Best Senator
John Glenn was a pioneering aviator and public servant. He achieved historic distinction as the first U.S. astronaut to orbit Earth, piloting the spacecraft Friendship 7 during Project Mercury in 1962. Later serving as a U.S. Senator, Glenn’s career spanned aviation, space exploration, and governmen...
Daniel Webster was an influential 19th-century American legal figure. He served as a U.S. Senator and delivered powerful arguments before the Supreme Court, shaping constitutional interpretation. His career involved significant contributions to national policy and he is particularly relevant for sch...
Henry Clay was a prominent American attorney, statesman, and orator who represented Kentucky in both the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives during the early 19th century. He served multiple terms as Speaker of the House and was appointed Secretary of State under President John Quincy Adams. Ni...
Harry S. Truman (1884-1972) served as the 33rd President of the United States from 1945 to 1953, assuming office after the death of Franklin D. Roosevelt during World War II. His presidency was marked by several momentous decisions, including authorizing the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki...
Sam Ervin was an American lawyer and politician who served as a United States Senator from North Carolina from 1954 to 1974. A Democrat and self-described country lawyer, he built a reputation as a legal scholar with a deep knowledge of constitutional law. He gained national prominence in 1973 when...
The Mausoleum of Lucius Munatius Plancus is an ancient Roman tomb situated on a hill overlooking Gaeta, Italy. It was built for Lucius Munatius Plancus, a Roman consul, censor, and the founder of the city of Lugdunum (modern Lyon). The monumental structure features a large cylindrical drum resting o...
Barack Obama is an American politician who served as the 44th President of the United States from 2009 to 2017. Before his presidency, Obama represented Illinois in the U.S. Senate (2005-2008) and served in the Illinois State Senate. He made history as the first African American elected to the presi...
John McCain was an American naval officer and Republican politician who represented Arizona in Congress for more than three decades. He served in the House of Representatives from 1983 to 1987 and in the U.S. Senate from 1987 until 2018. During the Vietnam War he was shot down, captured, and held as...
Rufus Choate (1799–1859) was an American lawyer, orator, and politician from Massachusetts who served in both the United States House of Representatives and the Senate. As a member of the Whig Party, he succeeded Daniel Webster in the Senate. He is best remembered for his successful legal career and...
Judah P. Benjamin was an American lawyer and politician who served as a U.S. Senator from Louisiana. He was the first Jewish individual to hold a cabinet-level position in North America, serving as the Attorney General, Secretary of War, and Secretary of State for the Confederate States during the 1...
Walter Mondale was an American lawyer and Democratic politician who served as vice president of the United States under President Jimmy Carter from 1977 to 1981. He previously represented Minnesota in the U.S. Senate and later served as the United States ambassador to Japan. As the Democratic presid...
Mitt Romney is an American Republican politician and businessman who represented Utah in the United States Senate from 2019 through January 2025. He previously served as governor of Massachusetts from 2003 to 2007 and was the Republican nominee for president in the 2012 election. Before entering ele...
Amy Klobuchar is a Democrat who has represented Minnesota in the United States Senate since 2007. Before entering the Senate, she served as Hennepin County attorney, the chief prosecutor for Minnesota's most populous county, and worked as a lawyer in private practice. She earned degrees from Yale an...
Daniel Patrick Moynihan was an American sociologist, diplomat, public intellectual, and Democratic politician. He served as United States ambassador to the United Nations from 1975 to 1976 and represented New York in the United States Senate from 1977 until 2001. His career also included influential...
Cory Anthony Booker is an American lawyer and Democratic politician who has represented New Jersey in the United States Senate since winning a 2013 special election. He previously served on Newark's municipal council and as the city's mayor from 2006 to 2013. Booker was the first African American po...
Harry Reid was an American lawyer and politician who served as a US Senator from Nevada from 1987 to 2017, notably holding the position of Senate Majority Leader from 2007 to 2015.
Living History (2003) is Hillary Rodham Clinton's memoir covering her years as First Lady of the United States from 1993 to 2001.
Chuck Schumer is an American lawyer and politician serving as a US Senator from New York since 1999, notable for being the first New Yorker to become Senate Majority Leader.
Josh Hawley is an American lawyer and Republican politician serving as a US Senator from Missouri since 2019, recognized for his objection to the 2020 presidential election results.
U.S. Attorney General (2001–2005) under George W. Bush, former Missouri governor and senator, who oversaw implementation of the USA PATRIOT Act following the September 11, 2001 attacks.
