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Historical Data

A collection of historical data collected in the course of doing my research. You can also focus more narrowly by these sub-categories:
Presidential Approval Ratings | Miscellaneous Historical Data | Public Opinion


Unemployment Rates by President, 1948-2020

by David Coleman

A breakdown of U.S. unemployment rates by presidency, from Harry S. Truman to Donald J. Trump.

Filed Under: Miscellaneous Tagged With: economy

NSC Meetings of the George H.W. Bush Administration

by David Coleman

A list of the dates and topics of National Security Council meetings in the George H.W. Bush administration from 1989 through 1992.

Filed Under: NSC Meetings Tagged With: Bush 41, NSC

NSC Meetings of the Reagan Administration

by David Coleman

A list of the dates and topics of National Security Council meetings in the Reagan administration from 1981 through 1988.

Filed Under: NSC Meetings Tagged With: NSC, Reagan

NSC Meetings of the Carter Administration

by David Coleman

A list of the dates and topics of National Security Council meetings in the Carter administration from 1977 through 1980.

Filed Under: NSC Meetings Tagged With: Carter, NSC

NSC Meetings in the Ford Administration

by David Coleman

A list of the dates and topics of National Security Council meetings in the Ford administration from 1974 through 1976.

Filed Under: NSC Meetings Tagged With: Ford, NSC

NSC Meetings in the Nixon Administration

by David Coleman

A list of the dates and topics of National Security Council meetings in the Nixon administration from 1969 through 1974.

Filed Under: NSC Meetings Tagged With: Nixon, NSC

Chronology of Thurgood Marshall’s Appointment to the Supreme Court

by David Coleman

A chronology of Thurgood Marshall’s nomination, confirmation, and appointment to the Supreme Court in the summer and fall of 1967.

Filed Under: Timelines Tagged With: LBJ, Supreme Court, Thurgood Marshall

NSC Meetings in the Johnson Administration

by David Coleman

A list of the dates and topics of National Security Council meetings in the Johnson administration from 1963 through 1968.

Filed Under: NSC Meetings Tagged With: LBJ, NSC

Where U.S. Military Personnel Are Stationed Around the World in 2014

by David Coleman

A map showing where active duty U.S. military forces are stationed in foreign countries as of June 30, 2014.

Filed Under: Miscellaneous Tagged With: military

NSC ExComm Meetings, 1962-1963

by David Coleman

A complete list of the meetings of the Executive Committee of the National Security Council, a special group created by President John F. Kennedy during the Cuban Missile Crisis.

Filed Under: NSC Meetings Tagged With: Cuban Missile Crisis, ExComm, JFK

NSC Meetings in the Kennedy Administration

by David Coleman

A list of the dates and topics of National Security Council meetings in the Kennedy administration from 1961 through 1963.

Filed Under: NSC Meetings Tagged With: JFK, NSC

British Nuclear Weapons Stockpile, 1953-2013

by David Coleman

Charts showing the growth and reduction in the number of British nuclear weapons over the past 60 years after the United Kingdom became the third member of the nuclear club.

Filed Under: Nuclear Weapons Tagged With: nuclear history, United Kingdom, US-UK Relations

LBJ’s Presidential Approval Ratings

by David Coleman

After starting strong in a period of national mourning after JFK’s assassination, LBJ’s approval ratings slipped consistently as his disapproval ratings climbed.

Filed Under: Presidential Approval Ratings Tagged With: LBJ

NSC Meetings in the Eisenhower Administration

by David Coleman

A list of the dates and topics of National Security Council meetings in the Eisenhower administration from 1953 through 1961.

Filed Under: NSC Meetings Tagged With: Eisenhower, NSC

NSC Meetings in the Truman Administration

by David Coleman

A list of the dates and topics of National Security Council meetings in the Truman administration from 1947 through 1953.

Filed Under: NSC Meetings Tagged With: NSC, Truman

Nixon’s Presidential Approval Ratings

by David Coleman

Despite the strongly negative view a large majority of Americans held of Nixon towards the end of his presidency, his average across his whole presidency was held up by strong approval ratings in the first years of his presidency.

Filed Under: Presidential Approval Ratings Tagged With: Nixon

Members of the United States Intelligence Board 1962-63

by David Coleman

The United States Intelligence Board was often referred to during the Cuban Missile Crisis. Here’s a list of its members at the time.

Filed Under: Articles, Miscellaneous Tagged With: CIA, intelligence

U.S. Military Personnel 1954-2014

by David Coleman

Here are how the numbers of active duty military personnel have fluctuated over the past 60 years through the Vietnam War, Cold War, and wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Filed Under: Miscellaneous Tagged With: Cold War, military, Vietnam War

Presidential Inauguration Dates, Washington to Biden

by David Coleman

A complete list of American presidential inauguration dates from George Washington to Donald Trump.

Filed Under: Miscellaneous Tagged With: Presidential History

JFK’s Presidential Approval Ratings

by David Coleman

President John F. Kennedy enjoyed very high public approval ratings compared with most modern presidents.

Filed Under: Presidential Approval Ratings Tagged With: JFK, Presidential History

How Many People are Employed by the U.S. Federal Government? The Numbers, Since 1962

by David Coleman

The trends of the number of U.S. Federal Government employees over the past half-century are surprising.

Filed Under: Miscellaneous Tagged With: economy, federal government, JFK