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An intelligent woman with notable artistic talent, Ellen served as the 28th first lady.
Learn about Wilson's life, from his southern childhood, to his rise in academia, to his political career.
Learn about the events Woodrow Wilson lived through.
Browse a chronology of major international events that occurred during Eisenhower's presidency.
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Official documents record a dialogue between the U.S. and the U.S.S.R. after an American spy plane goes down in Soviet territory.
Nixon counters claims that he used an $18,000 contribution for personal expenses, but he admits that his dog, Checkers, was a political gift.
Chief Justice Earl Warren delivers the Supreme Court's landmark decision abolishing "separate but equal" schools in public education.
The former World War II general and soon to be retired commander-in-chief gives his farewell address to the American public.
President Eisenhower discusses limiting government activism and warns Americans against "the fatal materialism that plagues our age."
Read the president's address focused on foreign policy that critiques war as a means of settling international differences.
