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Bill Clinton
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1994 – History In Perspective
North Shore Senior Center 161 Northfield Road, NorthfieldThis unique edition of my popular "History In Perspective" series zeroes in on 1994. Bill Clinton was the President, but a Republican landslide in the 1994 Congressional elections led to the Whitewater investigation and, ultimately, to a vote to impeach … Continue reading
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Presidential Debates
Private VenuePolitical polls in 1960 showed a race too close to call. One of the turning points that led to the victory of John F. Kennedy was his "victory" in a series of unprecedented televised debates with Richard Nixon. Before the … Continue reading
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George W. Bush
North Shore Senior Center 161 Northfield Road, NorthfieldFew Presidencies have been tested as fast and as hard as that of George W. Bush. (2000 - 2008) Just eight months after his extremely controversial election, the USA came under foreign attack on September 11, 2001. The young, inexperienced … Continue reading
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Understanding The Election Of 2008
Private VenueUnderstanding The Election Of 2008 If the election of 2008 had been written as a movie script, it could not have been more exciting. We faced the possibility that we would elect the first woman to the presidency, the first … Continue reading
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The Best Losing Presidential Candidates
McHenry College 8900 U.S. Highway 14, Crystal LakeThe Best Losing Presidential Candidates Here is a historical question for you: What do Adlai Stevenson, George McGovern, Daniel Webster, and Wendell Willkie have in common? Each of these talented, admirable men ran for President and lost. And each … Continue reading
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The Best Losing Presidential Candidates
McHenry College 8900 U.S. Highway 14, Crystal LakeThe Best Losing Presidential Candidates Here is a historical question for you: What do Adlai Stevenson, George McGovern, Daniel Webster, and Wendell Willkie have in common? Each of these talented, admirable men ran for President and lost. And each … Continue reading
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The Best Losing Presidential Candidates
Private VenueThe Best Losing Presidential Candidates Here is a historical question for you: What do Adlai Stevenson, George McGovern, Daniel Webster, and Wendell Willkie have in common? Each of these talented, admirable men ran for President and lost. And each … Continue reading
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The Best Losing Presidential Candidates
Private VenueThe Best Losing Presidential Candidates What do Adlai Stevenson, George McGovern, Daniel Webster, and Wendell Willkie have in common? Each ran for President and lost. And each was an outstanding man who might well have made a great President. In … Continue reading
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The Ten Greatest American Presidents
Private VenueThe Ten Best American Presidents How do we determine who were the greatest Presidents? One recent poll of the American public disclosed that they believed Bill Clinton is the greatest President of all time! Another recent poll, this one only … Continue reading
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First Ladies of the 20th and 21st Centuries
College of Lake County 1120 S Milwaukee Ave, Vernon Hills, IL, United StatesFirst Ladies of the 20th and 21st Centuries When Martha Washington became our first First Lady, she stepped into a roll with no job description and no precedent. She handled the position with grace and polish. however, each of the … Continue reading