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Peculiar way we count the two nonconsecutive administrations of Grover Cleveland in the 19th century. All 44 of those president s have been males. All but two of them have been white protestant males. , of the 44, have been elected to second terms, which is a room entry indicator of the character of our political system and its volatility. Scarcely more than one third of our chief executives beginning in the 18th century have been elected to a second term for one reason or another. Eight have died in office. Four have been assassination. Five have been elected without popular majorities. Three...

Of the character of our political system and its volatility. Scarcely more than one third of our chief executives, beginning in the 18th century, have been elected to a second term for one reason or another. Eight have died in office. Four have been assassination. Five have been elected without popular majorities. Three have been impeached, two of those in the lifetime of many people with us here today. Of all of those numbers, the one i want to of the size most, is the number one. By that i mean that the president is simply one of the 536 elected officials in washington, d. C. Strictly speaki...

Which is some kind of a rudimentary indicator of the character of our political system and its volatility. Scarcely more than one third of our chief executives, beginning in the 18th century, have been elected to a second term for one reason or another. Eight have died in office. Four have been assassinated. Five have been elected without popular majorities. Three have been impeached, two of those in the lifetime of many people with us here today. Of all of those numbers, the one i want to emphasize the most is simply the number one. By that i mean that the president is simply one of the 536 e...

So i knew of course that taft succeeded teddy and they would run against each other 1912, but then you always go back and i know scott does too, you want the primary sources, the letters and diaries and private journals for historians so when i found the 400 letters between the two, i realized they become friends when they were in their early 30s and an odd couple, teddy who is marching around everywhere doing wrestling and boxing and taft wayne between 250 and 350 is not doing much wrestling and boxing at that point, but they liked each other and the opposites almost attracted and teddy bring...

[ applause ] dont get carried away. Shell get, you know. Now, obviously, i could do this privately and i have, but id like to say a public thank you to terry for her support, which has not only been tangible in support of the series but also personal in her encouragement and advice over the course of many years, including many good topic suggestions and if you are here, you know she was responsible for the beach boys, but others we have enjoyed over the years. Thanks to her suggestion. So, terry, would you please stand up . [ applause ] now, tonights speaker claire l. Evans has achieved notabl...