Queen Elizabeth has entertained and wowed a total of 12 U.S. presidents since she ascended to the throne 68 years ago. During that time, the Queen - who is the longest reigning monarch at 93 years of age - has traveled to the U.S. and welcomed a number of presidents to her home in Buckingham Palace. She has danced with Gerald Ford at the White House, ridden horses with Ronald Reagan at Windsor Castle and witnessed her first Major League Baseball game with George H.W. Bush. In her reign, the Queen has met all but one American leader. She never crossed paths with Lyndon B Johnson, who took over in 1963 following John F. Kennedy's assassination. As Queen Elizabeth prepares to host President Donald Trump on Monday for the second time during his presidency, here is a look at her encounters with his predecessors. As Queen Elizabeth prepares to host President Donald Trump on Monday for the second time during his presidency, here is a look at her … [Read more...] about Queen Elizabeth has met 12 U.S. Presidents during her reign
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Mississippi State senior named Truman Scholar
STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi State University senior is winning a Truman Scholarship. Mississippi State says Alicia Brown of Petal, an honors student majoring in chemical engineering, is one about 65 students nationwide receiving the award. She’s the 19th winner from MSU and Mississippi’s only winner this year. Honors college Associate Dean Tommy Anderson praises Brown for her understanding of the relationship between science and public policy. Brown will intern this summer in economics for the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association, studying electricity and natural gas markets. She plans to go to law school after graduation. Congress created the Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation in 1975 to prepare leaders for careers in public service. Winners get $30,000 toward graduate or professional school, plus leadership development and opportunities to work for the federal government. … [Read more...] about Mississippi State senior named Truman Scholar
Federal Truman Scholarship Awarded to Zero Conservative Students in 2018
A new analysis by The College Fix this week reveals that the federal Truman Scholarship was only awarded to leftist students in 2018. None of the 59 recipients identified as a conservative American. The Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation offers $30,000 scholarships to promising high school students who pledge to spend three years after graduation in public service. The federal scholarship is awarded to 59 students each year.“We identify young people at an important inflection point in their development—when they are college juniors—and recognize and reward their commitments to devote themselves to public service,” the scholarship’s website reads. According to an analysis by The College Fix, 36 percent of the 59 recipients in 2018 had worked for Democratic candidates including Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders, or Barack Obama. Others worked for organizations like Tom Steyer’s NextGen America and Planned Parenthood. The analysis revealed that … [Read more...] about Federal Truman Scholarship Awarded to Zero Conservative Students in 2018
Trump’s role as president has been characterized by chaos: Column
Next January will mark the midterm of the Donald Trump presidency. This analysis will focus on Trump’s foreign policy and his role as POTUS. U.S. foreign policy since the end of World War II has been based on alliances in order to protect American security and to back American military interventions often with unintended consequences. NATO came into being in 1949 with the support of President Harry S. Truman and his successor, President Dwight D. Eisenhower. It is the most successful military alliance in history, and it has prevented another European war after WWI and WWII with the millions of European and the hundreds of thousands of American casualties. Mr. Trump’s “American First” policy disparages these pacts, and he is determined to undermine NATO and other post-WWII treaties, trade agreements, and alliances involving the U.S. As departing Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis recently wrote in his resignation letter, “our strength as a … [Read more...] about Trump’s role as president has been characterized by chaos: Column
Veteran’s Story: USMC duty featured baseball, President Truman
Veteran: Sheldon "Shelly" Miller, age 89 Branch: United States Marine Corps Service period: USMC Sept. 7, 1946, to September 1948; USMC Reserve September 1948 to September 1951. Longtime Mansfield resident Sheldon Miller served in the United States Marine Corps. “Well, I was supposed to graduate in 1947, but I didn’t go back to school,” Miller said. “I enlisted in the Marines my junior year of high school, Sept. 7, 1946; I was 17. I didn’t get my diploma until 1949.” Growing up in the Prospect Park area of the city, Shelly Miller attended Mansfield Senior High School, where he played on the baseball team. “It was the school’s first-ever baseball team,” he said. “Coach was a guy named Jimmy Lipper, he was pretty good.” Then came the idea of enlisting in the Marines. “There were 30 recruits in that class,” Miller stated. “We had an excellent Marine Corps sergeant that recruited us, and he … [Read more...] about Veteran’s Story: USMC duty featured baseball, President Truman