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Political Leaders & Statecraft

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Alexander Hamilton 1755–1804Political Leaders & StatecraftFounding Father who established the nation's financial system and co-authored the Federalist Papers.Hillary Clinton b. 1947Political Leaders & StatecraftFirst Lady, Senator, Secretary of State, and first woman to win a major party's presidential nomination.Michelle Obama b. 1964Political Leaders & StatecraftFirst Black First Lady who led national campaigns on childhood nutrition and military family support.Robert F. Kennedy 1925–1968Political Leaders & StatecraftSenator and Attorney General whose 1968 presidential campaign was cut short by assassination.Kamala Harris b. 1964Political Leaders & StatecraftFirst woman, first Black American, and first Asian American to serve as vice president.Patrick Henry 1736–1799Political Leaders & StatecraftRevolutionary orator and Virginia leader remembered for mobilizing resistance and opposing centralized federal power.William Jennings Bryan 1860–1925Political Leaders & StatecraftThree-time Democratic nominee and orator who made monetary reform, popular democracy, and moral politics central national issues.Daniel Webster 1782–1852Political Leaders & StatecraftSenator and orator whose speeches on the Union and Constitution are among the greatest in history.Aaron Burr 1756–1836Political Leaders & StatecraftThird vice president who killed Alexander Hamilton in a duel and was later tried for treason.Rudy Giuliani b. 1944Political Leaders & StatecraftProsecuting the Mafia Commission and leading New York City through September 11Dean Acheson 1893–1971Political Leaders & StatecraftSecretary of State who helped build NATO and the postwar architecture of American foreign policy.John Foster Dulles 1888–1959Political Leaders & StatecraftEisenhower's Secretary of State who built Cold War alliances and advocated massive nuclear retaliation.Samuel J. Tilden 1814–1886Political Leaders & StatecraftThe reform governor of New York who won the popular vote in 1876 and lost the presidencyEdwin M. Stanton 1814–1869Political Leaders & StatecraftLincoln's war secretary whose refusal to be fired triggered the impeachment of Andrew Johnson.Barbara Jordan 1936–1996Political Leaders & StatecraftTexas congresswoman whose Watergate impeachment address made her a leading constitutional voice in Congress.