#president wilson

[deadpresidents]

If you don't mind me asking, who is your favorite president? What about your least favorite?

My favorite is Lyndon B. Johnson. Besides LBJ, while I enjoy reading and learning about all of the Presidents, I tend to find the more obscure Presidents more interesting. I wouldn't necessarily call them my "favorites", but I do tend to enjoy discovering more about Presidents like Franklin Pierce, Chester Arthur, James Garfield, etc. If you go through my archives, you'll find more pieces about the least-known Presidents than the most well-known -- especially when it comes to Pierce, who I have written about frequently. The first thing that I wrote about Presidential history and shared publicly was a short piece in 2004 for a website the New Hampshire Historical Society had created for the bicentennial of Franklin Pierce's birth. After years of studying the Presidents, I just feel like I learn more new things about the obscure Presidents as opposed to, say, George Washington or Thomas Jefferson or Abraham Lincoln, who I feel like everybody already knows so much about. Over the past two or three years, I've also started to really like and appreciate Gerald Ford even more than I previously did. John Quincy Adams has always been near the top of the list, too.

As for least favorite, I think it's pretty clear that it's Donald Trump. I'm guessing that is the default answer for most people (well...I guess "most people" other than the 77 million+ American idiots who voted to send him back to the White House). Other than Trump, I'm not a big fan of Woodrow Wilson. I understand that he was an important President and some historians even argue that he was a great President (I do not -- I think he's tremendously overrated), but I don't enjoy reading about him. In 2013, Pulitzer Prize-winning author A. Scott Berg wrote an excellent biography about him that is simply titled Wilson (BOOK | KINDLE | AUDIO) and easily it's in the top tier of all-time Presidential biographies. I'm glad it exists, I would recommend that everybody check it out if they get the opportunity, and I'm glad that I read it because it gives me the excuse to skip other Wilson books since Berg's biography is such a definitive work.

[kei-nova]

"HOW DO YOU LIKE ME NAAOOOW?!!" —Michael Wilson, 47th President of the United States Metal Wolf Chaos is a cult classic game that puts you in the shoes of the President of the United States, who must fight against a coup led by his Vice President using a powerful mech suit. Originally released in 2004 for the Xbox, the game has been remastered and re-released in 2019 as Metal Wolf Chaos XD, with improved graphics, controls, and compatibility. In this review, we will take a look at how the game holds up today, what makes it so unique and memorable, and why you should give it a try if you are a fan of over-the-top action and humor.

[uniqueartisanconnoisseur]

Celebrating Father's Day!

Father’s Day is a special time. Celebrating Father’s Day over the years, I was lucky enough to have a father that meant the world to me. He was there when I needed him, he would rather spend his time on the golf course, than get a gift, or take a trip. Like my husband Keith, all he really wanted was to have his family with him. That was his perfect gift. This year, celebrating Father’s Day, I…

[abarbaricyalp]

"Sam, you are not going to believe how exponentially badly my day is going."

"Probably not as badly as mine, Buck"

[in-my-loki-feels]

I can't stop thinking about pairing this guy:

with this guy:

Just something about the absolute goofball energy of the first, running into the megalomaniac energy of the second. I feel like President Loki would be all "I am here to rule and nothing's going to stop me!" and the Mobius variant would be confused but on board and also distracted by a dish on another table: "Oh yeah? Cool, cool, tell me more. Hey, are you going to eat that?"

ETA: I ended up writing a short thing for this idea. Adding a link here in case the one in the reblogs isn't obvious.

There is now a 4+1 expanded version up on AO3!

[lokiusly]

Tom Hiddleston, seasoned actor, when asked about Loki fixing themselves before talking to Don, really struggled when he said, “Loki had to be well presented if he’s gonna sell his idea to the poor guy” LMAO

[pranklinfierce]

[vampirehayfever]

wanda childa dying in the slayest most early 2000s way ever that whatcha say started playing from the heavens

[luckyshinyhunter]

🍻💖They are the definition of toxic old man yaoi and I love it!💖🍻

[zeroducks-2]

Talon Dick Grayson and President Slade Wilson in one of the final scenes of a fic I'm writing :) The Court of Owls has sentenced President Wilson to death, but Slade is still not going to hurt his little bird.

I almost can't believe I finished this drawing! I posted the WIP months and months ago, it might have been on the old blog even. I really like the final result though! I hope I can finish the fic soon too, it's different from my "usual Sladick" as it's set on Earth-3, and I'm having lots of fun with it.

[deadpresidents]

Vice Presidential Profiles: Thomas Riley Marshall (VP #28)

THOMAS RILEY MARSHALL 28th Vice President of the United States (1913-1921)

Full Name: Thomas Riley Marshall Born: March 14, 1854, North Manchester, Wabash County, Indiana Religion: Presbyterian College: Wabash College, Crawfordsville, Indiana Career Before the Vice Presidency: Lawyer, Columbia City, Indiana (1875-1909); Unsuccessful Democratic candidate for Prosecuting Attorney of Whitley County, Indiana (1880); 27th Governor of Indiana (January 11, 1909-January 13, 1913) Political Party as Vice President: Democratic State Represented as Vice President: Indiana Term as Vice President: March 4, 1913-March 4, 1921 Length of Vice Presidency: 8 years, 0 days Age at Inauguration: 58 years, 355 days Served: President Wilson (1st term and 2nd term)/32nd Administration (1913-1917) and 33rd Administration (1917-1921)/63rd Congress (1913-1915), 64th Congress (1915-1917), 65th Congress (1917-1919), and 66th Congress (1919-1921) Post-Vice Presidential Career: Lawyer, Indianapolis, Indiana (1921-1925); Author (1921-1925); Appointed by President Harding to serve as a member of the Lincoln Memorial Commission (1921), Appointed by President Harding to serve as a member of the Federal Coal Commission (1922-1923) Died: June 1, 1925, Washington, D.C. Age at Death: 71 years, 79 days Cause of Death: Heart attack Buried: Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Indiana

Random Facts About Vice President Marshall: •On August 27, 1858, 4-year-old Thomas Riley Marshall accompanied his father, Daniel, to Freeport, Illinois, where Abraham Lincoln and Stephen A. Douglas were engaging in the second of seven debates which would go down in history as the epic "Lincoln-Douglas Debates". Little "Tommy" was too young to understand what was going on, but he had the best seat in the house. When Lincoln spoke, Tommy Marshall sat on the lap of Senator Douglas. When Douglas spoke, Marshall sat on the lap of Abraham Lincoln. •While Marshall attended college, he wrote an article for the school newspaper about a visiting female speaker who gave a lecture on campus at Wabash College in Crawfordsville, Indiana. The woman felt Marshall had crossed the line and sued the future Vice President for libel in 1872. Each side lawyered up with notable legal representation. The plaintiff hired Lew Wallace, who was a Union General during the Civil War, later became Governor of the New Mexico Territory, and is best-known today as the author of Ben-Hur. Marshall found himself a lawyer in Indianapolis that was also a former Union General during the Civil War and who would later surpass even Wallace's political accomplishments. Marshall's lawyer was able to make it clear to the plaintiff that Marshall's comments might have been in poor taste, but they were likely true, and the case was dropped. Marshall's attorney was future President Benjamin Harrison. •After beginning his own law career, Marshall fell in love with a young woman named Kate Hooper, but she died shortly after they were engaged to be married. Marshall was devastated by her death and began drinking heavily. Alcoholism took a toll on Marshall's health, career, and reputation until he finally married Lois Kimsey in 1895. Lois helped Marshall quit drinking, which gave him the focus to begin his political career. He didn't win his first political election until he was 54 years old.

•In 1909, Marshall -- as Governor of Indiana -- installed the final brick to complete the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, the site of the Indianapolis 500. •Marshall was not Woodrow Wilson's first choice as his Vice President in 1912. In fact, Marshall wasn't Wilson's choice as a running mate at all. Wilson had wanted the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Oscar Underwood of Alabama, to join him on the ticket, but Underwood declined the offer. The delegates of the Democratic National Convention decided upon Marshall, and Wilson was not pleased with the choice. He thought Marshall was a "small-calibre man". •Despite his original doubts, Wilson stuck with Marshall in 1916 when many of the President's closest aides suggested dumping the VP in favor of another running mate. With their victory that year, Marshall became the first Vice President since John C. Calhoun in 1828 to be re-elected to another term. •Thomas Riley Marshall is largely remembered because of his many humorous quotes poking fun at the insignificance of the Vice Presidency. When he was nominated as VP, Marshall pointed out that it made sense since he was a native of Indiana, "the mother of Vice Presidents, the home of more second-class men than any other state." A favorite Marshall story was one about a man who had two sons: "One went away to sea...the other was elected Vice President...he never heard from either one afterward." •Other popular Marshall quotes: -"I don't want to work [after retiring], but I wouldn't mind being Vice President again." -"If you look on me as a wild animal, be kind enough to throw peanuts at me." (To a group touring the Capitol) -"What this country needs is a good five-cent cigar." •Despite Marshall's humor and frivolity, there was a serious Constitutional crisis near the end of Woodrow Wilson's Presidency. Wilson suffered a massive stroke in 1919 that virtually incapacitated him and kept him from fully discharging the duties of his office. For the last 18 months of of Wilson's Presidency, Wilson's wife and a handful of close aides carefully managed the Administration, keeping the truth about Wilson's health hidden. Today, a President in Wilson's condition would almost certainly need to hand the office over to the officer next in the line of succession, either temporarily or permanently. But the 25th Amendment did not exist during Wilson's time, and a group of Wilson confidants conspired to keep the truth from the rest of Wilson's Administration, including Vice President Marshall. Marshall didn't push to find out the extent of Wilson's illness; if he had, Wilson likely would have been forced to resign and Marshall would have become President. Most of the people close to President Wilson believed it would be disastrous to pass the reigns of government on to Vice President Marshall. But considering the track record of the Wilson Administration at the end of his Presidency, many historians believe that "President Marshall" could have helped get the Treaty of Versailles ratified and shepherd the United States into joining the League of Nations.

[july-19th-club]

house md wildest show on earth. a main character outright assassinates a known dictator, a moment that would be the very beginning or the mid-series crisis in any other show - an act which creates a power vacuum in a foreign nation already filled with child soldiers and genocide, and it's literally only brought up again throughout the season because that guy's wife divorces him over it. and occasionally to explore his relationship with who he is as a person and a catholic after having deliberately taken a life for what he calculates as the greater good, but mostly it's about his divorce

[mischievous-thunder]

Loki: I've got a new shirt. It says "I'm F*cking the God of Mischief".

Hunter B 15: Uh... I think the words got misplaced. Shouldn't it be "I'm THE F*cking God of Mischief"?

Mobius, tiredly: No. He's got it for me.

[theleafling]

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN IT IS FINALLY HAPPENING ELLEN AND PAM TIED THE KNOT I AM BOUNCING OFF THE WALLS

[imagoofball]

When the joint (restaurant) runs out of "good stuff"(chicken tenders & macaroni) and now I have to break the news to twin (picky eater friend.)((most likely acoustic))

[maxhp2910]

Loving this genre of MCU posters, these teaser posters may be simple but they hit hard af!🔥