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Government & Politics
Presidents, lawmakers, judges, diplomats and commanders — the people who ran the country and argued about how.
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Legislator 60
President 45
Lawyer 40
Judge 33
Cabinet Official 30
Military Commander 30
Governor 29
Vice President 21
Diplomat 20
Party Leader 20
Revolutionary 17
Activist 8
First Lady 7
Educator 6
Author 5
Intelligence Officer 4
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Woodrow Wilson 1856–1924Presidents28th President who led the nation through World War I and championed the League of Nations.
Condoleezza Rice b. 1954Political Leaders & StatecraftFirst Black woman to serve as Secretary of State after directing national security policy under George W. Bush.
Shirley Chisholm 1924–2005Political Leaders & StatecraftFirst Black woman elected to Congress and first woman to run for a major party's presidential nomination.
Felix Frankfurter 1882–1965Law & the JudiciarySupreme Court justice and Harvard professor whose jurisprudence and government service shaped twentieth-century American law.
Barbara Jordan 1936–1996Political Leaders & StatecraftTexas congresswoman whose Watergate impeachment address made her a leading constitutional voice in Congress.
Joseph Story 1779–1845Law & the JudiciaryEarly Supreme Court justice and legal scholar whose treatises and opinions strengthened federal judicial authority.