Gerald Ford
…This is an hour of history that troubles our minds and hurts our hearts. It was indeed an unprecedented time. He had been the first Vice President chosen under the terms of the Twenty-fifth Amendment and, in the aftermath of the Watergate scandal, was succeeding the first President ever to…
Image And Reality
…background as well as a good role model helped shape much of Kennedy s negative characteristics. This was reflected in most of his decisions, as a result. So therefore, diversity between Kennedy s presidential appearance, and his private life of scandals, was unmistakable. His indifference to the values of proper…
Frederick Douglass
…women that political equality was an essential step in their liberation.
The cause of women's rights continued to remain important to Douglass. Susan B. Anthony and Lucretia Mott among many other feminists would be his lifelong friends. A scandal erupted in 1848 when Julia Griffiths began to serve as Douglass's…
Profiles In Courage
…be some of the most politically courageous men ever. In his own words, Kennedy wrote this book to "indicate that this is a quality which may be found in any Senator, in any political party and in any era." People involved in politics are said to be scandalous and dishonest,…


