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the Democrats' blacks-in-the-back-of-the-bus law

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Grand Old Partisan celebrates more than seventeen decades of Republican heroes and heroics. Today, I commemorate a major civil rights advance. June 5th 1956, Frank Johnson and another federal judge ruled in favor of Rosa Parks. The decision Browder v. Gayle struck down a notorious Democrat law. No longer in Montgomery, Alabama would Blacks have to ride in the back of the bus. Johnson, a life-long Republican, had been appointed to the federal bench by President Dwight Eisenhower. He went on to support Martin Luther King against racist Democrats. Back to Basics for the Republican Party is my civil rights history of the GOP. To quote the book: "The more we Republicans know about the history of our party, the more Democrats will worry about the future of theirs. For more information, see www.grandoldpartisan.com .  Here is a YouTube Video about this article. Here is a TikTok Video about this article. Here is an Instagram Video about this article. Here is ...
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Charles Hoard, industrious and patriotic Republican Congressman

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Grand Old Partisan celebrates more than seventeen decades of Republican heroes and heroics. Today, I laud Charles Hoard, born in Vermont, June 5th 1805. He learned to be a skilled mechanic. His factory manufactured portable steam engines. Hoard entered politics with election to the New York legislature. Originally a Democrat, he joined the anti-slavery Free Soil Party before becoming a Republican. In 1856, he won first of two terms in the U.S. House of Representatives. During the Civil War, his factory manufactured rifles for the Union army. Peace restored, Hoard undertook railroad and mining and lumber and other economic development projects in West Virginia. He was remembered as "a conscientious man, who had done his whole duty." Back to Basics for the Republican Party is my civil rights history of the GOP. To quote the book: "The more we Republicans know about the history of our party, the more Democrat...
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President Taft's visit to Jackson, Michigan – site of the first GOP state convention

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Grand Old Partisan celebrates more than seventeen decades of Republican heroes and heroics. Today, I commemorate William Howard Taft's visit to Jackson, Michigan. June 4th 1910, the girthy President arrived to dedicate a monument for the GOP's first-ever state convention.  After thousands of Republicans paraded to the site, Taft unveiled a plaque affixed to a boulder. He then delivered an address about socialism being "the next great problem that confronts the American people." A newspaper reported him to be "a great, big, wholesome cordial man and there's not a little thing about him. Those who met him personally were charmed with his wholesome, hearty manner." An editorial wrote: "Let us all hope that this pebble is not to remain there indefinitely. I have faith to believe that some day not far distant, the national Republican Party will take steps to create a Republican park to designate the spot u...
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President Eisenhower’s favorite statesman, Robert Anderson

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Grand Old Partisan celebrates more than seventeen decades of Republican heroes and heroics. Today, I salute Robert Anderson, born June 4th 1910. He taught high school before attending University of Texas Law School. The young lawyer was an assistant state attorney general, then tax commissioner. His next step was buying a radio station. Anderson served as aide to the Secretary of War during WWII. Dwight Eisenhower appointed him Secretary of the Navy. He ended the last vestiges of racial segregation and upgraded shipboard technologies. A year later, the President named him Deputy Secretary of Defense. Anderson, he said, "is just about the ablest man that I know. He would make a splendid President." Eisenhower tried to replace Richard Nixon with Anderson on the 1956 ticket, then named him Treasury Secretary. In 1960, the President again supported him for the vice presidential nomination. He carried out special assignments for the Kennedy, Johnson and Nixon administ...
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the Richard Nixon birthplace

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Grand Old Partisan celebrates more than seventeen decades of Republican heroes and heroics. Today, I spotlight the birthplace of our 37th President. Richard Nixon was born at the family home in Yorba Linda, California on January 9th 1913. The house had been constructed by his father with a mail-order kit, possibly from Sears. May 31st 1973, the Interior Secretary designated it a National Historic Landmark. Also on the site are the Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, as well as his grave and that of wife Pat. Back to Basics for the Republican Party  is my civil rights history of the GOP. To quote the book: "The more we Republicans know about the history of our party, the more Democrats will worry about the future of theirs. For more information, see  www.grandoldpartisan.com .  Here is a  YouTube Video  about this article. Here is a  TikTok Video  about this article. Here is an  Instagram Video  about this a...
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President William McKinley and his ailing Vice President, Garret Hobart

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Grand Old Partisan celebrates more than seventeen decades of Republican heroes and heroics. Today, I spotlight a poignant letter from a Republican President to his Vice President. It was dated June 3rd 1899: "Mrs. McKinley joins me in affectionate birthday greetings with the hope that your journey was without discomfort and that your summer home will bring you health. Mrs. McKinley sends love to Mrs. Hobart. William McKinley" Though never having met before the election campaign, McKinley and Garret Hobart became close friends. And, their wives socialized together. A reporter observed that for the first time "the Vice President was recognized as somebody, as a part of the Administration." Hobart suffered from coronary problems. He did not live to see another birthday. Back to Basics for the Republican Party  is my civil rights history of the GOP. To quote the book: "The more we Republicans know about the history o...
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George Stewart, accomplished Republican Congressman and Architect of the Capitol

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Grand Old Partisan celebrates more than seventeen decades of Republican heroes and heroics. Today, I honor George Stewart, born in Delaware, June 2nd 1890. His initial business was landscape construction. He won a U.S. House of Representatives term and was delegate to the 1936 Republican National Convention. After four years with the Senate Committee on the District of Columbia, Stewart worked for the Corps of Engineers. President Eisenhower named him Architect of the Capitol, and he remained on the job sixteen years. Achievements included overseeing construction of the Capitol Extension and of the Rayburn House Office Building. Back to Basics for the Republican Party is my civil rights history of the GOP. To quote the book: "The more we Republicans know about the history of our party, the more Democrats will worry about the future of theirs. For more information, see www.grandoldpartisan.com .  Here is a YouTube Video about this article. Here is...
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