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The Presidential Election 1816
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The Presidential Election 1816
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Democratic-Republican James Monroe was the former secretary of state under President James Madison and, as one of the founding fathers, was widely considered to be the favourite presidential candidate despite some dissent within the party. New York governor Daniel D. Tompkins successfully ran as Monroe’s running mate for vice president.... More
The Presidential Election 1820
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The Presidential Election 1820
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James Monroe’s first term as president was peaceful, successful and became known as ‘The Era of Good Feelings’. They were prosperous years, with a sense of unity and purpose following the war with Britain of 1812. It was therefore assumed that Monroe would run for a second term and, with... More
The Presidential Election 1789
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The Presidential Election 1789
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In the election of 1789, George Washington was the obvious choice for president. A war hero and commander of the Continental Army, who had led his forces to victory during the Revolutionary War (1775–83), he was idolized by the American people and had been unanimously elected president of the Constitutional... More
The Presidential Election 1792
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The Presidential Election 1792
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Facing declining health and an unstable political climate, George Washington was reluctant to run for a second term. The French Revolutionary Wars between Great Britain and its allies and revolutionary France, in which Washington had proclaimed American neutrality, were still ongoing and, closer to home, deep political divisions were emerging.... More
The Presidential Election 1796
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The Presidential Election 1796
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1796 saw the first contested US presidential election. In the previous two elections – 1789 and 1792 – Washington had won with no affiliation to any political party, but in 1796 voters could choose between competing parties for the first time. The previous four years had seen divisions over both... More
The Presidential Election 1896
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The Presidential Election 1896
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At the start of Grover Cleveland’s term in 1893 the nation fell into the worst economic depression it had thus far experienced; unemployment hit 20 per cent and strikes swept across the country. Cleveland blamed the depression on silver, his unremitting belief in the gold standard led him to believe... More
The Presidential Election 1968
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The Presidential Election 1968
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1968 saw some of the most turbulent times in American history. Incumbent president Lyndon B. Johnson ended the bombing in Northern Vietnam and withdrew his bid for re-election after he was fiercely challenged by one of the Democratic candidates, Eugene J. McCarthy. Bitter candidacy battles were overshadowed by the assassination... More
The Presidential Election 1972
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The Presidential Election 1972
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In 1972, the Democratic party was in disarray. George McGovern fought off eleven candidates to become presidential candidate, yet his anti-war stance, and liberal social and economic views made many Democrats feel uneasy. The Republican incumbent president Richard Nixon was easily voted to run for re-election, with Spiro Agnew as... More
The Presidential Election 1980
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The Presidential Election 1980
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After fierce competition from George Bush, former film star and governor of California Ronald Reagan became the Republican presidential candidate. He then put personal differences aside and made the surprise choice of Bush as running mate. Incumbent President Jimmy Carter was struggling with a poor economic climate and decreasing popularity.... More
The Presidential Election 1984
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The Presidential Election 1984
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While incumbent President Ronald Reagan was easily nominated to run for a second term in office, the Democrats made history when candidate Walter Mondale chose Geraldine Ferraro, a woman, as running mate. From the outset, the Democratic campaign failed to woo the voters, overshadowed by Reagan’s popularity as president, good... More