Americanism Redux September 28, 250 years ago today The parents looked down at the crib. Their baby, their first, is two days old. A beautiful daughter. Maybe something is not quite right, a little too pale and a little too fussy and a little too congested. Well, who knows. Maybe everything will be fine. Mom is Martha, nicknamed Patty by her husband, who is Tom. Patty and Tom were … [Read more...]
Americanism Redux: September 28, 250 Years Ago
September 28, 2022 by Dr. Dan Miller
Filed Under: Americanism Redux Tagged With: Boston, John Wesley, Joseph Pilmore, Methodist Church, Monticello, Patsy Jefferson, Sally Hemings, Samuel Adams, Thomas Jefferson
TTP: An Odd Fact Of Three By 2 And Twice
September 10, 2020 by Dr. Dan Miller
We're neck-deep and head-high in the 2020 presidential campaign. I've got an odd fact from our 45 Presidents Of The United States (POTUS) that might help you navigate the wild waters around us. I'll leave it to you to determine what it means for our current situation. In all of our history of presidential elections, from 1789 down to today, only twice—TWICE—have we had a consecutive string of … [Read more...]
Filed Under: The Trump Project Tagged With: 2020 Presidential election, Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, James Madison, James Monroe, John Quincy Adams, leadership, POTUS 45, Thomas Jefferson
TTP: The Mystery of the Second Time
January 5, 2017 by Dr. Dan Miller
TTP: THE MYSTERY OF THE SECOND TIME I read today that only twice in the American Experience have we had a string of three two-term American presidents. Credit for this observation goes to George Will, a respected conservative columnist. Place this fact alongside my previous post, my explanation of our first Donald Trump-like president—Andrew Jackson. Do you have a guess as to when the first … [Read more...]
Filed Under: The Trump Project Tagged With: Andrew Jackson, Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, Donald Trump, George W. Bush, James Madison, James Monroe, Thomas Jefferson, two-term presidents
