Presidential Visits to New Jersey

A History

Peter Zablocki

• Publisher: The History Press
• Year: 2022
• ISBN:
  9781439676493
• Topic: History
• Subtopic: North American History
• Index: History

All Hail the Chief in the Garden State

Some, like Abraham Lincoln in 1861, came to garner support. Others, like N.J. Governor Woodrow Wilson in 1912, remained and rode that support to the White House. And still, others, like James Garfield in 1881, came to die. New Jersey's past is full of memorable Presidential visits - and home to some lesser-known ones. Thousands of people came out to support Teddy Roosevelt, his cousin Franklin D. Roosevelt, Dwight D. Eisenhower, and Lyndon B. Johnson. Others like Franklin Pierce, Benjamin Harrison, Ulysses S. Grant, and even more recently, Donald J. Trump saw the Jersey Shore as the perfect rest stop from the hustle and bustle of the capital. The story of these visits and others like them transcend politics to show the historical significance of not just the great men, but also that of the Garden State.

Author Peter Zablocki presents the heated elections, political events, and critical moments of Presidents in New Jersey.

Table of contents

• Front Cover
• Half Title
• Title Page
• Copyright
• Dedication
• Contents
• Preface
• Acknowledgements
• 1. Lincoln’s Plea for Unity
• 2. The Jersey Shore of Grant, Harrison and Others
• 3. Garfield’s Twelve Days in Jersey
• 4. The Three-Cornered Race of Taft, Roosevelt and Wilson
• 5. The Allure of Franklin D. Roosevelt
• 6. New Jersey Likes Ike
• 7. Johnsonmania Eclipses Kennedy
• 8. Reagan Woos New Jersey
• 9. Clinton Takes Over Bush
• 10. Twenty-First Century: From George W. to Biden
• Afterword
• Notes
• Selected Bibliography
• About the Author