We The People – Constitution and Citizenship Day
on September 17, 2018
Archive for james-buchanan
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From Russia With Love
on July 16, 2018
James Buchanan was the Minister to Russia for about 18 months between 1832-1833, where he quickly learned that privacy was non-existent when he found out Russian servants were going through his official documents. Any correspondence back to the United States[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Write-in Candidates
William Rufus King was the highest serving person from Alabama, having served as Vice President to Franklin Pierce. Fun fact! He was roommates with James Buchanan for over a decade and most of their letters to one another were destroyed[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Old Rough and Ready – Part Five: The Rate of the Ready
on November 24, 2017
Chapter: 2017 - November
Characters: Franklin Pierce, James Buchanan, Jefferson Davis, Margaret Taylor, Millard Fillmore, Zachary Taylor
Location: Miscellany, White House
And with that, we conclude “Old Rough and Ready,” Two Party Opera’s take on the life and legacy of Zachary Taylor. Hope you enjoyed it and a very happy birthday to our nation’s 12th president!
Failure to Compromise
Chief of Staff John Kelly mentioned in an interview this week that the Civil War was caused because of the “lack of ability to compromise.” Look, I have what some may consider more nuanced opinions over the Civil War, but[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
