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The Most Consequential Elections in History: Theodore Roosevelt and the Election of 1904; Roosevelt expanded the power of the presidency and demonstrated the power of the "bully pulpit".
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U.S. News & World Report
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August 27, 2008
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Byline: Kenneth T. Walsh
The stakes in this year's presidential campaign are high. But that's nothing new. There have been many other pivotal presidential elections in our history, some that set an entirely new course for the United States and a few that were crucial to the very survival of the republic. To put the current campaign in perspective, U.S. News's White House Correspondent Kenneth T. Walsh, author of four books on the presidency, examines the 10 most consequential elections in American history--the races that produced the biggest change and had the most lasting impact. An installment of this 10-part series will run on the U.S. News website each Wednesday ...
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