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...from public life by the end of their terms. Millard Fillmore spent the rest of his days in quiet anonymity (as he had spent his time in the White House, detractors say). Calvin Coolidge did little better. Eisenhower golfed (hole-in-one at the age of 77!) and LBJ hung out with his grandchildren. Others, however, found the strain of high office to be too much. James K. Polk died three months after leaving the White House. Franklin Pierce, whose 11-year-old son had been killed in a train accident just weeks before his inauguration, drank. And Chester...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Presidential Second Acts | 1/20/2009 | See Source »

...When the Obamas settle in, they'll be greeted by mementos and antiques that commemorate the nation's past - Robert E. Lee's signed resignation to Lincoln, the badge of the policeman who was killed saving Truman's life, the same portraits that hung in the sitting room where the Marshall Plan and Truman Doctrine were hammered out. Today it also contains furnishings and various bric-a-brac donated by House and Garden, General Electric, and Elizabeth Arden among others. During the Blair House's last facelift, Congress agreed only to pay for its structural improvements. For decorations and other...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Blair House: World's Most Exclusive Hotel | 1/15/2009 | See Source »

Televisa has also resisted showing the messages that the cartels write or print on blankets, which are strewn over bridges and hung on public walls as part of their campaign of terrorism. Known as narco mantas (capes), many messages in recent months have accused the administration of President Felipe Calderón of working with the Sinaloa cartel based on Mexico's Pacific Coast. Monterrey is home to the rival Gulf cartel, which is believed to be behind many of these messages...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Mexico Media on High Alert After Attack on Televisa | 1/15/2009 | See Source »

...dealer at least eight times for warranty work. The only thing worse than the quality of the vehicle was the quality of service I received. Not surprisingly, the dealership is now out of business. I wouldn't buy another Ford vehicle if the fate of mankind hung in the balance. Steve Devereaux, Staten Island...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Inbox | 1/1/2009 | See Source »

...know she'd want to bring just the right outfits, so he reconsidered. "I ran right out and bought Vegas-y clothes - like minidresses," she laughs. "We flew first-class to Vegas and stayed at the Venetian...We ate at the most incredible restaurants - places like Bouchon - and he hung out with me by the pool, which was a big sacrifice for a pasty white guy." Though the two have since parted ways, she still remembers the vacation and the sentiment, if not the boyfriend, fondly...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Love Your Partner? Send Him Away! | 12/26/2008 | See Source »

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