1901-1909 Republican
Progressivism; Square Deal; Big Stick Diplomacy
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Jimmy Carter
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1977-1981 Democrat
stagflation / energy crisis; Iran hostage crisis; Camp David Accords
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James Garfield
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1881, Republican
Brief resurgence of presidential authority; Increase in American naval power; Purge corruption in the Post Office
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Dwight Eisenhower
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1953-1961 Republican
Brown v. Board of Education; Second Red Scare; Highway Act and suburbanization ("white flight"); Farewell Address warning of the military industrial complex