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What makes a U. S. president? There is no job description, but a look at presidents of the past century reveals both common ingredients and anomalies.

One must assume that United States presidents serve at least wine at State Dinners. What did they imbibe when the choice of alcohol was at their individual discretion?

The 38th President of the United States passed away on Tuesday at the age of 93, making him the longest-living former president to date.

The Holiday Inn Select is in the center of Kentwood's shopping district and just a few miles from the Gerald R. Ford Airport in Grand Rapids.

Out of the last 22 vice presidents, all but three had prior experience serving in government in Washington, D.C. The least experienced resigned after criminal charges.

It has been said imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

Seeing the Washington, D.C., homes of presidents and first ladies when they were still private citizens offers a glimpse into the lives of these famous men and women.

President Obama shares ancestors with seven other presidents and two kings, but so do thousands of Americans who descend from colonial families.

United States: Trivia and information on Michael Moore in Flint, the largest polar exhibit in the world, Henry Ford's factory, Motown, the Great Lakes & Mackinac Island.

One issue that is being overlooked this election year is the fact that the next president will likely appoint as many as three Supreme Court justices.

Most were not famous at the time, but history would remember these presidents and sons of presidents more for what they would accomplish later than for the War.

In this interview, Elmquist discusses the perspective Ski for Light has given her and thousands of blind and mobility impaired persons to surmount life's obstacles.

Winning the presidency during the bicentennial year, Jimmy Carter introduced new directions in foreign policy that would ultimately contribute to his political demise.

The Presidential Pet Museum in Washington D.C. holds information about the pets that once called the White House home. Quiz yourself on the names of the Presidents pets.

John McCain is seeking to be the fifth combat veteran to win the American presidency since World War II. George H. W. Bush was the last one.

America's two most powerful legislators have both endorsed a formal inquiry into the controversial 'war on terror' policies of the Bush administration.

When the U.S. president speaks, everyone listens. On this President's Day, let's take a fun look at some of the best and worst quotes from the men who've held the office.

Quaker families produced many famous descendants, including politicians, artists and several U.S. presidents.

His two terms as chief executive came to a tragic end on August 9.1974, when he resigned in disgrace for his role in the cover-up of the Watergate political scandal.

Lynette "Squeaky" Fromme, 60, a loyal Manson family member, is scheduled to be released from federal prison on August 16 after serving over 30 years.

President-elect Barack Obama will join an elite group of presidents who made inaugural history when he is sworn in as the nation's first black president on Jan. 20, 2009.

Honest Abe's skills as a lawyer should not go unnoticed. In writing the Emancipation Proclamation, he used those skills to make it binding and prevent court challenge

In most NBA cities, a team advancing to the second round of the playoffs is nice but not historic. For the LA Clippers, it is a three-decade benchmark.

President-elect Obama will take the best of athletes' work ethic and determination to the Oval Office.

Every four years a new president takes an oath of office. Even if re-elected that president begins a new term, with a new opportunity based upon lessons of old.

Do you need a topic for an American history essay? Here's some of the highlights of the last 250 years or so to get you started!

Paired with the Title IX amendment and the rules specific to sports, King's defeat of Riggs paved the way for the female athletes of today.

The month of November - a time for celebrating the joy of adoption, and a time for raising awareness of the plight of the foster child awaiting a loving, forever family.

Dan Brown's novel "The Lost Symbol" sends Robert Langdon on a quest to uncover the secrets of the Masons. The society of Freemasons has long been shrouded in secrecy.

Most people take their ability to remember without thought of 'how' they remember. Using the three types above we'll explore each to find out which describes you.

When the Nation's only unelected President died in 2006, few felt it would effect the elections of 2008. None the less Obama-Ford & McCain-Ford comparisons are surfacing.

We had a swine flu scare back in 1976. Is that experience repeating itself, or is this time different?

Many people are not aware that America had a swine flu scare back in 1976. What lessons can we learn from that episode?

The present Swine Flu outbreak is partially rooted in history, with large influenza epidemics in 1918, 1976 and earlier.

Periodic surveys can give an accurate assessment of the public's opinion of a President's performance at a given moment, but not much about his place in history.

The Jews, though victims of social bigotry, rose to be powerful rulers in some countries in modern times as well as in the ancient times.

Being left handed in a right handed world can be a challenge. However, most lefties have found a way to accomplish and excel by taking advantage of their uniqueness.

An outbreak of inexplicable deaths at an American Legion convention in 1976 sparked a frantic search for the cause.

Brief biography of Martha Graham, 20th century's innovative and consummate dancer, choreographer, and modern dance teacher.

Angelou is a poet, essayist, songwriter, playwright, editor, actor, dancer, director, and professor. She was nominated for an Emmy for her performance in Haley's Roots.

Barack Obama's ancestry is American melting pot, making him distant cousin to Katharine Hepburn, Brad Pitt, Christopher Reeve, Winston Churchill and astronaut John Glenn.

From Vaugh Meader to SNL's Tina Fey, comic impersonators over the years have injected humor into the political scene, never more so than during this election campaign.

Andrew Jackson and Martin Van Buren are the last two presidents to be commemorated in 2008 as part of the U.S. Mint's Presidential $1 Coin Campaign

Executive experience has become an issue in the 2008 US Presidential Race. Executive experience is important as a modern president but this is only a recent phenomenon.

High voter turnout percentages in U.S. presidential elections since 1960 reflect deep concerns over domestic and foreign policy issues affecting peace and prosperity.

Veterans Day is a United States National Holiday, set aside to remember the many sacrifces of military veterans. Men and women who gave all to serve and protect.

There was a consensus after Vietnam-mainly to avoid any similar war in the future. This consensus has obviously been violated in Iraq.

Republican presidents have chosen seven of the current justices. Justice John Stevens is 88 and has served 33 years. How many will serve that long or to that age?

Only four vice presidents that filled out the term of a deceased chief executive would win reelection in their own right and all four lived in the 20th Century.

Thirty-eighth president Gerald R. Ford and wife Betty were the parents of four children. Each child grew up to be a successful adult.