Tagged: Retrospective
Andrew Jackson (1829 – 1837): The Seventh Retrospective
“Whatcha got ain’t nothin new. This country’s hard on people, you can’t stop what’s coming, it ain’t all waiting on you. That’s vanity.” – Ellis, No Country for Old Men (2007) Politics was personal for Andrew Jackson. In fact, you could consider his entire presidency a war against individuals. Unlike...
John Quincy Adams (1825 – 1829): The 6th Retrospective
“Whatcha got ain’t nothin new. This country’s hard on people, you can’t stop what’s coming, it ain’t all waiting on you. That’s vanity.” – Ellis, No Country for Old Men (2007) Thus far, the Secretary of State has been a stepping stone to the presidency as Jefferson, Madison, and Monroe...
James Madison: The Fourth Retrospective (1809 – 1817)
“Whatcha got ain’t nothin new. This country’s hard on people, you can’t stop what’s coming, it ain’t all waiting on you. That’s vanity.” – Ellis, No Country for Old Men (2007) James Madison was Thomas Jefferson‘s Secretary of State, best friend; and in many ways an extension of Jeffersonian Democracy....
Thomas Jefferson: The Third Retrospective (1801-1809)
“Whatcha got ain’t nothin new. This country’s hard on people, you can’t stop what’s coming, it ain’t all waiting on you. That’s vanity.” – Ellis, No Country for Old Men (2007) The election of 1800 set two precedents. It was the first peaceful transfer of political power from one party...
George Washington (1789-97): The First Retrospective
“Whatcha got ain’t nothin new. This country’s hard on people, you can’t stop what’s coming, it ain’t all waiting on you. That’s vanity.” – Ellis, No Country for Old Men (2007) The history of the United States is profoundly connected to the institution of slavery. It was enslaved labor that...