Hubert Humphrey

with the call to arms because this was not just any attack, it was an attack on an American base that killed American soldiers. In his State of the Union Address, Franklin Roosevelt drew toward this fact when he stated, “We know their choice of the place, an outpost, an American outpost, in the Pacific.” American soldiers, and the public, gained an extra sense of patriotism and unity from the events at Pearl Harbor, because it was an attack that directly correlated with the United States…

The Norman rulers of the 11th and 12th centuries were able to achieve and maintain prominence in the areas of Italy and Sicily through military prowess, exceptional political manoeuvring and intermarriage. This is shown through the sources from this time period which allow historians to examine the narrative the sources present, the character of the rulers and the interactions they have with other peoples at the time. Southern Italy and Sicily served as the intersection of Greek, Latin, Jewish…

Richard Nixon, the 37th President of the United States. The first and so far, the only, President to resign from office. From his poor origins, he rose to an astounding height before his equally astounding fall. In six years, he went from oblivion to fame, winning the congressional race of 1946, national preeminence in the Alger Hiss spy case of 1948, a Senate seat in 1950, vice president in 1952 and finally, after losing the presidency to John F. Kennedy in 1960, the presidency in 1969. Having…

Cherish hope The following quotation has been true to me in times of distress. It has also been helpful to women experiencing labour pains during child-birth. Knowing that in few hours’ time or the following day the child will be born and they will be free of pain helps them to bear the current labour pains with courage. “Hope is important because it can make the present moment less difficult to bear. If we believe that tomorrow will be better, we can bear a hardship today” Thich Nhat Hanh…

Lyndon B. Johnson, also known as “LBJ”, was born in Stonewall, Texas on August 27, 1908. Even from an early age, family and friends claimed he was born a politician, which Lyndon Johnson proved time and time again. He was a very charming and bright child, though he had a bit of a rebellious streak. He finished high school at fifteen, claiming he didn’t want to go to college, but he changed his tune a few years later and went to college for his teaching degree. After his course, he taught at a…

“A newspaper is the lowest thing there is” is a notable quote from former mayor of Chicago Richard J. Daley, and an interesting one considering Chicago’s most famous journalist immortalized him in his unofficial biography of Daley entitled “Boss”. Mike Royko, the author of the book, tells the story of Richard J. Daley and his life at the top of Chicago’s political throne as its mayor. Part biography, part history textbook, part critique all play into the writing of this book. And the end result?…

A president is truly affective when he is able to get his policy agenda through Congress. For him to do this, it is paramount that he has the support from the majority of the public. When a president is unpopular, members of Congress will have little incentive to pass his preferred legislation, since doing so will potentially have negative consequences (i.e. not winning reelection). It is also important that a president be a competent negotiator if he is to get his agenda passed. It would be…

On November 21, 1963, President Kennedy traveled to Dallas, Texas for a battle appearance. The following day, November 22, Kennedy, alongside his wife and Texas representative John Connally, rode through lizabeth Fitzgerald, was a Boston debutante, and his dad, Joseph Kennedy Sr., was an effective financier who made a fortune on stocks after World War I. Joe Kennedy Sr. went ahead to an administration profession as director of the Securities and Exchange Commission and as a diplomat to Great…

As Lyndon Baines Johnson’s Presidency came to its final months he desired a last chance at pleasing the people. This chance would come in the form of a book. Having lost the faith of many Americans through his decisions on Vietnam, Johnson resorted to begging twenty-five year old Doris Goodwin to help him with his memoir. As great a story teller Johnson had been, he was never able to apply his colorful techniques to an unknown audience, which is apparent as a major weakness shown throughout his…

1968: Music As Rhetoric In Social Movements In 1968 social movements sparked rhetorical discourses which occurred in many nations and on hundreds of colleges and in communities across the United States. These rhetorical discourses ultimately changed the direction of human events. Sometimes these points of ideological protests shared views on specific issues, especially demonstrations against the Vietnam War, but each conflict was also its own local conflict. There is no evidence that any…