Presidents face second term question in American history
The piece traces how U.S. presidents have sought or declined re election since Washington. It notes Arthur as the last to skip a second term, lists examples Roosevelt Coolidge Truman and others, and weighs Eisenhower’s possible second term amid age health and personal reasons. It ends with a shot at Roosevelt’s candid rhetoric and Roosevelt’s own remark.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
Calvin Coolidge
Harry Truman
Coolidge
White House
Rapid City
S. D
Eisenhower
U.S
Gettysburg
Lincoln
Truman
Associated Press Newsfeatures
Lorelei
AP Newsfeatures
Milt Morris
Life Insurance Company
Medical History of Presidents by Dr Rudolph Marx
Los Angeles physician Dr Rudolph Marx examines how disease has affected US presidents from Washington onward. He notes shifts from infectious diseases to cardiovascular conditions, compares lifespans, and questions whether presidential stress shortens life compared to peers.
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Rudolph Marz
Los Angeles
Eisenhower
Marx
George Washington
INS
United States
Louis Pasteur
Robert Koch
Washington and Eisenhower Compared as Farmers and Presidents
The article contrasts Washington and Eisenhower liking farming with a shared path to the presidency. It notes Eisenhower’s 1473 acre Gettysburg farm and Washington’s 8000 acre Mount Vernon estate. It recounts Washington’s illness after taking office and his death on December 14, 1799 at Mount Vernon, with doctors’ crude treatments recorded.
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Eisenhower
Washington
Gettysburg
Mount Vernon
Arthur Young
Diagnosis of Presidential Deaths Across U S Leaders
A list of death causes and ages for U S presidents in office order. Washington acute laryngitis at 67, Adams natural decline at 90, Jefferson chronic diarrhea at 83, Madison natural decline 85, Monroe natural decline 73, Quincy Adams paralysis 80, Jackson dropsy 78, Van Buren asthma 79, Harrison pleurisy 68, Tyler bilious attacks with bronchitis 71, Polk chronic diarrhea 53, Taylor typhoid fever 65, Fillmore paralysis 74, Pierce dropsy and stomach inflammation 64, Buchanan rheumatic gout 77, Lincoln assassination 56, Johnson paralysis 66, Grant cancer 63, Hayes neuralgia of heart, Garfield assassination 49, Arthur Brights disease 56, Harrison pneumonia 67, Cleveland heart failure 71, McKinley assassination 58, Roosevelt embolism 60, Taft general breakdown 72, Wilson general breakdown 67, Harding coronary thrombosis 57, Coolidge coronary thrombosis 61, Roosevelt cerebral hemorrhage 0.
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Jefferson
James Polk
Zachary Taylor
William Henry Harrison
Harrison
Benjamin Harrison
Los Angeles
INS
George Washington
John Adams
Thomas Jefferson
James Madison
James Monroe
John Quincy Adams
Andrew Jackson
Martin van Buren
John Tyler
James K. Polk
Millard Fillmore
Franklin Pierce
James Buchanan
Abraham Lincoln
Andrew Johnson
Ulysses S. Grant
Rutherford B. Hayes
James A. Garfield
Chester A. Arthur
Bright
Grover Cleveland
William McKinley
Theodore Roosevelt
William Howard Taft
Woodrow Wilson
Warren G. Harding
Calvin Coolidge
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Marine Recruit From Crow Nation Heads to San Diego
A Crow Indian recruit from Big Horn Montana named Richard Pratt Knows-His-Gun leaves Salt Lake City for San Diego for basic training. The piece notes his heritage and mentions the first railroad bridge across the Mississippi in 1856 at Rock Island.
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San Diego
Richard Pratt
Big Horn
Mont
Mississippi River
Rock Island
A Poor Spot To Test Handicraft
In Irvington New Jersey George Ludovici tried to pay a traffic fine with a counterfeit $10 bill showing George Washington. Patrolman John Hughes found the bill misleading and Ludovici admitted making the bills and said he was AWOL from the army and driving a stolen car.
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Irvington
N. J
George Ludovici
John Hughes
Ludovici
Hughes
George Washington
A.w.o.l
Army
Notre Dame of Rouen to Reopen in June After War Repairs
The Notre Dame cathedral in Rouen will reopen to the public in June after a decade of repairs from World War II damage. The reopening coincides with ceremonies marking the 500th anniversary of the official historic recognition of Joan of Arc.
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Notre Dame Cathedral
Rouen
France
Notre Dame of
Europe
Joan of Arc
Tell Me the Story of Your Life from a Four-Year-Old
Ed Creagh recalls family scenes as a four year old jokes and wakes the baby at night. The boy David notes Elizabeth’s smile glows in the dark while playful Paul recounts a church visit turned barber shop moment. Readers invited to share their kids’ bright moments.
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