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The Transnational Nature of the Progressive Era
In teaching the era of progressive reforms, it is hard to resist the temptation to focus on the two progressive presidents. Theodore...
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Adams v. Jackson: The Election of 1824
James Monroe’s two terms in office as president of the United States (1817–1825) are often called the “Era of...
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Calvin Coolidge elected president
Republican incumbent Calvin Coolidge, who became upon the death of Warren G. Harding, was easily elected over Progressive and Democratic candidates.
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Woodrow Wilson re-elected
Woodrow Wilson was re-elected president of the United States, having used the motto, “He kept us out of the war,” as a campaign slogan.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt elected president
With the Great Depression casting a shadow over the 1932 election, Democrat Franklin D. Roosevelt was elected president over incumbent Republican Herbert Hoover.
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Richard Nixon elected president
In the presidential election of 1968, Republican Richard Nixon faced off against Democrat Hubert Humphrey and American Independent Party candidate George Wallace. Humphrey had won the Democratic nomination after the assassination of Robert Kennedy, but Nixon took the national election.
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Reagan re-elected
In the presidential election of 1984, incumbent Republican Ronald Reagan defeated Democratic challenger Walter Mondale with a record 525 electoral votes to Mondale’s 13.
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Ronald Reagan elected president
Republican Ronald Reagan defeated incumbent Jimmy Carter for the presidency. Reagan’s campaign was aided by the poor economy and Carter’s failure to successfully put an end to the Iranian hostage crisis.
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Clinton re-elected
Bill Clinton was re-elected president over Republican nominee Bob Dole and Reform Party candidate Ross Perot. Though Republicans had attacked Clinton on moral issues, the President’s handling of the economy helped him capture 379 electoral votes to Dole’s 159.