1Jun 26, 2018
Aftab Pureval, Democrat running for 1st Congressional District of Ohio Campaign Rally, Riverbend Community Center June 24, 2018 Harriet and I (Bob Smith), our daughter, Catherine Good and son-in-law Rick Good attended the Aftab rally Sunday afternoon. I met Aftab for the first time and this is a summary of my feelings about him […]
2Jun 22, 2018
A Letter from John McQueen, Representative South Carolina on Why the Civil War In December 1860 former South Carolinian congressman John McQueen wrote regarding the reasons as to why South Carolina was contemplating secession from the Union. In the letter, McQueen claimed: “The U.S. president-elect Abraham Lincoln supports equality and civil rights for African Americans as well as the […]
3Jun 18, 2018
Ronald Reagan by Jacob Weisberg A Book Report by Bobby Everett Smith Spoiler Alert February 28, 2018 Setting Washington, D.C. and around the world, 1980 to 2004 Characters Ronald Regan, Governor of California, and President of the United States, 1981 to 1989 Nancy Davis Reagan, President’s wife and first lady Jane Wyman, Reagan’s first wife; […]
4Jun 18, 2018
Jimmy Carter, by Laura Hamilton Waxman A Book Report by Bobby Everett Smith June 18, 2018 Spoiler Alert Setting White House, Washington, D.C. and around the world, 1924 to Present Characters Jimmy Carter, 39th President of the United States in 1977 Rosalynn Carter, First Lady of the United States from 1977 to 1981, as the […]
5Jun 17, 2018
The Watergate Scandal In the spring of 1971, Nixon feared that he would be defeated in the next race for the presidency. The Nixon team started a new campaign, led by G. Gordon Liddy and Howard Hunt, that was rife with robbery, bugging and blackmail. On Saturday, June 17, Liddy and his team of burglars […]
6Jun 16, 2018
Gerald R. Ford, by Laura Hamilton Waxman A Book Report by Bobby Everett Smith June 16, 2018 Spoiler Alert Setting White House, Washington, D.C. and around the world, 1913 to 2006 Characters Gerald R. Ford, 38th President of the United States in 1974. Betty Ford, wife of Gerald Ford, founder of the Betty Ford Center […]
7Jun 15, 2018
Richard Nixon, The Life by John A. Farrell A Book Report by Bobby Everett Smith June 15, 2018 Spoiler Alert Setting White House, Washington, D.C. and around the world, 1945 to 1994 Characters Richard Nixon, 37th President of the United States in 1969 and competitor for President with Jack in 1960 Pat Nixon, First Lady, […]
8Jun 6, 2018
Eisenhower picked Nixon to be his running mate in the 1952 election. Nixon was a first-term senator young and not well known but Ike thought he would add some value to the ticket especially since he was from California. Not long after the convention was over, Nixon was accused of using an $18,000 political fund […]
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