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About 15 years ago I had a
client who I helped out with an important legal issue for her.
Several weeks after the case was over she came to my office to give me a
gift. It turns out someone in her family was related to
Ex-President Dwight D. Eisenhower. The gift she gave me was a
Eisenhower signed card when he was Chief of the Army, about a 1945
piece. I was tremendously flattered by the gift. But, more
importantly it started me on the road to collecting Presidential
memorabilia, a hobby that continues to this date. I have things
from most every former and current President that ranges from campaign
pieces and election mementos to signed documents and books. I have
personal items used by several of the Ex-Presidents and from
Presidential Inaugurations I have attended.
As a group, these men are
a very interesting group. There is no particular education,
occupation or career that defines them. They rose to the Office of
President primarily because of one characteristic -- they were the right
politician at the right time -- it's that simple. The country was
looking for something specifically that the particular candidate could
or would promise. Some rose to be outstanding leaders in time of
need, some restored balance and security in time of need and some
created the need for change within our government for the following
President.
Regardless, the Office of
President since its inception has been the most powerful public office
probably in the entire world and the men that have served there have
been some of the most interesting men in the World before, during and
after their terms of Office. They reflect the times and society in
which they served. They must be given credit for being the primary
formulators of this Country's history and subsequently who we are as a
society and country.
The following articles
give a very brief insight into their lives. To review the article
on the individual President of interest, simply click on the
blue link -- the editor.
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