Monuments, manifest destiny, and Mexico

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The survey of the US-Mexico borderline, which followed the 1848 Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, was a story of heroism, skill, and endurance and one of the greatest events in US political history. The monuments erected by the boundary-survey played a pivotal role in securing the line after the Mexican-American War that marked on the ground the southernmost edges of the nation, becoming fundamental points of reference in subsequent boundary disputes.

Mexico, Records and correspondence, Mexican-American border region, War stories

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Presidential tapes allow "eavesdropping on history"

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It was a big surprise that every U.S. President from Franklin D. Roosevelt to Nixon had secretly taped meetings or telephone conversations during his presidency. Over President's Day Weekend 2003, archivists, journalists, historians, scholars, and other interested citizens attended the Presidential Tapes Conference in Boston to discuss what significance these recordings have for history and for the American presidency.

Behavior, Roosevelt, Franklin D., President of the United States

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LBJ fights the white backlash: the racial politics of the 1964 presidential campaign

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Lyndon B. Johnson solicited the African American vote in the 1964 presidential campaign, while Barry Goldwater appealed to white sympathies. One of Johnson's key decisions was choosing Hubert H. Humphrey, whose civil rights record was prominent, as a running mate.

Political activity, Social policy, Presidential candidates, Race relations, Civil rights, Johnson, Lyndon B., Humphrey, Hubert H.

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