Where Did the Term ‘October Surprise’ Originate?
Its political legacy began during the Iran hostage crisis, but other kinds of October surprises had been happening for decades.
Its political legacy began during the Iran hostage crisis, but other kinds of October surprises had been happening for decades.
In 1956, two highly-regarded party figures stepped in for candidates Eisenhower and Stevenson to tackle election issues.
Jimmy Carter, the 39th president of the United States, is one of the most esteemed humanitarians ever to hold the office. He was also once chased by a wild rabbit.
Theodore Roosevelt, John F. Kennedy, and Bill Clinton are among the youngest U.S. presidents.
Historians suggest that while Grover Cleveland was but one person, he was actually two presidents thanks to his nonconsecutive terms.
In 1824, Jackson both won the popular vote and got the most votes in the electoral college, but lost the election anyway.
Long before Hillary Clinton and Kamala Harris launched their presidential campaigns, Victoria Claflin Woodhull ran as a third party candidate in the 1872 election.
Some presidents’ last words have been profound (“This is the last of earth; I am content”) and others have been merely practical (“Help!”).
The origins of the teddy bear involve President Theodore Roosevelt, a bear hunt, a political cartoon, and the owner of a candy shop in New York.
President Ronald Reagan served from 1981-1989 and is remembered for his Reaganomics policies, the war on drugs, and other political endeavors. He also ate a lot of jelly beans.
Here’s the history behind four-year presidential term limits, plus answers to all your other questions about presidential terms.
Fifty years ago today, President Richard Nixon resigned as a consequence of his role in the Watergate break-in and cover-up.
Howard Dean, Gary Hart, Richard Nixon, Rick Perry, and more made some pretty big mistakes during their presidential campaigns.
Although the Watergate scandal tends to overshadow much of his legacy, Richard Nixon almost forced a mistrial for Charles Manson.
Fifteen sitting vice presidents have become president. That leaves a lot of other ex-veeps in need of gainful employment. Here's what a few of them did after leaving office.
Long before he was Calvin Coolidge’s vice president, Charles Dawes wrote an instrumental piece called “Melody in A Major” that later became a #1 hit.
Roosevelt launched one of his most famous sayings at the Minnesota State Fair in September 1901—just two weeks before he became president.
When the Declaration of Independence was signed in 1776, both 'pursuit' and 'happiness' had secondary definitions that change the meaning of the iconic quote.
You probably remember Barack Obama’s “Yes, We Can.” But do you remember Herbert Hoover’s campaign slogan? How about FDR’s?
America's seventh president has been on the $20 bill for less time than you might assume.
Unwilling to leave his ill wife's side during a presidential campaign, William McKinley decided to run for president from his front porch.
In his famous 1858 speech, Abraham Lincoln warned that only civil war would resolve the issue of slavery in the U.S. He wasn’t wrong.
These future presidents worked some not-so-glamorous jobs as teenagers.
Presidents have had a lot of titles and nicknames, but the wife of every president has one common honorific. Why do we call her “first lady”?