Time Capsule: 2001 — America 25 Years Ago Step back to 2001 and experience a year that reshaped America and the world. We begin with one of the most dramatic presidential transitions in modern history, as George W. Bush takes … Continue reading
Richard M. Johnson: America’s Worst Vice President “Rumpsey Dumpsey, Rumpsey Dumpsey, Colonel Johnson Killed Tecumseh” Until modern times, the Vice-Presidency has generally been pretty obscure. FDR’s first Vice President, crusty Texas conservative John Nance Garner, famously said the position “isn’t … Continue reading
Few 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
My speaking audiences always tell me how much they enjoy the useful trivia and unusual anecdotes that pop up during my presentations. In many cases, the stories are ones I found while researching the subject. However, I often find fascinating … Continue reading