Presidents

FATHER OF HIS COUNTRY?

George Washington may have been the "Father of his Country," but he had no biological children of his own. Washington's wife, Martha, had four ...

PRESIDENT WITNESSES BATTLE

President Bush watched the Gulf War on CNN. But President Lincoln watched a battle IN PERSON. On July 12, 1864, Lincoln watched as Fort ...

JFK'S 'MEDAL-SOME' NATURE

Some might say presidents deserve a medal just for running for office, but one president received the Purple Heart and the Navy and Marine Corps ...

PRESS CONFERENCE BEGINNINGS

Presidential press conferences are old hat these days, but the first one was a long time in coming. Woodrow Wilson, the 28th president, held the ...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, ANDREW JACKSON!

On this day in 1767, the nation's seventh president, Andrew Jackson, was born. Jackson was born in Waxhaw, S.C., but most of his political ...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, JAMES MADISON!

Today is the birthday of President James Madison. Although he was the fourth president, he was the third to be born in Virginia. Madison, born in ...

HAPPY (EARLY) BIRTHDAY, GROVER CLEVELAND!

Tomorrow marks the birthday for both the 22nd and 24th presidents of the United States. Coincidence? Not really, since Grover Cleveland served as ...