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Baseball is Still Our National Pastime
Baseball is Still Our National Pastime

You may think Football passed Baseball as our National Past time, but it hasn’t.

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Howard TanzmanFebruary 12, 2022Sports Comments
Presidents and Military Careers - Part 3
Presidents and Military Careers - Part 3

In Part III of a multi-part series, we look at Presidents who served in the Civil War.

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Howard TanzmanFebruary 6, 2022Presidents, MilitaryComment
Presidents and Military Careers - Part II
Presidents and Military Careers - Part II

In Part II of a multi-part series, we look at Presidents who served in the military.

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Howard TanzmanJanuary 24, 2022Presidents, MilitaryComment
Presidents and Military Careers - Part 1
Presidents and Military Careers - Part 1

In the first of a multi-part series, we look at Presidents who served in the military

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Howard TanzmanJanuary 16, 2022Presidents, MilitaryComment
Best Christmas Gift Ever
Best Christmas Gift Ever

30 years ago, 1991, the world received what might be the best Christmas gift ever, of modern times.

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Howard TanzmanDecember 24, 2021Military, Potpourri Comments
United States Inadequate Preparations for World War I
United States Inadequate Preparations for World War I

Was the United States prepared for War, when it entered World War I in April 1917?

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Howard TanzmanDecember 12, 2021MilitaryComment
FDR Prepared the Nation for War
FDR Prepared the Nation for War

Eighty years ago, The United States may not have been prepared for Japan's surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941, but it was prepared for war.

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Howard TanzmanDecember 5, 2021Military Comments
The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier

This week marks the 100th anniversary of burying a soldier in the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.

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Howard TanzmanNovember 12, 2021Military, Potpourri Comments
2021 C-SPAN Presidential Ranking Survey
2021 C-SPAN Presidential Ranking Survey

C-SPAN recently released their fourth survey ranking Presidents from best to worst.

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Howard TanzmanNovember 7, 2021Presidents Comments
The Federal Budget - Part II
The Federal Budget - Part II

In Part II of this look at the Federal Budget, we look at budget trends since 1980. The deficit has ballooned since that time.

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Howard TanzmanOctober 31, 2021Potpourri Comments
The Federal Budget and the Veto - Part I
The Federal Budget and the Veto - Part I

Presidents have used the Veto to control the Federal Budget. Have they succeeded?

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Howard TanzmanOctober 26, 2021PotpourriComment
The Presidential Veto:  1977 to 1980
The Presidential Veto: 1977 to 1980

Jimmy Carter was a one term Democratic President. Congress was firmly in Democratic hands during his term, resulting in a relatively low level of veto activity.

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Howard TanzmanOctober 17, 2021PresidentsComment
The Presidential Veto: 1974 to  1976
The Presidential Veto: 1974 to 1976

President Ford faced large Democratic majority in the House and Senate. He vetoed many bills and had many of those vetoes overridden.

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Howard TanzmanOctober 11, 2021PresidentsComment
The Friendly Skies
The Friendly Skies

A ‘creative non-fiction’ story.

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Howard TanzmanSeptember 16, 2021PotpourriComment
The Presidential Veto:  1969 - 1974
The Presidential Veto: 1969 - 1974

Republican President Nixon faced a Democratic Congress. Their disputes over spending led to vetoes and veto overrides.

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Howard TanzmanSeptember 12, 2021Presidents Comments
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