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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…

The Power of Presidential Pardons

An explanation of the power to pardon granted to U.S. presidents by the Constitution by Mark Hughes President Gerald Ford testifying before the House Judicial Committee about his…

Rosalynn Smith Carter

First LadyBorn: 8/18/1927Birthplace: Plains, Georgia Rosalynn Smith Carter has long championed the rights of women, children, and the mentally ill. As first lady, she served as honorary chair of…

Brockman (Brock) ADAMS, Congress, WA (1927-2004)

Senate Years of Service: 1987-1993Party: DemocratADAMS, Brockman (Brock), a Representative and a Senator from Washington; born in Atlanta, Ga., on January 13, 1927; attended the public schools…

2003 CMA Awards

The 37th Annual Country Music Association Awards were presented November 5at Nashville's Grand Ole Opry House.Entertainer of the Year:Alan JacksonMale Vocalist of the Year:Alan JacksonFemale…

Taylor, Cecil

(Encyclopedia) Taylor, Cecil, 1929-2018, African-American jazz pianist, composer, and poet, b. Queens, N.Y. A child prodigy on the piano, Taylor…

John McKINLEY, Congress, AL (1780-1852)

Senate Years of Service: 1826-1831; 1837-1837Party: Jacksonian; DemocratMcKINLEY, John, a Senator and a Representative from Alabama; born in Culpeper County, Va., May 1, 1780; moved to…