History of Public Speaking in AmericaAllyn and Bacon, 1965 - 566 pages |
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... President Monroe to issue , against the advice of both Jefferson and Madison — and against British demands that it be accompanied by a statement exclud- ing the United States from intervention in Europe . By this time his skill as a ...
... President Monroe to issue , against the advice of both Jefferson and Madison — and against British demands that it be accompanied by a statement exclud- ing the United States from intervention in Europe . By this time his skill as a ...
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... President of the Confederacy , considered Jefferson Davis a despot of limited ability and unlimited ambition ; and he described the legislators in the Confederate Congress as " children in politics and statesmanship . " 16 Procuring men ...
... President of the Confederacy , considered Jefferson Davis a despot of limited ability and unlimited ambition ; and he described the legislators in the Confederate Congress as " children in politics and statesmanship . " 16 Procuring men ...
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... President or Vice President must always be a Southerner ; by apportioning half the membership of the Supreme Court to the South ; and by having U.S. Senators elected directly by the people . To his Southern colleagues Johnson said ...
... President or Vice President must always be a Southerner ; by apportioning half the membership of the Supreme Court to the South ; and by having U.S. Senators elected directly by the people . To his Southern colleagues Johnson said ...
Contents
Groping Toward Independence | 1 |
The Role of the Preachers | 9 |
The Mather Dynasty | 18 |
Copyright | |
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