Richard Johnson
Richard Johnson
Vice President under Martin Van Buren from 1837 to 1841. He was the only VP to be elected under the prerogatives of the Twelfth Amendment.
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth17 October 1780
CityLouisville, KY
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I loved coming back again. There's an energy here and a feeling of interest. The students definitely were into the music once we got going. I liked that.
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We are very happy that the commission took action to deny the application and preserve the floodplain.
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We had to get something to eat. What are they doing pulling a gun?
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My junior year was fun. I had quite a few wins, and I'm proud that I was able to win the OCC.
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China in 2006 will remain one of the most exciting real estate markets in Asia, and globally.
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I lost to my brother during tryouts, so I had to cut down to 103 pounds to have a spot on the varsity lineup. I had never experienced that kind of competition before, so it was a tough adjustment, but I did all right.
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I think he felt he was part of a Hollywood community. He would do wedding announcements and birth announcements. He wasn't interested in sexual peccadilloes and drug habits. And my readers are much more interested in sexual peccadilloes and drug habits.
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Just for a pedestrian it's very hard to get across this street. For someone in a wheelchair I wouldn't attempt it.
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I think workers are increasingly going to be on their own as they plan for retirement. They are not going to be able to rely on their employers and on the government as they have in the past.
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If students knew about this practice, they'd have a fit.
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We make the offer?because the mission of animal control officers is a little different from our mission.
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We have to be aware of what's going on, where we're at at all times, and how much traffic is flowing. It's just something we have to be more vigilant of.
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We're also having general flooding (on roads) because the water has nowhere else to go. If it continues and we get more damage, we'll roll into a (double) 12-hour shift like we do for snow removal.
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We have a lot of space to fill, so having a nemesis that we can bash regularly just makes our job easier -- and quite a bit more fun.