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From there, the numbers taper off. Dwight D. Eisenhower, Ulysses S. Grant and Abraham Lincoln each had five wins; Benjamin Harrison, Warren G. Harding, Harry S. Truman and Nixon, four. All in all, U.S. Presidents have submitted 159 nominations to the court. One hundred twenty-three were confirmed, and seven declined the seat. All eyes in Washington are focused on who will be next...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Which Presidents Have Picked the Most Supremes? | 4/13/2010 | See Source »

...death threats against a number of Senators, including Robert F. Kennedy. The 1965 creation of Medicare and Medicaid tied up courts for decades with legal challenges from states. And Republicans called for the repeal of Social Security from its inception in 1935 under President Franklin Delano Roosevelt until Dwight D. Eisenhower's declaration of a cease-fire in the 1950s...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Health Care's Ugly Aftermath: The Death Threats Mount | 4/9/2010 | See Source »

...Dwight D. Miller, who said that he has worked in the admissions office longer than any other officer, said that the largest change he has seen over his 42 years on the job is the increasing diversity of accepted students...

Author: By Julie M. Zauzmer, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Admissions Office Mails 2014 Decisions | 4/2/2010 | See Source »

What do Wisconsin dairy cattle, rat poison, and former President Dwight Eisenhower have in common...

Author: By Juliana L. Stone, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Compound Inhibits Clotting | 3/5/2010 | See Source »

...General Dwight, Sadie, their daughter Bobbie Sox (Kyle J. Dancewicz ’11), and a slew of other colorful characters compete to win the American Dream contest presented by pitcher Doug Out (Adam M. Lathram ’10) and half-fish starlet Marlin Monroe (Clifford N. Murray ’10). Communist conspirators Sasha Frigidvich (Andrew F. Cone ’11) and Spud Nick (Ryan P. Halprin ’12) later burst onto the scene and try to steal the American Dream in an attempt to win the Cold...

Author: By Sarah E. Rich, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Pudding Drags Despite Their ‘Dearest’ Efforts | 2/9/2010 | See Source »

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