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In electing a president, do we care more about statesmanship or our emotions? | Opinion
The State via Yahoo Canada News· 10 hours agoThe election of 1828 pitted incumbent President John Quincy Adams, son of President John Adams,...
34 actors who have played U.S. presidents
Entertainment Weekly via Yahoo Canada News· 8 hours agos presidency. Sam Rockwell as George W. Bush in Vice (2018) Sam Rockwell played up the more buffoonish aspects of George W. Bush inAdam McKay's Dick...
Book Review: 'John Quincy Adams' gives the sixth president's life the sweep and scope it deserves
The Delta Optimist· 3 days agoTo be clear, Randall Woods' “John Quincy Adams: A Man for the Whole People” is not a leisurely read designed for the beach or airport. Clocking in at more ...
July 4th isn’t really Independence Day. And we Americans get other history wrong, too | Opinion
Biloxi Sun Herald via Yahoo Canada News· 10 hours agoJohn Trumbull’s famous “Declaration of Independence” was a figment of the artist’s imagination....
The US President Who Enjoyed Turtle Steak
Tasting Table via Yahoo News· 5 days agoChester A. Arthur was something of a gourmand and enjoyed eating, of all things, turtle steak. Here's how the U.S. president stomached terrapin dinners.
9 patriotic baby names to honor favorite figures in American history
AOL· 2 days ago"But aside from the Founding Fathers (many of whom were named John, anyway), there are plenty of people who strove to make this nation a better place who also happen to have ...
Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery Wins Daguerreotype of Dolley Madison at Sotheby’s Sale
Barron s Online· 2 days agoThe Smithsonian National Portrait gallery acquired a recently discovered daguerreotype of first lady...
National Portrait Gallery Buys Dolley Madison Photo for $456,000
New York Times· 3 days agoThe portrait of the first lady, which was likely taken in 1846, will be part of an exhibition for...
The Smithsonian Acquires the Earliest Known Photograph of an American First Lady
Smithsonian Magazine· 3 days agoThree years before her death in 1849 at age 81, Dolley Madison posed for photographer John Plumbe...
National Portrait Gallery Buys Earliest Portrait of a First Lady | Artnet News
Artnet News· 2 days agoThe Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery has snagged the first known portrait of an American First Lady, buying the daguerreotype of Dolley Madison in its original leather case at Sotheby ...
