An interview with John R. Block / John R. Block, Mark R. DePue, interviewer. 2009.

Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library.

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Bush, George, 1924-2018

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George Herbert Walker Bush (1924-2018) was Vice President of the United States from 1981 to 1989 and the 41st President of the United States from 1989 to 1992. He was born on June 12, 1924, in Milton, Massachusetts, to Dorothy Walker Bush and Prescott Bush (who was a Republican Senator from Connecticut from 1952 to 1962). He graduated from Phillips Academy, Andover, Massachusetts on his 18th birthday, June 12, 1942. That same day, he enlisted in the U.S. Navy as a Seaman 2nd Class. Receiving ...

United States Military Academy

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West Point, N.Y., was originally utilized as a strategic defense location during the American Revolution. West Point is geographically located on a 100 ft. plateau overlooking the Hudson River. After the American victory Congress created a Corps of Invalids (veterans) that were transferred to West Point for the purpose of instructing candidates for commission. In 1802 Congress legally established the United States Military Academy at West Point. The Academy produced many leaders of American forc...

Bergland, Bob Selmer, 1928-

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Congressman, Secretary of Agriculture. From the description of Reminiscences of Robert Bergland : oral history, 1982. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 309727331 Executive vice president of the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association. From the description of Speeches and statements, 1985-1989 / Bob Bergland. 1985-1989. (National Agricultural Library). WorldCat record id: 32686826 ...

Illinois. Department of Agriculture

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The Department of Agriculture was originally created in 1871 to promote agriculture, horticulture, and related manufactures and domestic arts. Business was conducted by a State Board of Agriculture made up of representatives from each of the state's U.S. congressional districts (L. 1871, pp. 113-114). The present Department of Agriculture was created by the Civil Administrative Code of 1917 and directed to carry out the responsibilities of the previous department as well as those of...

Block, John R.

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Born on Feb. 15, 1935 in Galesburg, Ill., and grew up on the family farm in Knox County, near Knoxville, Ill. He began his education in the local one room school, attending high school in tiny Knoxville High School. Upon graduation, Block attended the United States Military Academy at West Point, receiving his commission as a Second Lieutenant in the Infantry in 1957. After further military training and service with the 101st Airborne Division at Fort Campbell, Ky., Block resigned his commission...

Illinois Farm Bureau.

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DePue, Mark R.

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Volcker, Paul Adolph Jr., 1927-2019

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Paul Adolph Volcker Jr. (/ˈvoʊlkər/; September 5, 1927 – December 8, 2019) was an American economist. He served two terms as the 12th Chair of the Federal Reserve under U.S. presidents Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan from August 1979 to August 1987. He is widely credited with having ended the high levels of inflation seen in the United States during the 1970s and early 1980s. He was the chairman of the Economic Recovery Advisory Board under President Barack Obama from February 2009 until January ...

Illinois State Museum

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Mitterrand, François, 1916-1996

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President of France, 1981- From the description of François Mitterrand speeches and writings, 1981-1986. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754871821 ...

Reagan, Ronald, 1911-2004

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Ronald Wilson Reagan (1911-2004) was the 40th President of the United States and served two terms in office from 1981 to 1989. He was born on February 6, 1911, in Tampico, Illinois, the second son of Nelle Wilson and John Edward ("Jack") Reagan. His father nicknamed him "Dutch" as a baby. In 1920 the family resettled in Dixon, Illinois. In 1928 Reagan graduated from Dixon High School, where he had been student body president, an actor in school plays, and a student athlete. He partici...

Butz, Earl L. (Earl Lauer), 1909-2008

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Government official, educator. From the description of Reminiscences of Earl Lauer Butz : oral history, 1968. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122569472 ...

Thompson, James Robert, 1936-2020

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James R. Thompson, Illinois’ 39th governor, held the record for being Illinois’ governor with the longest term in office. Thompson, a Republican, was elected for a two year term in 1976, and reelected for 3 four year terms. After 14 years in office, Thompson did not run for another four year term in 1990. Thompson was born in Chicago on May 8, 1936. From 1959 to 1964 Thompson was a prosecutor for the Cook County States Attorney’s Office. In 1969 he was appointed Chief of the Department of Law En...