While historians have often noted the changes in the power of the presidency, other important aspects of the office have changed as well. These include how the President is selected, when the…
president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsDied: January 27, 2008Best Known as: president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints…
(Encyclopedia) Canning, George, 1770–1827, British statesman. Canning was converted to Toryism by the French Revolution, became a disciple of William Pitt, and was his undersecretary for foreign…
(Encyclopedia) Morland, George, 1763–1804, English genre, animal, and landscape painter. A pupil of his father, Henry Morland (1716–97), a London portrait painter, he left his father's studio when he…
Senate Years of Service: 1989-2001Party: DemocratROBB, Charles Spittal, (son-in-law of Lyndon Baines Johnson), a Senator from Virginia; born in Phoenix, Maricopa County, Ariz., June 26, 1939;…
NUSSLE, James Allen, a Representative from Iowa; born in Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, June 27, 1960; B.A., Luther College, Decorah, Iowa, 1983; J.D., Drake University, Des Moines, Iowa, 1985…
Senate Years of Service: 2009-Party: RepublicanJOHANNS, Mike, a Senator from Nebraska; born in Osage, Iowa, June 18, 1950; B.A., St. Maryâs College, Winona, Minn., 1971; J.D., Creighton…
McHENRY, Patrick T., a Representative from North Carolina; born in Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, N.C., October 22, 1975; graduated Ashbrook High School, Gastonia, N.C., 1994; attended North…
(Encyclopedia) Greenspan, Alan, 1926–, American economist, chairman of the Federal Reserve Board (1987–2006), b. New York City. Influenced by the philosophy of Ayn Rand, Greenspan is a strong…
