Author: Sarah Stook

Though the Special Relationship often refers to the one between US Presidents and UK Prime Ministers, it’s worth discussing how the monarchy fits in. Whilst the Prime Minister is Head of Government, the monarch is Head of State. Several presidents have met our monarchs, and have cultivated solid relationships with them. Let’s learn more. Presidents under George III George Washington John Adams Thomas Jefferson James Madison  James Monroe Whilst difficult travel meant neither President nor King left their country in office, George III actually met three of the men on this list, though before they were president. In 1785, John…

Sarah Stook looks back on the presidency of John F. Kennedy.

Sarah Stook looks back on 25 days that defined the presidency of Dwight Eisenhower.

Sarah Stook looks back on the presidency of Harry S. Truman, who took office after the death of Franklin D. Roosevelt.

Sarah Stook looks backs on the final two terms of FDR.

Sarah Stook looks back on 25 days that defined the first half of FDR’s presidency.

Sarah Stook looks back on the presidency of Herbert Hoover.

Sarah Stook reviews 25 days that defined the presidency of Calvin Coolidge.

President Trump’s visit to the UK is the latest in a line of state meetings in the “Special Relationship”.

Welcome to Party Twenty-Seven! It’s time for the president who was elected on his birthday, the man who had more than a few scandals. Let’s dive into the administration of Warren G. Harding: Inauguration- 4th March 1921 Warren G. Harding was inaugurated on the East Portico of the US Capitol by Chief Justice Edward D. White. It was a sunny day, hitting 38F/3C at noon. Harding’s speech was average length at about 3,326 words. He spoke of a new post-war age with female suffrage- ‘Our supreme task is the resumption of our onward, normal way. Reconstruction, readjustment, restoration all these…