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HEIRSON. ANNIVERSARY. WE HAVE DR. CALHOUN, A GRADUATE OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY WHO IS TEACHING IN THE DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY AT EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY...
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WRITING THIS BOOK AND I'M GRATEFUL FOR THE HELP I RECEIVED FROM THESE PEOPLE, ESPECIALLY JENNIFER CAPPS, WHO KNOWS THE COLLECTION INSIDE OUT. I'D ALSO...
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HARRISON
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OFTEN THOUGHT THAT HE WAS BLESSED
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TO BE BORN IN THE FAMILY HE WAS BORN INTO BUT FELT THE BURDEN OF HIS NAME AND WANTED TO PROVE HIMSELF. YOU CAN SEE SOME LETTERS, I WANT TO STRIKE...
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MY FATHER HAS BEEN VERY HELPFUL TO ME. AND FULL OF ADVICE. PERHAPS A LITTLE TOO MUCH ADVICE SOMETIMES. AND HE WANTED TO SORT OF MAKE HIS MARK FOR HIMSELF....
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WELL. HARRISON WAS CRITICIZED FOR HIS PAY TRANNAGE POLICY. FROM BOTH THE POSSIS -- FOR HIS PATRONAGE POLICY. FROM BOTH THE
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BOSSES AND FROM BOTH SIDES. HE MADE THE TRIP TO NEW YORK FOR THE CENTENNIAL OF PRESIDENT WASHINGTON'S INAUGURATION. AND WHILE HE WAS THERE, BISHOP POTTER...
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SOME POLITICIANS. AND HE HAD IT. I WOULD NOT ACCUSE
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BENJAMIN HARRISON OF HAVING CHARISMA. BUT BLAINE NARROWLY LOST THE PRESIDENCY IN 1884. HE STILL HAD MANY PEOPLE WHO LOVED HIM. HE AGREED TO BECOME SECRETARY...
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YOU LOOK AT THOSE PARTS OF HIS PERSONALITY? >> THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION. AND IT'S ONE THAT I WAS QUITE INTERESTED IN TRYING TO FIGURE OUT IN THIS BOOK....
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INDIVIDUAL. AND HOW MUCH THEY ENJOYED HIM AND THAT SORT OF THING. BUT HE HAD A HARD TIME MAKING FRIENDS. AND EVEN IN THE ARMY. HE HAD A STANDOFF JUDICIARY...
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BUT NO, HE DIDN'T TRAVEL
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MUCH. IN FACT, DURING THE GRANT ADMINISTRATION, IT WAS FELT THE PRESIDENT REALLY OUGHT NOT TO LEAVE WASHINGTON ALL THAT MUCH. HE WAS AWAY FROM THE...
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THAT WAY. THERE'S NOT MUCH EVIDENCE THAT SHE HUDDLED
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WITH BENJAMIN HARRISON THE WAYLAYEDY -- THE WAYLAYEDY BIRD JOHNSON -- THE WAY LADY BIRD JOHNSON OR HILLARY CLINTON. BUT ENTERTAINING PEOPLE AT THE...
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ME AND ASKED ME TO DO THIS. I HAD DONE SOME WORK
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ON HARRISON BEFORE. SOME ARTICLES. MY VERY FIRST BOOK WAS A BIOGRAPHY OF HIS ARCHENEMY IN INDIANA REPUBLICAN POLITICIAN, WALTER GRESHAM. I KNEW SOME...
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HARRISON. BUT I'LL ADDRESS THE HARRISON QUESTION, TOO. I THINK GENERALLY POLITICS IN THE LATE 19TH CENTURY IS SORT OF OVERLOOKED IN HIGH SCHOOL ...
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OR TEACHERS ARE RUSHED AND SAY THIS IS NOT THAT IMPORTANT AND WE'LL MOVE ON. THEY TALK ABOUT THE POLITICS OF THE JACKSON PERIOD. THE 18 -- THE 1850'S....
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