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Government & Politics

Presidents, lawmakers, judges, diplomats and commanders — the people who ran the country and argued about how.

All Presidents Political Leaders & Statecraft Law & the Judiciary Military & National Security
Role: Any 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.