Cal's philosophy was to do as little as possible and let business police itself, which led directly to the First Great Republican Depression, using methods similar to those used to create the current Second Great Republican Depression. Facsimile campaign button. Calvin Coolidge.
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President Barack Obama with Bo postcard.
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The Seal of the President of the United States is used to mark correspondence from the U.S. president to the United States Congress, and is also used as a symbol of the presidency. The central design, based on the Great Seal of the United States, is the official coat of arms of the U.S. presidency and also appears on the presidential flag. The presidential seal developed by custom over a long period before being defined in law, and its early history remains obscure. The use of presidential seals goes back to at least 1850, and probably much earlier. The basic design of today's seal originated with Rutherford B. Hayes, who was the first to use the coat of arms on White House invitations in 1877. The precise design dates from 1945, when President Truman specified it in Executive Order 9646. The only changes since were in 1959 and 1960, which added 49th and 50th stars to the circle following the admissions of Alaska and Hawaii as states.
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Only from ThenWear — some of the worst campaign slogans of all time. This colorful, vintage 2013 calendar features highly original, poorly thought out, and oft-ineffective campaign slogans like, “I Got Drunk and Voted Millard Fillmore,” (1856) “Hang on to Your Johnson!” (re-elect Andrew Johnson, 1868), and “For Slighty Less Corruption Vote Garfied!” (1880). And the ill-conceived “Give Abe Another Shot!” slogan for Lincoln's 1864 re-election. Makes a great gift for anyone interested in history, politics, or seeing Teddy Roosevelt in a dress.
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On Inauguration Day in 1933, the 32nd President of the United States, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, delivered an historic address stating that the only thing we'all had to fear was fear itself. But, of course, this wasn't entirely true. There are many things we have to fear that FDR neglected to mention. Vampires, for one. Werewolves too. Parasites. El Chupacabra. The Grim Reaper. The Tooth Fairy's evil cousin. Martha Stewart. Snakes and scorpions. And especially spiders.
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George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) served as the 43rd President of the United States from 2001 to 2009 and the 46th Governor of Texas from 1995 to 2000. Bush is the eldest son of President George H. W. Bush, who served as the 41st President, making him one of only two American presidents to be the son of a preceding president. The crux of Bush's campaign against John Kerry in 2004 was to present Bush as a "war President". The Bush campaign was concerned mainly with personalities rather than tackling issues. Much of the opposition to the Bush campaign took the form of "Anybody but George W. Bush". Bush began his presidency with ratings near 50%. In the time of national crisis following the September 11 attacks, polls showed approval ratings of greater than 85% as Americans rallied to their country's defense. Afterward, his ratings steadily declined as the economy suffered and the Iraq War initiated by his administration grew bloodier and bloodier. By early 2006, his average rating was near 40%, and in September 2008 with his recession getting deeper and deeper, his approval rating was 19%, a record low for any sitting U.S. President. Only Dick Cheney was rated lower in popularity.
Walter Frederick Brown (born July 28, 1926) is an American politician and was the presidential candidate of the Socialist Party USA in the 2004 elections. Brown became a socialist in 1948. He served as Democratic member of the Oregon State Senate from 1975 to 1987. Brown also served as a Socialist Party of Oregon candidate for the U.S. Congress (3rd Congressional District) in 1998, 2000, 2002 and 2004 and has been the Pacific Green Party candidate for two statewide offices. Mary Alice "Mal" Herbert (born February 28, 1935) ran for Vice President as the candidate for the Socialist Party USA in 2004. She and her running-mate, Walt Brown, pulled in 10,837 votes, the highest total for the Socialist Party since 1952. She is a retired teacher. Repro pub domain for TheAttic 2010.
Picture of Barack Obama taken by Pete Souza, The Obama-Biden Transition Project
Facsimile campaign button. Harry S. Truman.