Dusted off, presidential treasures shine.Reports on `The President's Attic,' exhibit at the Herbert Hoover Presidential Library-Museum in West Branch, Iowa. The show features both gorgeous and gaudy collectibles from around the world.EBSCO_AspAmericana
Previous presidents were all born in the Eastern part of the county, but Hoover was the first to be born west of the Mississippi. He grew up in the very small town of West Branch, Iowa, and reportedly never even crossed the Mississippi until he was 22 years old. Advertisement - Continu...
Still, it can be accomplished on what I dub the Iowa-Illinois Presidential Loop. Image Credit: Google Maps The trip may be made in either direction. But, for the sake of simplicity, we start the tour in Dubuque and head south to the town of West Branch, Iowa, the birthplace of the 3...
When the electoral college met in December, however, Dukakis received only l11 votes. Apparently in protest against the electoral college system, an elector from West Virginia, a state that Dukakis had won, chose Bentsen for president and Dukakis for vice president. "The people have spoken," ...
Reagan, at age 69, became the oldest president-elect in the country’s history. So quick and decisive was the verdict of the voters that Carter delivered his concession speech even before the polls had closed on the West Coast. “I promised you four years ago that I would never lie to ...