The Early Life and Education of James Madison

The Early Life and Education of James Madison

On March 16, 1751, James Madison, a founding father, author of the Constitution, and fourth President of the United States was born at his mother’s home at Port Conway, Virginia, near Fredericksburg, on the Rappahannock River. His parents, Nelly Conway Madison and James Madison, Sr., had no idea that their eldest son … Read more

The Childhood of Thomas Jefferson

Portrait of Thomas Jefferson

In Charlottesville, Virginia, Thomas Jefferson was the third of ten children born to Peter Jefferson and Jane Randolph on April 13, 1743. His father, a planter and surveyor by trade, was of Welsh ancestry. Jefferson’s family moved to Tuckahoe in 1745 and resided for seven years before returning to Albemarle County, where … Read more

Childhood, Education and Careers of John Adams

John Adams

In Braintree, Massachusetts Bay, British America, on October 30, 1735, John Adams, Jr. was born to John Adams, Sr., and Susanna Boylston. His father was John Adams, Sr. and his mother was Susanna Boylston. He was the eldest of three brothers. Adams’ father was a farmer and cobbler who served as a … Read more

Childhood, Education and Careers of George Washington

George Washington

George Washington was born in Pope’s Creek Estate in Westmoreland County, Virginia, near present-day Colonial Beach on February 22, 1732. They belonged to the moderately prosperous middle-class landed gentry, primarily of English descent. Augustine Washington, his father, was a tobacco planter with several properties in various locations. He also dabbled in iron … Read more

Barack Obama Childhood, Education and Careers

Barack Obama

Barack Hussein Obama II, born in Hawaii on August 4, 1961. His parents, Ann Dunham, a white American from Kansas, and Barack Obama Sr., a black Kenyan learning in the United States, met as students at the University of Hawaii. Obama’s father abandoned the family when Obama was two years old and … Read more

The Childhood, Education, and Careers of Bill Clinton

Bill Clinton

William Jefferson Clinton is the son of William Jefferson Blythe and Virginia Cassidy Blythe. His father passed away a few months before he was born. Clinton learned to count and read while being cared for by his maternal grandparents while his mother pursued her nursing degree. Interestingly, he had a strong desire … Read more

The Childhood and Education of George W.H. Bush

Portrait of the George W.H. Bush

George Herbert Walker was the 41st President of the United States, serving from 1989 to 1993. On June 12, 1924, Bush was born in Milton, Massachusetts, into Massachusetts’s political and wealthy family. His father, Connecticut Senator Prescott Sheldon Bush, was a famous family member, as was his mother, Dorothy Bush.  George H.W. … Read more

The Childhood, Education, and Career of Ronald Reagan

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Ronald Wilson Reagan was born to Jack Reagan and Nelle Wilson Reagan on February 6, 1911, in Tampico, Illinois. Neil, his older brother, was his only sibling. Reagan was nicknamed “Dutch” because of his Dutchman-like look. This moniker stuck with him throughout his childhood. He received his primary education from Dixon High … Read more

The Childhood, Education and Careers of Jimmy Carter

The Childhood Education and Careers of Jimmy Carter

The thirty-ninth president of the United States, James Earl Carter, Jr., was born on October 1, 1924, in Plains, Georgia, and grew up in the adjacent village of Archery. James Carter, Sr. was a farmer and businessman, and Lillian Gordy Carter was a nurse practitioner. Jimmy had already demonstrated a knack for … Read more

The Childhood, Education, and Careers of Gerald Ford

Portrait of the Gerald Ford

The Childhood, Education, and Careers of Gerald Ford On July 14, 1913, Gerald Ford was born as Leslie Lynch King Jr. in Omaha, Nebraska, where his parents and paternal grandparents lived. He was the only child of wool merchants Leslie Lynch King Sr. and Dorothy Ayer Gardner. His father was Charles Henry … Read more

Childhood, education and career of Lyndon Johnson

Portrait of young Lyndon Johnson

Childhood, education and career of Lyndon Johnson Early Years In Stonewall, Texas, Lyndon Baines Johnson was born to Samuel Ealy Johnson Jr. and Rebekah Baines on August 27, 1908. He had three sisters and a brother and was the oldest of his siblings. His father was a rancher who also dabbled in … Read more

Childhood, Education and Careers of John F. Kennedy

Childhood Education and Careers of John F Kennedy

John Fitzgerald Kennedy was named after his maternal grandfather, Boston mayor John Francis Fitzgerald, also known as Honey Fitz. This young blue-eyed infant was quickly given Jack’s name by family and friends and popularly known as JFK. Jack was a sickly infant, and Rose noted her notecard the illnesses he had as … Read more