What Really Happens When A Presidential Pet Dies
Unfortunately, all living things eventually die, and presidents must sometimes, like the rest of us, mourn and lay to rest a beloved pet.
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US Presidents Who Suffered The Most Tragic Deaths
Some presidents were doing the job while facing secret struggles and confronting their mortality. Here's the US presidents who suffered the most tragic deaths.
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The Real Reason Prince Philip Apologized To Richard Nixon
A letter unearthed from the Nixon Presidential Library and Museum reveals Prince Philip agonized over a speech he made during a 1969 visit with President Nixon.
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The Most Powerful First Ladies In US History
Who said that the office of the first lady is one without power or influence? Several helped shaped their husband's policies and practices while in office.
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The Most Powerful Vice President In US History
While many are familiar with the powerful responsibilities of a United States president, far fewer people are aware of the vice president's responsibilities.
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The Biggest Lies American Presidents Ever Told
Sometimes presidents get into situations that they didn't see a rational way to get out of, which leads to lies. Others just lie, and not for the greater good.
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A Look At The Assassination Attempt Against William Taft
William Howard Taft was not a popular U.S. president, and apparently there were quite a few assassination attempts against him.
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The Truth About George W. Bush's Military Career
It wasn't Bush's enlistment that would later be called into question during his successful presidential campaigns, so much as the lucky circumstances around it
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The Surprising Story Of The Man Who Was President For One Day
That year, Inauguration Day fell on a Sunday, and incoming president Zachary Taylor was a deeply religious man, who refused to be sworn in on the Sabbath.
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What Donald Trump's Final Days As President Were Like
Joe Biden's inauguration on January 20 will be different this year, as his predecessor refuses to join the ceremony and hand off the presidency.
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Rules Former First Ladies Have To Follow
Rules that former first ladies must follow include Secret Service protection for life and for traditional etiquette, being gracious to the incoming first lady.
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Embarrassing Things That Donald Trump Was The First President To Do
Here is a look at some of the cringetastic things that President Donald Trump has been the first president to do.
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What Did Grover Cleveland Get Up To Between Terms?
Grover Cleveland served as both the 22nd and 24th president of the United States, but between terms he had some time to other things.
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The History Behind Joe Biden's Inauguration Bible Explained
Joe Biden's Inauguration Day Bible will be the same Bible he used in 1973 as a senator and the same that son Beau used in 2007; the family's Bible since 1893.
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Rules That Impeached Presidents Have To Follow
Impeached and convicted presidents have to accept certain laws and Constitution-ordered dictums. Here are some rules that impeached presidents have to follow.
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Is Bill Belichick The First Person To Refuse A Presidential Medal Of Freedom?
Bill Belichick's decision to decline the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Trump is entirely without precedent.
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A Look At Richard Nixon's Final Days To Avoid Impeachment
That morning was not celebratory. It was the culmination of months of unraveling and a strategy to avoid impeachment over the Watergate scandal.
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These Presidents Snubbed Their Successors By Skipping Inauguration Day
Winners and losers have squabbled right until the swearing-in ceremony, but only three presidents have skipped their successor's inauguration.
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The Assassination Attempt Against George H.W. Bush
The assassination attempt against George H.W. Bush actually happened after the former president left office.
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Inside The Assassination Attempt Against George W. Bush
Every American president certainly is aware that the office makes them uniquely vulnerable targets. Some presidents have had to face that danger more than once.
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A Look At The Assassination Attempts Plotted Against Gerald Ford
President Gerald Ford managed to survive not just one, but two serious attempts on his life in the space of just 17 days -- both committed by women.
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The True Story Of The Man Who Served 11 American Presidents
Wilson Roosevelt Jerman witnessed decades of history unfold. One of the White House's longest-serving employees, he died in May from the coronavirus at age 91.
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The President Of Liberia Who Was Indicted For Crimes Against Humanity
Despite Taylor's assertion that he was "no threat to society," the tens of thousands of lives lost or destroyed by his actions reflect a very different reality.
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The Library Of Congress Has The Final Possessions Of This Popular President
One of the Library of Congress's more surprising holdings are the final possessions of President Lincoln -- items found in his pockets after he was killed.
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Here's How Presidential Pardons Really Work
They're not just for Thanksgiving turkeys: presidential pardons have long been a contentious practice, seeming to give a green light for close allies of a sitting President to engage in nefarious dealings with the knowledge that a get-out-of-jail-free card will be waiting for them.
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Rules That Friends Of The American President Have To Follow
There are a few rules that even close friends are subject to when a buddy gets elected president, and it really is a life-changing deal — which means there's stipulations that continue even after their term ends. Here are some rules that friends of the American president have to follow.
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Why A Gynecologist Operated On President William McKinley After He Was Shot
The wounded President McKinley was rushed to Pan-American Hospital and operated on by Dr. Matthew Mann. Mann was a gynocological surgeon who happened to be at the exposition and was the first physician to respond. When Mann opened up McKinley's stomach, he couldn't find the bullet.
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