Powers of the President of the United States The amount of military detail handled personally by the President in wartime has varied dramatically. George Washington, the first U.S. president, firmly established military subordination under civilian authority. In 1794, Washington used his constitutional powers to assemble 12,000 militia to quell the Whiskey Rebellion—a conflict in western Pennsylvania involving armed farmers and distillers who refused to pay excise tax on spirits. According to historian Joseph Ellis, this was the "first and only time a sitting American president led troops in the field", though James Madison briefly took control of artillery units in defense of Washington D.C. during the War of
The Woman Who Was Forgotten presents her with a check. Miss Miller’s former students make plans to have her over for dinner, but she stays until she can be alone in the building again, writing an inspirational quote on the chalkboard one last time before leaving. “The Woman Who Was Forgotten” was originally published in "The American Magazine" in 1926. Following its publication, the National Education Association reprinted it in the "National Education Association Journal". When the film rights to the story were sold, Aldrich donated a part of the proceeds to a Washington D.C. home for retired teachers. An early sound-era film adaptation, also