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The Vice President's House

The Question: Where does the vice president live? The Answer: In July 1974 Congress designated a house on the southeast corner of 34th Street and Massachusetts…

Rudolph Giuliani: Crusader Against Crime

Rudolph Giuliani New York's mayor announces cancer diagnosis by Beth Rowen Giuliani announces that he has prostate cancer at a news conference on Thursday, April 27, 2000. (AP…

Tipper Gore - Biography

Tipper Gore Making activism her career by David Johnson Tipper has been active in causes from violence in the media to homeless awareness. Although she planned to become a child…

Abner Joseph MIKVA, Congress, IL (1926)

MIKVA, Abner Joseph, a Representative from Illinois; born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wis., January 21, 1926; attended public schools in Milwaukee; J.D., University of Chicago Law School,…

Norman Yoshio MINETA, Congress, CA (1931)

MINETA, Norman Yoshio, a Representative from California; born in San Jose, Santa Clara County, Calif., November 12, 1931; attended public schools in San Jose, Heart Mountain, Wyo., and…

William Ralph MYERS, Congress, IN (1836-1907)

MYERS, William Ralph, a Representative from Indiana; born near Wilmington, Clinton County, Ohio, June 12, 1836; moved with his parents to Anderson, Madison County, Ind., in October 1836;…

Documents and Speeches

Mayflower Compact (1620) Articles of Confederation (1776) Declaration of Independence U.S. Constitution Lincoln's Gettysburg Address Emancipation Proclamation Seneca Falls Declaration (…

Henry John HYDE, Congress, IL (1924-2007)

HYDE, Henry John, a Representative from Illinois; born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., April 18, 1924; B.S., Georgetown University, Washington, D.C., 1947; J.D., Loyola University Law School,…