The era after Lincoln saw the Presidency weakened once again, and the Congress given revitalized strength. It was an era of what could be termed dullness but at the same time excitement in the presidency, with a Republican monopoly on the White House for the majority of those years, a string of one termers, and a presidency with varying power (though often overshadowed by Congress), but with heated elections and high voter turnout and revolutions in politics which seemed to accompany new changes in the nation. Things seem to follow a dull path until Roosevelt gives a revitalized strength to government, but seems to resume after his presidency as Taft is beaten and Wilson comes dangerously close to losing in 1916.
It is a rather lengthy stretch of history,and it seems like anyone could have become President in this era if they had one foot in the political arena, at least to me. So who are politicians who could have become president during this age?
It is a rather lengthy stretch of history,and it seems like anyone could have become President in this era if they had one foot in the political arena, at least to me. So who are politicians who could have become president during this age?