Achievement Against All Odds: How to Believe in Yourself When No One Else Will Virtually all presidents of the United States have overcome a multitude of obstacles in order to achieve success in their personal and professional lives. When we study the fascinating achievements of Franklin D. Roosevelt, Grover Cleveland, Abraham Lincoln, and many other presidents, we can be inspired to achieve greatness within ourselves. Presidential Campaigns: Past and Present Ever since George Washington's second campaign for president in 1796, politicians have been throwing dirt at each other ever since. We will examine how presidential candidates have campaigned in the past interweaved with the present campaigns. There is nothing new under the sun with scandal. Mudslingers accused Andrew Jackson of adultery in 1828, questioned the loyalty of Abraham Lincoln's wife in 1864, attributed corruption to Ulysses S. Grant in 1872, charged Grover Cleveland with draft-dodging and fathering an illegitimate child in 1884, and claimed Reagan was too old in 1980. Campaigning for President from 1901 to The Twenty-first Century www.VSP.com (children's books on the presidency and other governmental institutions) www.Woodrowforpresident.com (a mouse runs for president) How to Speak like a President John F. Kennedy improved how he spoke in order to become president. You will learn time-tested tips of the presidents in becoming an effective speaker. Abraham Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt, and Dwight D. Eisenhower were great storytellers. You will learn time-tested tips of the presidents in becoming an effective speaker. Presidential Foibles and Faults This lighthearted talk will touch upon which president was arrested for driving his horse-and-buggy too fast, got stuck in his bathtub, started the seven inning stretch in baseball, fought a duel, took part in a circus, and the first to fly an airplane. We very rarely consider presidents as human beings. What whimsical things do they do in the public eye and in the privacy of their lives? Washington and Grant both performed in circuses. John Quincy Adams went skinny dipping in the Potomac River every morning as a healthful exercise. Wilson coached a winning football team. Hayes refused to serve alcohol at the White House while Warren Harding had his own personal bootlegger. Taft may have been the heftiest president ever to serve but he took the weight off once he left the White House. Jefferson fiddled while Truman and Nixon played piano. Eisenhower kept his golf scores secret. Reagan chewed jelly beans instead of smoking. These and other fascinating facts can be gleaned from Dr. Philip Schoenberg, a presidential authority, who is currently writing a book on the subject. The Presidential Book of Firsts and Unique Facts. Presidential Campaigns: Scandals and Scoundrels Ever since George Washington's second campaign for president in 1796, politicians have been throwing dirt at each other ever since. We will examine some of the most interesting scandals and scoundrels that have campaigned for president. There is nothing new under the sun with scandal. Mudslingers accused Andrew Jackson of adultery in 1828, claimed William Henry Harrison was too old in 1840, questioned the loyalty of Abraham Lincoln's wife in 1864, attributed corruption to Ulysses S. Grant in 1872, and charged Grover Cleveland with draft-dodging and fathering an illegitimate child in 1884. The more things change, the more they remain the same. Scandals and Scoundrels of the US Presidency Ever since Alexander Hamilton, the Secretary of Treasury under George Washington, paid blackmail to hush up an adulterous affair, scandals and scoundrels have enlivened American politics ever since. We will examine some of the most interesting scandals and scoundrels that taken place. Practically every president has been accused of desiring of becoming a king or dictator, been accused of adultery, and putting relatives on the payroll. Aaron Burr, the vice-president of the United States, killed Hamilton in a duel. Lincoln. s wife was accused of treason during the Civil War. Some historians charge that Franklin D. Roosevelt set up Pearl Harbor to be attacked by the Japanese. The sheen of JFK. s Camelot has been lost now that people know that he was in bed in the mob in more ways than one. Most of all has been the ability of presidents to handle effectively scandals that have dogged their administrations. Those that succeeded such as Cleveland and Lincoln went on to greatness while Grant and Harding were labeled as failures. One thing for sure, being president is not boring. Presidential Love Stories and Sex Scandals. Ever since George Washington's second campaign for president in 1796, politicians have been throwing dirt, especially innuendoes of sex at each other ever since. We will examine some of the most interesting scandals and scoundrels that have campaigned for president. There is nothing new under the sun with scandal. Mudslingers accused John Adams importing a British mistress in 1796, Thomas Jefferson fornicating with a teenage slave in 1804, Andrew Jackson committing adultery in 1828, questioned the loyalty of Abraham Lincoln's wife in 1864, charged Grover Cleveland with fathering and illegitimate child in 1884. Garfield, Wilson, Harding, Franklin Roosevelt, Eisenhower, John F. Kennedy, and Lyndon Johnson have been accused of committing adultery. The more things change, the more they remain the same.   ©1998-2005 Presidentialexpert