President 1
Sworn in on Air Force One
War On Poverty -Great Society-Head Start
Civil Rights 1964-1965
Lady Bird
Lyndon B Johnson
Best Athlete to Occupy the WH, V.P., 1 term, Became president because his predecessor resigned.
Gerald Ford
Republican, Ohio Congressman, Could speak and write Latin and Greek, died of gangrene after Charles Gitieu shot him.
James A Garfield
First Catholic President, 1st to have televised debate, Pay of Pigs, Cuban Missal Crisis, Attended Harvard
John F Kennedy
Peace and Prosperity, Secretary of State and War, last of Founding Fathers, Went on tour of the nation on Horse and Buggy
James Monroe
Fought in Revolutionary War, France and Brittan went to war, Mount Vernon, Whisky Tax, Neutrality, "His Excellency" Did not like to shake hands with everyone
George Washington
Secretary of State, 1st to be called Mr. President, Doubled the size of the United States with the Louisiana Purchase,
Thomas Jefferson
He opposed the Mexican-American War, Lawyer, Died at Ford's Theater, Civil War
Abraham Lincoln
Did away with the draft, 1st president to open relations with China, Said he would bring an end to Vietnam War, Watergate Sandal, 2nd time Congress wanted to Impeach a President
Richard Nixion
Trail Of Tears, 2 Terms, Vetoed Dozens of bills, War Hero of 1812, major renovations to WH
Andrew Jackson
Uncle Tom's Cabin, $40,000 for capture of Harriet Tubman, Son of a Revolutionary War Hero, His son Benjamin died, Renovations to White House, Transcontinental Railroad, Kansas-Nebraska Act
Franklin Pierce
1st election women could vote, Republican, Senator, Liked to Party, Weak-gave control to cabinet, Owned a newspaper, died of heart attack
Warren G Harding
Acquired Hawaii, went to war with Spain after USS Maine was attacked-acquired Puerto Rico and Philippines, fought in Civil War, US became a Global Power
William McKinley
Won Nobel Peace Prize, focused on Foreign Policy, humble, Wife Edith was really the first women president, We have the duty to make it safe for Democracy.
Woodrow Wilson
Dolly his wife defined 1st lady role, WH was burnt down, 2 terms, War, Secretary of State, Nationalism rose after the war.
James Madison
Panama Canal, 1st to travel abroad, Fought in Spanish-American War, Renamed mansion to WH, Children's Hour,
Theodore Roosevelt
Military Industrial Complex, Federal Highway System, Korean War General, Republican, 2 terms, Start of Cold War with Soviet Union
Dwight D Eisenhower
Indonesia, President of Harvard Law School, Senator of Illinois. US Senator, Won Nobel Peace Prize, Put 2 women on the Supreme Court, Economic Wall Street Crisis, Osama Bin Laden was killed
Barack Obama
yuppie, spoke 5 languages, Secretary of State, lost popular vote, son of former President-trained to be President.
John Quiney Adams
Came from rich family, oldest to serve-Old Granny, 8,000 word speech-longest ever, died 32 days into his term,
William Henry Harrison
Ineffective, Spoils System, No Political Experience, Spent all day Hunting and Fishing, Major renovations to WH
Chester Arthur
A chicken in every pot and a car in every garage, stock market crash, Businessman, Secretary of Commerce
Herbert Hoover
Fought in Mexican-American War, never held political office or voted, pro-union, largest slave holder but sided with Northerners regarding slavery, 2nd president to die in office
Zachary Taylor
Republican, General during Civil War, not a good public speaker, 2 terms, arrested the KKK, corruption, scandal
Ulysses Grant
Gave into slavery demands, Dred Scott Case-said blacks were property, lawyer, Congressman, Minster to GB.
James Buchanan