This iCue Mini-Documentary introduces General Zachary Taylor, whose reputation during the Mexican-American War propelled him to the presidency.
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This iCue Mini-Documentary introduces the first real test of the new government since George Washington was appointed to the presidency: the presidential election of 1800. Many expected chaos to ensue as one president was expected to peacefully hand power to a new president.
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"This course examines the development of American political parties, focusing on the meaning of parties and historic moments in the rise and fall of political parties from the Founding era to the present. Topics may include re-aligning elections, changing coalitions within American parties, and the contemporary Democratic and Republican parties."
Professors Sidney Milkis and Marc Landy look at the memory of Franklin D. Roosevelt's presidency and how the presidents that followed him—Lyndon B. Johnson and Ronald Reagan—failed to establish similar legacies.
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Professors Sidney Milkis and Marc Landy look at the presidency of Franklin D. Roosevelt. They examine how his policies changed with the onset of World War II.
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Professors Sidney Milkis and Marc Landy look at the presidency of Franklin D. Roosevelt. They examine how Roosevelt was influenced by Lincoln's presidency.
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Professors Sidney Milkis and Marc Landy look at the presidencies of Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson, comparing and contrasting their interpretations of progressivism and their stands on foreign affairs.
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Professors Sidney Milkis and Marc Landy look at the presidency of Andrew Jackson, the strengthening of the party system during this time, and the executive power Jackson exercised.
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The November 6, 1869 issue of Harper's Weekly included this double-page cartoon that mocks the platform of the New York Democratic Party, including its opposition to the 15th Amendment. Josh Brown of the American Social History Project examines the details.
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