvania, and its impact on the Virginia counties of Ohio, Harrison and Monongalia. Background on the Whiskey Rebellion; Concerns over the frontier dynamics occurring in Appalachian Virginia following the rebellion; Reaction from Pennsylvanians following the passage of the excise tax in March 1791.
Augustus Van Wyck (1850-1922), Janet Butler Munch
Augustus Van Wyck (1850-1922), Janet Butler Munch
Publications and Research
Augustus Van Wyck (1850-1922) was a judge and NY gubernatorial candidate.
Abram Stevens Hewitt (1822-1903), Janet Butler Munch
Abram Stevens Hewitt (1822-1903), Janet Butler Munch
Publications and Research
Abram Stevens Hewitt (1822-1903) was an iron manufacturer, congressman, mayor, and philanthropist.
The Unitary Executive During The Second Half-Century, Steven G. Calabresi, Christopher S. Yoo
The Unitary Executive During The Second Half-Century, Steven G. Calabresi, Christopher S. Yoo
All Faculty Scholarship
Recent Supreme Court decisions and political events have reinvigorated the debate over Congress's authority to restrict the President's control over the administration of the law. The initial debate focused on whether the Constitutional Convention rejected the executive by committee employed by the Articles of the Confederation in favor of a unitary executive in which all administrative authority is centralized in the President. More recently, the debate has turned towards historical practices. Some scholars have suggested that independent agencies and special counsels have become such established features of the constitutional landscape as to preempt arguments in favor of the unitary executive. …
Kentucky River Post Offices, Robert M. Rennick
Kentucky River Post Offices, Robert M. Rennick
Robert M. Rennick Manuscript Collection
A historical survey of 299 post offices on the forks of the Kentucky River.
John Leavitt Stevens (1820-1895), Janet Butler Munch
John Leavitt Stevens (1820-1895), Janet Butler Munch
Publications and Research
John Leavitt Stevens (1820-1895) was a journalist, author and diplomat.
Orville Elias Babcock (1835-1884), Janet Butler Munch
Orville Elias Babcock (1835-1884), Janet Butler Munch
Publications and Research
Orville Elias Babcock (1835-1884) was an army general, engineer, and a private secretary to Ulysses S. Grant..