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Benjamin Harrison

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American lawyer and politician who served as the 23rd president of the United States from 1889 to 1893.

Harrison during the Battle of Resaca leading the 70th Indiana, May 1864; Harrison was a colonel at the time.

Brigadier General Harrison (left) with other commanders of the XX Corps, 1865

Battle of Resaca, in Georgia, where Harrison served under General Sherman

Benjamin Harrison Home in Indianapolis, Indiana

Walter Q. Gresham, Harrison's rival within the Indiana Republican Party

Inauguration of Benjamin Harrison, March 4, 1889. Cleveland held Harrison's umbrella.

Harrison hounded by office seekers at the beginning of his term, May 1889, from Puck

Eastman Johnson's portrait of Benjamin Harrison, c. 1890–1900

Harrison and the Billion-Dollar Congress are portrayed as wasting the surplus in this cartoon from Puck.

Senator John Sherman worked closely with Harrison, writing bills regulating monopolies and monetary policy.

Harrison with Secretary Blaine and Representative Henry Cabot Lodge off the coast of Maine, 1889

USS Texas (1892), America's first battleship, built in 1892

Attack on sailors from USS Baltimore (C-3) spawned the 1891 Chilean crisis.

Harrison's cabinet in 1889
Front row, left to right: Harrison, William Windom, John Wanamaker, Redfield Proctor, James G. Blaine
Back row, left to right: William H. H. Miller, John Willock Noble, Jeremiah M. Rusk, Benjamin F. Tracy

Harrison appointed four Supreme Court justices, including David Josiah Brewer.

Official White House portrait of Benjamin Harrison, painted by Eastman Johnson

Grave of President Harrison and his two wives in Indianapolis, Indiana

Presbyterian General Assembly special committee on creed revision, including Benjamin Harrison and Judge Edward William Cornelius Humphrey

Benjamin Harrison Statue, Indianapolis, Indiana

Victory Portraits of Benjamin Harrison and Levi P. Morton for the 1888 election, from Judge

A Republican, Harrison was elected to the presidency in 1888, defeating the Democratic incumbent Grover Cleveland in the Electoral College despite losing the popular vote.

William Jennings Bryan

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American lawyer, orator and politician.

Attorney Mary Baird Bryan, the wife of William Jennings Bryan

"UNITED SNAKES OF AMERICA" "IN BRYAN WE TRUST" political satire token of 1896, known as "Bryan Money"

Bryan campaigning for president, October 1896

The United States and its colonial possessions after the Spanish–American War

Conservatives in 1900 ridiculed Bryan's eclectic platform.

William J Bryan in 1906 as Moses with new 10 commandments; Puck 19 sept 1906 by Joseph Keppler. Tablet reads: l-Thou shalt have no other leaders before me. II—Thou shalt not make unto thyself any high Protective Tariff. Ill—Eight hours, and no more, shalt thou labor and do all thy work. IV—Thou shalt not graft. V—Thou shalt not elect thy Senators save by Popular Vote. VI—Thou shalt not grant rebates unto thy neighbor. VII—Thou shalt not make combinations in restraint of trade. VIII—Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's income, but shall make him pay a tax upon it. IX—There shall be no more government by injunction. X—Remember Election Day to vote it early. P.S.— When in doubt, ask Me.

Bryan speaking at the 1908 Democratic National Convention

Bryan attending the 1912 Democratic National Convention

Bryan served as Secretary of State under President Woodrow Wilson

Cartoon of Secretary of State Bryan reading war news in 1914

Villa Serena, Bryan's home built in 1913 at Miami, Florida

At the Scopes Trial, William Jennings Bryan (seated, left) being questioned by Clarence Darrow (standing, right).

Statue of Bryan on the lawn of the Rhea County courthouse in Dayton, Tennessee

In a repudiation of incumbent President Grover Cleveland and his conservative Bourbon Democrats, the Democratic convention nominated Bryan for president, making Bryan the youngest major party presidential nominee in U.S. history.

History of the Democratic Party (United States)

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Oldest voter-based political party in the world and the oldest existing political party in the United States.

Andrew Jackson, founder of the Democratic Party and the first president it elected.

1837 cartoon shows the Democratic Party as donkey

August Belmont: DNC Chair for 12 years during and after the Civil war

To vote for Stephen A. Douglas in Virginia, a man deposited the ticket issued by the party in the official ballot box

Thomas Nast's January 1870 depiction of the Democratic donkey

Typewriters were new in 1893 and this Gillam cartoon from Puck shows that Grover Cleveland can not get the Democratic "machine" to work as the keys (key politicians) will not respond to his efforts

William Jennings Bryan at age 36 was the youngest candidate, October 1896

Franklin D. Roosevelt, the longest-serving president of the United States (1933–1945)

Adlai Stevenson warns against a return of the Republican policies of Herbert Hoover, 1952 campaign poster

President John F. Kennedy with his brothers, Attorney General and later New York Senator Robert F. Kennedy and Massachusetts Senator Ted Kennedy

President Lyndon Johnson foresaw the end of the Solid South when he signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964

President Jimmy Carter was elected in 1976 and defeated in 1980

Representative Thomas "Tip" O'Neill was Speaker of the House (1977–1987) and was the highest ranking Democrat in Washington, D.C. during most of Reagan's term

During Bill Clinton's presidency, the Democratic Party moved ideologically toward the center

Nancy Pelosi of California was the first woman to serve as Speaker of the House of Representatives

On November 4, 2008, Barack Obama was elected as the first African American president of the United States

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton

Nancy Pelosi, the current House Speaker (2019–present), was highly visible adversary for President Trump.

Joe Biden defeated incumbent President Donald Trump on November 3, 2020.

The Democrats elected only two Presidents during this period: Grover Cleveland (in 1884 and 1892) and Woodrow Wilson (in 1912 and 1916).

Theodore Roosevelt

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American politician, statesman, conservationist, naturalist, historian, and writer who served as the 26th president of the United States from 1901 to 1909.

The Roosevelt coat of arms as displayed on Theodore Roosevelt's bookplate, featuring three roses in a meadow (in reference to the family name, which means "rose field" in Dutch).

6-year-old Theodore and 5-year-old Elliott watch Lincoln's funeral procession from the second-floor window of their grandfather's mansion (at top left, facing the camera), Manhattan, April 25, 1865

Roosevelt's birthplace at 28 East 20th Street in Manhattan, New York City

Roosevelt as New York State Assemblyman, 1883

Theodore Roosevelt as Badlands hunter in 1885. New York studio photo.

NYC Police Commissioner Roosevelt walks the beat with journalist Jacob Riis in 1894—Illustration from Riis's autobiography.

The Asiatic Squadron destroying the Spanish fleet in the Battle of Manila Bay on May 1, 1898

Colonel Roosevelt and the Rough Riders after capturing Kettle Hill in Cuba in July 1898, along with members of the 3rd Volunteers and the regular Army black 10th Cavalry

Bureau of Engraving and Printing engraved portrait of Roosevelt as President

Official White House portrait by John Singer Sargent

Roosevelt driving through a sequoia tree tunnel

The U.S.'s intentions to influence the area (especially the Panama Canal construction and control) led to the separation of Panama from Colombia in 1903

1903 cartoon: "Go Away, Little Man, and Don't Bother Me". Roosevelt intimidating Colombia to acquire the Panama Canal Zone.

Roosevelt family at Oyster Bay, circa 1903

Roosevelt shortly after leaving office, October 1910

Roosevelt standing next to the elephant he shot on safari

Punch depicts no-holds-barred fight between Taft and Roosevelt

Roosevelt campaigning for president, 1912

Theodore Roosevelt's medical x-ray on October 14, 1912, after the assassination attempt, showing the bullet that would remain inside his body for life

The bullet-damaged speech and eyeglass case on display at the Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace in Manhattan, New York City

From left to right (seated): Fr. John Augustine Zahm, Cândido Rondon, Kermit Roosevelt, Cherrie, Miller, four Brazilians, Roosevelt, Fiala. Only Roosevelt, Kermit, Cherrie, Rondon, and the Brazilians traveled down the River of Doubt.

Former President Theodore Roosevelt in Allentown, Pennsylvania, 1914

Theodore and Edith Roosevelt's Grave at Youngs Memorial Cemetery

Sagamore Hill, Roosevelt's Long Island estate

"The Man of the Hour" Roosevelt as Warrior in 1898 and Peacemaker in 1905 settling war between Russia and Japan

1910 cartoon showing Roosevelt's many roles from 1899 to 1910

Theodore Roosevelt and pilot Hoxsey at St. Louis, October 11, 1910.

Roosevelt's anti-corruption efforts helped him win re-election in 1882 by a margin greater than two-to-one, an achievement made even more impressive by the fact that Democratic gubernatorial candidate Grover Cleveland won Roosevelt's district.

1884 United States presidential election

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The 25th quadrennial presidential election, held on Tuesday, November 4, 1884.

Campaign poster attacking Cleveland's morals

This campaign poster purports to show the area of land grants to railroads

Map of presidential election results by county

Dance card cover depicting the candidates

<center>Benjamin F. Butler from Massachusetts</center>

<center>Allen G. Thurman from Ohio</center>

<center>James B. Weaver from Iowa (Declined to be nominated) </center>

<center>Party Chairman Jesse Harper from Illinois</center>

<center>Samuel C. Pomeroy from Kansas (Withdrew Aug 27, 1884) (Endorsed John St. John) </center>

<center>John St. John from Kansas</center>

<center>Lawyer and Suffragette Belva Ann Lockwood from Washington, D.C.</center>

Results by county, shaded according to winning candidate's percentage of the vote

Map of Democratic presidential election results by county

Map of Republican presidential election results by county

Map of "other" presidential election results by county

Governor Grover Cleveland of New York defeated Republican James G. Blaine of Maine.

Woodrow Wilson

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American politician and academic who served as the 28th president of the United States from 1913 to 1921.

Prospect House, Wilson's home on Princeton's campus

Results of the 1910 gubernatorial election in New Jersey. Wilson won the counties in blue.

Wilson giving his first State of the Union address, the first such address since 1801

Map of Federal Reserve Districts–black circles, Federal Reserve Banks–black squares, District branches–red circles and Washington HQ–star/black circle

In a 1913 cartoon, Wilson primes the economic pump with tariff, currency and antitrust laws

Official presidential portrait of Woodrow Wilson (1913)

Uncle Sam entering Mexico in 1916 to punish Pancho Villa. Uncle Sam says "I've had about enough of this."

Wilson and "Jingo", the American War Dog. The editorial cartoon ridicules jingoes baying for war.

Wilson accepts the Democratic Party nomination, 1916

Map of the great powers and their empires in 1914

Liberty Loan drive in front of City Hall, New Orleans. On City Hall is a banner reading "Food will win the war—don't waste it".

Women workers in ordnance shops, Pennsylvania, 1918

The "Big Four" at the Paris Peace Conference in 1919, following the end of World War I. Wilson is standing next to Georges Clemenceau at right.

Several new European states were established at the Paris Peace Conference

Wilson returning from the Versailles Peace Conference, 1919.

June 3, 1919, Newspapers of the 1919 bombings

Republican nominee Warren G. Harding defeated Democratic nominee James Cox in the 1920 election

The final resting place of Woodrow Wilson at the Washington National Cathedral

Quotation from Woodrow Wilson's History of the American People as reproduced in the film The Birth of a Nation.

World War I draft card, the lower left corner to be removed by men of African background to help keep the military segregated

Political cartoon published in New York Evening Mail about the East St. Louis riots of 1917. Original caption reads "Mr. President, why not make America safe for democracy?"

1934 $100,000 gold certificate depicting Wilson.

Late in his tenure, Wilson had a confrontation with Andrew Fleming West, dean of the graduate school, and also West's ally ex-President Grover Cleveland, who was a trustee.

Republican Party (United States)

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One of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States.

Abraham Lincoln, 16th president of the United States (1861–1865) and the first Republican to hold the office

Charles R. Jennison, an anti-slavery militia leader associated with the Jayhawkers from Kansas and an early Republican politician in the region

Ulysses S. Grant, 18th president of the United States (1869–1877)

James G. Blaine, 28th & 31st Secretary of State (1881; 1889–1892)

William McKinley, 25th president of the United States (1897–1901)

Theodore Roosevelt, 26th president of the United States (1901–1909)

Herbert Hoover, 31st president of the United States (1929–1933)

Ronald Reagan, 40th president of the United States (1981–1989)

Donald Trump, 45th president of the United States (2017–2021)

Calvin Coolidge, 30th president of the United States (1923–1929)

Arnold Schwarzenegger, 38th governor of California (2003–2011)

John McCain, United States senator from Arizona (1987–2018)

Donald Rumsfeld, 21st United States Secretary of Defense (2001–2006)

Colin Powell, 65th United States Secretary of State (2001–2005)

Newt Gingrich, 50th Speaker of the House of Representatives (1995–1999)

Annual population growth in the U.S. by county - 2010s

This map shows the vote in the 2020 presidential election by county.

Political Spectrum Libertarian Left Centrist Right Authoritarian

U.S. opinion on gun control issues is deeply divided along political lines, as shown in this 2021 survey.

Blaine once again ran for the presidency, winning the nomination but losing to Democrat Grover Cleveland in 1884, the first Democrat to be elected president since Buchanan.

James G. Blaine

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American statesman and Republican politician who represented Maine in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1863 to 1876, serving as Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1869 to 1875, and then in the United States Senate from 1876 to 1881.

The offices of the Kennebec Journal, where Blaine got his start in politics as editor.

Blaine's residence in the capital city of Augusta is the home of Maine governors.

Exposition Hall of Cincinnati during the announcement of Rutherford B. Hayes as the Republican nominee

Blaine worked with President Hayes (pictured) at times, but was never among his chief defenders in the Senate

The Interstate Exposition Building (known as the "Glass Palace") during the convention; James A. Garfield is on the podium, waiting to speak.

Blaine (left) was present at Garfield's assassination.

An 1884 cartoon ridicules Blaine as the tattooed-man with many indelible scandals.

An anti-Cleveland cartoon highlights the Halpin scandal.

Blaine, Benjamin Harrison, and Henry Cabot Lodge and their families on vacation in Bar Harbor, Maine.

Sailors from the USS Baltimore (C-3) caused the major foreign affairs crisis of Blaine's second term as Secretary of State.

1890 political cartoon depicting Blaine "outplaying" British Prime Minister Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury.

Political cartoon depicting the death and funeral of Blaine.

In the general election, he was narrowly defeated by Democrat Grover Cleveland.

1884 cartoon illustrating the decline of the "Democrat Bourbonism" (represented as an empty jug) by Joseph Keppler

Bourbon Democrat

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President Grover Cleveland (1837–1908), a conservative who denounced political corruption and fought hard for lower tariffs and the gold standard, was the exemplar of a Bourbon Democrat

Bourbon Democrat was a term used in the United States in the later 19th century (1872–1904) to refer to members of the Democratic Party who were ideologically aligned with conservatism or classical liberalism, especially those who supported presidential candidates Charles O'Conor in 1872, Samuel J. Tilden in 1876, President Grover Cleveland in 1884, 1888, and 1892 and Alton B. Parker in 1904.

1892 United States presidential election

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The 27th quadrennial presidential election, held on Tuesday, November 8, 1892.

National Prohibition Convention, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1892.

Map of Populist presidential election results by county

Cartogram of presidential election results by county

Cartogram of Democratic presidential election results by county

Cartogram of Republican presidential election results by county

Cartogram of Populist presidential election results by county

Cartogram of "other" presidential election results by county

In a rematch of the closely contested 1888 presidential election, former Democratic President Grover Cleveland defeated incumbent Republican President Benjamin Harrison.

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