Friday, August 10, 2012

Albert B. Fall: tempest in a teapot

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Image from e-education.psu.edu Though President Warren G. Harding was never implicated in any of the scandals befalling his administration...
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Sunday, May 6, 2012

Joe Waggonner: solicitation immunity

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Image from waggonnercenter.org A close friend of Wilbur Mills , a fellow member of the House of Representatives, Joseph David Waggon...
Thursday, April 5, 2012

William Woods Holden: a divided legacy

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Image from northcarolinahistory.org The competing legacies of William Woods Holden have ensured that opinions on the North Carolina g...
Thursday, March 8, 2012

Ernest K. Bramblett: the Pearson payroll triple

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Image from the Pittsburgh Press When it came to exposing political corruption, Drew Pearson's muckraking column "The Washington M...
Sunday, February 12, 2012

John Milton Elliott: the most ignominious game

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Image from kaintuckeean.com The fact that John Milton Elliott's defection from the United States during the Civil War did not negative...
Thursday, January 12, 2012

John Edward Addicks: not for sale

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Image from Wikipedia.org John Edward Addicks' persistent effort to win a seat in the Senate ultimately had some positive result...
Sunday, September 18, 2011

Theodore G. Bilbo: race to the end

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Image from bioguide.congress.gov Theodore Gilbert Bilbo's earlier career has been virtually overshadowed by the hateful rhetoric he...
Thursday, June 30, 2011

Nelson G. Gross: regular contributor

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Image from the Evening News Nelson G. Gross was the type of politician who, though deeply influential in government, worked more out of t...
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