Category: Grover Cleveland

Profiles in History: W.W. Keen: The President’s Surgeon

March 21, 2023
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By the time 1893 rolled around, W.W. Keen (1837–1932) was arguably the most prominent doctor in the country. That year, more than any other, would require his best work, because the stakes could not have been higher: The fate of America’s leader and, possibly, the country’s entire economy rested on his shoulders. Keen graduated from…

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Book Review: ‘A Man of Iron: The Turbulent Life and Improbable Presidency of Grover Cleveland’

March 8, 2023
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Grover Cleveland often gets categorized as a president of trivial significance. Trivial as in trivia. He is known as the only president to serve two non-consecutive terms, the only president to get married inside the White House, and a president who underwent a secret and potentially life-saving surgery on a yacht. He was also the…

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A President Who Warned Americans What Extravagant Federal Spending Would Do to Character

December 28, 2022
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“I favor the policy of economy, not because I wish to save money, but because I wish to save people. The men and women of this country who toil are the ones who bear the cost of the Government. Every dollar that we carelessly waste means that their life will be so much the more…

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Trump’s Presidential Bid Brings Attention to Mostly Forgotten Grover Cleveland

November 16, 2022
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One of the most recognizable figures in the world, Donald Trump officially launched his quest to duplicate a feat accomplished by another former president who, until now, has been mostly forgotten. Declaring that “America’s comeback starts right now,” Trump announced his candidacy to run for president in 2024 during a prime-time address at his Mar-a-Lago…

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Trump Looms Over Biden and Proves Why the Republican Party Remains Within His Grasp

March 1, 2021
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Commentary It has been over 100 years since the United States has had a political figure like former President Donald Trump. Given his personal popularity among the Republican base along with his core message, Donald Trump proved with his appearance at CPAC that the Republican Party remains within his grasp. That may well mean he…

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