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A Memorial Day Message From Our Founder

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Constituting America Founder, Actress Janine Turner

Constituting America first published this message from Founder Janine Turner over Memorial Day Weekend, 2010, the inaugural year of our organization. We are pleased to share it with you again, as we celebrate our 13th birthday!

A Memorial Day Message by Constituting America Founder & Co-Chair Janine Turner

6. Guest Constitutional Scholar Essayists, 90 in 90 2016, Janine Turner 6. Presidential Elections and Their Constitutional Impact, 13. Guest Constitutional Scholar Essayists, 14. Essays by Janine Turner, 17. Topics, A Memorial Day Message by Constituting America Founder & Co-Chair Janine Turner, Federalist No. 24, Federalist No. 25, Janine Turner, Revolutionary War, World War I

Constituting America first published this message from Founder & Co-Chair Janine Turner over Memorial Day Weekend, 2010, the inaugural year of our organization. We are pleased to share it with you again, as we celebrate our 6th birthday!

On this Memorial Day weekend, I think it is appropriate to truly contemplate and think about the soldiers and families who have sacrificed their lives and loved ones, and given their time and dedication to our country.

1948, Harry Truman: The Atomic Bomb, Cold War, Marshall Plan & The Fair Deal and Civil Rights Reform

6. Guest Constitutional Scholar Essayists, 90 in 90 2016, Juliette Turner 6. Presidential Elections and Their Constitutional Impact, 13. Guest Constitutional Scholar Essayists, 17. Topics, 1948 Harry Truman The Atomic Bomb Cold War Marshall Plan And The Fair Deal And Civil Rights Reform, Communism, Fair Deal, Great Depression, Juliette Turner, New Deal, Red Scare, World War I, World War II

Guest Essayist: Juliette Turner

Harry S. Truman: Thirty-Third President of the United States

Nickname: The High-Tax Harry

Terms in Office: 1945-1949; 1949-1953

Fast Stats

Born May 8, 1884, in Lamar, Missouri
Parents: John Anderson and Martha Ellen Young Truman
Died December 26, 1972, in Kansas City, Missouri; age 88
Age upon Start of First Term: 60; Age upon Conclusion of First Term: 64
Age upon Start of Second Term: 64; Age upon Conclusion of Second Term: 68
Religious Affiliation: Baptist
Political Party: Democrat
Height: 5 feet 9 inches
Vice President: none (1945-1949) and Alben W. Barkley (1949-1953)

Bottom Line:

Harry Truman assumed the presidency in 1945 after the death of Franklin Roosevelt. As president, he oversaw the conclusion of both the European and the Pacific front in World War II. Truman won a surprise second term, during which time he worked to stabilize the American economy to prevent a second depression and organized the American invasion of Korea during the Korean War.

1932, The “New Deal”

6. Guest Constitutional Scholar Essayists, 90 in 90 2016, Tony Williams 6. Presidential Elections and Their Constitutional Impact, 13. Guest Constitutional Scholar Essayists, 1932 The “New Deal”, Tony Williams

Guest Essayist: Tony Williams

In 1932, the U.S. economy reached its nadir during the Great Depression. Unemployment had risen to more than 20 percent, or 11 million Americans, matched by a similar number of the underemployed as factories and businesses closed their doors. Banks were closing at an alarming rates as people instantly lost their life savings. Hundreds of thousands of farmers and urban dwellers alike were suffering forecloses and lost their homes. Breadlines were long and strained the resources of private charities and local governments.

1932, Franklin D. Roosevelt Defeats Herbert Hoover: How The Great Depression Threatened Constitutionalism

6. Guest Constitutional Scholar Essayists, 90 in 90 2016, Daniel Cotter 6. Presidential Elections and Their Constitutional Impact, 13. Guest Constitutional Scholar Essayists, 1932 Franklin D. Roosevelt Defeats Herbert Hoover How The Great Depression Threatened Constitutionalism, Daniel Cotter

Guest Essayist: Daniel A. Cotter

The 1932 Presidential election took place during the height of the Great Depression. While a number of candidates ran on third party tickets, the main fight for the White House featured the incumbent Republican Herbert Hoover against Democrat Franklin Delano Roosevelt and none of the other candidates garnered more than 2% of the popular vote. Hoover had won the presidential election in 1928 on a pro-business platform promising continued prosperity. Nine months into Hoover’s term, on October 24, 1929, the stock market crashed, beginning the period that would become known as the Great Depression. The challenges created by the downward economic spiral consumed Hoover’s term and were a main focus of the 1932 presidential election.

Herbert Hoover: Thirty-First President Of The United States

6. Guest Constitutional Scholar Essayists, 90 in 90 2016, Juliette Turner 6. Presidential Elections and Their Constitutional Impact, 13. Guest Constitutional Scholar Essayists, 17. Topics, Electoral College, Great Depression, Herbert Hoover Thirty-First President Of The United States, Juliette Turner, World War I

Guest Essayist: Juliette Turner

Thirty-First President of the United States

Nickname: The Great Humanitarian

Terms in Office: 1929-1933

Fast Stats

Born August 10, 1874, in West Branch, Iowa
Parents: Jesse Clark and Hulda Randall Minthorn Hoover
Died October 20, 1964, in New York City, New York; age 90
Age upon Start of Term: 54, Age upon Conclusion of Term: 58
Religious Affiliation: Society of Friends (Quaker)
Political Party: Republican
Height: 6 Feet
Vice President: Charles Curtis

The Bottom Line

Herbert Hoover served one term, during which he struggled to combat the Great Depression that began the first year he was in office.

1920, The Sedition Act And Eugene Debs: Raising Of The Issue Of The “Red Scare”

6. Guest Constitutional Scholar Essayists, 90 in 90 2016, Daniel Cotter 6. Presidential Elections and Their Constitutional Impact, 13. Guest Constitutional Scholar Essayists, 17. Topics, 1920 The Sedition Act And Eugene Debs Raising Of The Issue Of The “Red Scare”, Communism, Daniel Cotter, Red Scare, Sedition Act, Socialism, Supreme Court, World War I

Guest Essayist: Daniel A. Cotter

The Election of 1920: The Sedition Act, Eugene Debs, and the “Red Scare”

Eugene V. Debs was a founding member of the Industrial Workers of the World and a frequent Presidential candidate for the Socialist Party of America. Debs became a well-known socialist both through his political activity and as a result of the government’s criminal prosecution of his activities. Other essays in this series cover the numerous Presidential elections in which Debs ran, as well as the other candidates in the 1920 Presidential election. This essay focuses on the Sedition Act of 1918, Debs, and the “Red Scare.”

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Constituting America first published this message from Founder Janine Turner over Memorial Day Weekend, 2010, the inaugural year of our organization. We are pleased to share it with you again, as we celebrate our 13th birthday!