Hubert Humphrey

In a haunting prediction of his future, John Fitzgerald Kennedy perfectly described his legacy when he said “a man may die, nations may rise and fall, but an idea lives on”. The most distinctive feature that relates to John F. Kennedy is the phrase ‘a man may die’ due to his assassination, but his ideas and his presence still live in America. From every event that Kennedy endured in his presidency to the moment he was murdered, his life is preserved in the minds of those he influenced through…

This would eventually be the most important factor in his decision to run for president in 1960. John used his charm and wits to beat Hubert Humphrey in the Democratic primaries. He would go on to select Lyndon B. Johnson as his running mate to help take on Richard Nixon in the general election. The debates between Kennedy and Nixon were at the time the most televised program, with Kennedy…

Jennifer Layburn The Infamous Richard Nixon Although many names of the Presidents that have presided over the United States of America are well known throughout the world, there is one president in particular who has earned the title of "infamous." President Richard Nixon, the thirty-seventh president of the United States of America, is commonly noted for his association with the Watergate Scandal. President Nixon, however, lead an enriched political career both before and after his…

Shackling unemployment, nationwide famine, crippling poverty, climbing crime rates and a broken economy ¬– the great depression is perhaps historically the greatest threat to the United States which found itself struggling more than ever in 1932. The 1920s had been a time of great success for America. The country, in a post-war boom known now as the roaring 20s found had a growing economy, rapidly improving standards of living and a strong stock market that promised wealth to anyone that engaged…

The passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, along with the accompanying Voting Rights Act of 1965, which prohibited discrimination in voting, and public facilities such as hotels and restaurants. Alongside their partnering creation of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to enforce the ban on discrimination by sex, religion, and race in hiring, promoting, and firing in the workplace are the most significant events that have shaped America into the nation, it is today. Reasons, why they…

The Watergate Scandal forever ruined the nation’s trust in the Presidency. Although the United States was doing well and had just made it out of the unpopular Vietnam War, the nation almost impeached Richard Nixon for his unacceptable actions. After the Watergate Scandal, there have been many more outrages from other well-known politicians. The Nation has reached a point where it can no longer trust the past and present presidents because of their actions. During a warm, early morning on June…

While the U.S. prides itself on being one of the world’s oldest and fairest democracies, the reality is that the American political system is full of anachronisms that have been excised in other democracies. For example, the antiquated American system of first-past-the-post voting, which prevents third parties from gaining any headway against the Republicans or Democrats, has been rectified with proportional voting systems in countries like Sweden and the Netherlands. Similarly, our system of…

In the 1952 presidential election, President Harry S. Truman, a democrat was succeeded by President Dwight D. Eisenhower, a Republican candidate. President Dwight D. Eisenhower was a decorated military man. He was the Supreme Commander of the allied forces in WWII. By the 1952 election, the United States did not officially enter the Vietnam War. Per a lecture from POSC 458 - the Vietnam Wars, the United States officially entered the conflict in Vietnam in 1955 although President Harry S. Truman…

Johnson in the Oval Office Lyndon Johnson took the oath as vice president on January 20, 1961 (Bornet, P. 1). In office, he served as a subordinate to President Kennedy. Johnson served as liaison with America’s space effort and also served as chairman of the President’s Committee on Equal Opportunity (Bornet, P. 1). He also made short visits for President Kennedy to thirty-three countries to give speeches on behalf of the president (Bornet, P. 1). However, the key powers reside with President…

statements, and the rules that we have created and making sure we do not repeat the mistakes that we have made in the past. Previous policies have gotten us into unexceptional places in our society and even into foreign affairs. Former vice president Hubert H. Humphrey stated “Foreign policy is really domestic policy with its hat on.” Before the start of World War 1 foreign policies such as the Good Neighbor Policy and the Monroe Doctrine had been produced. The Good Neighbor Policy was…