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A 1796 portrait of George Washington by Gilbert Stuart. The thought of the United States without George Washington as its president caused concern among many Americans. Thomas Jefferson disagreed with many of Washington's policies and later led the Democratic-Republicans in opposition to many Federalist policies, but he joined his political rival Alexander Hamilton, leader of the Federalists ...
He throws a going-away party and makes a necklace for Janet (D'Arcy Carden) to remember him. Janet leads Jason to a door in the woods; walking through will allow him to leave. Jason loses the necklace and apologizes for it, but Janet forgives him and leaves Jason to walk through on his own whenever he feels truly ready.
The Dean scream is considered the first political meme to go viral online. [10] [1] [11] National network and cable channels aired the clip 633 times within four days [1] and 937 times in one week, [12] and the media named it the "Dean scream" and "I Have a Scream", given that the speech was presented on Martin Luther King Jr. Day. [13]
Dunder Mifflin's Scranton branch is planning a going-away party for Toby Flenderson before he leaves for Costa Rica. Michael Scott is extremely happy that Toby is leaving, but when Angela Martin balks at his unreasonable party demands, Phyllis Vance accepts the duty of planning the party. She does fantastically, ordering carnival rides and ...
The 1936 Madison Square Garden speech was a speech given by U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt on October 31, 1936, three days before that year's presidential election.In the speech, Roosevelt pledged to continue the New Deal and criticized those who, in his view, were putting personal gain and politics over national economic recovery from the Great Depression.
Following his election as governor of Alabama, George Wallace delivered an inaugural address on January 14, 1963 at the state capitol in Montgomery. [1] At this time in his career, Wallace was an ardent segregationist, and as governor he challenged the attempts of the federal government to enforce laws prohibiting racial segregation in Alabama's public schools and other institutions.
"A Time For Choosing" has been considered one of the most effective speeches ever made by an eventual presidential candidate. Following "A Time For Choosing" in 1964, Washington Post reporter David S. Broder called the speech "the most successful national political debut since William Jennings Bryan electrified the 1896 Democratic Convention with his 'Cross of Gold' speech."
Cindy Walker was born on July 20, 1917, on her grandparents' farm near Mart, Texas (near Mexia, east of Waco), the daughter of a cotton-broker.Her maternal grandfather F.L. Eiland was a noted composer of hymns and her mother was a fine pianist.