Topic: Rutherford B. Hayes

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White House Easter egg roll: President, Mrs. Obama host annual children's event

White House Easter egg roll has been around since the late 19th century. The First Family played an active role in hosting the White House Easter egg roll this year.
Destiny of the Republic: A Tale of Madness, Medicine and the Murder of a President

Candice Millard’s account of President James Garfield’s assassination brings back to roaring life a tragic but irresistible historical period.
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The (not so) secret history of the White House Easter Egg Roll

Once held on Capitol Hill, the White House Easter Egg Roll drew 30,000 to the president's South Lawn on Monday morning.
Chapter & Verse
5 great books about obscure presidents

The lives of our worst presidents make surprisingly good reading.
The Last Stand

Gen. George Custer for US president? Not if Ulysses S. Grant could help it.
2009 White House Easter Egg Party – change you can roll
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Obama in Europe: More DVDs for Gordon Brown?

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Mae Azango has gone undercover to report on female circumcision, a rite of the Sande society in Liberia that is performed on young girls.

When journalist Mae Azango wrote about a secret women's circumcision ritual in Liberia, she received death threats.