President Nicknames
This 16th President was known as "Honest Abe" and the "Great Emancipator."
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
He was the Supreme Allied Commander during WWII before becoming the 34th President.
Who is Dwight D. Eisenhower?
She famously saved a portrait of George Washington before the British burned the White House.
Who is Dolley Madison?
This 1970s scandal involving a break-in at the Democratic National Committee headquarters led to the only presidential resignation in history.
What is Watergate?
This President famously boycotted the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow to protest the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan.
Who is Jimmy Carter?
Because of his relentless pursuit of monopolies, Theodore Roosevelt earned this "shattering" nickname.
What is the Trustbuster?
This President asked Congress for a declaration of war against Spain in 1898 after the sinking of the USS Maine.
Who is William McKinley?
This First Lady was a vocal advocate for Civil Rights and held her own press conferences, often traveling when her husband could not.
Who is Eleanor Roosevelt?
The "Teapot Dome" scandal, involving secret leasing of federal oil reserves, rocked the administration of this 1920s President.
Who is Warren G. Harding?
In 1936, this President declined to meet Olympic hero Jesse Owens after his four-gold-medal performance in Berlin.
Who is Franklin D. Roosevelt?
Andrew Jackson was nicknamed "Old Hickory" because of his toughness; his successor, Martin Van Buren, was known as "Old ____ ____," which some say gave us the term "O.K."
What is Kinderhook?
This "Father of the Constitution" was President during the War of 1812, seeing the White House burned by the British.
Who is James Madison?
Her "Just Say No" campaign was a centerpiece of the 1980s fight against drug abuse.
Who is Nancy Reagan?
This 1980s scandal involved the secret sale of weapons to a Middle Eastern country to fund rebels in Nicaragua.
What is the Iran-Contra Affair?
He is the only U.S. President to have attended an Olympic Games held on foreign soil while still in office (Beijing 2008).
Who is George W. Bush?
This WWI-era President was known as "The Schoolmaster" because he was the only President to hold a PhD.
Who is Woodrow Wilson?
Harry Truman made the controversial decision to relieve this 5-star General of his command during the Korean War.
Who is Douglas MacArthur?
She is the only First Lady to have been born outside of the United States besides Melania Trump.
Who is Louisa Adams? (Wife of John Quincy Adams; born in London).
Andrew Jackson’s first term was nearly derailed by this "Affair," which started over the social exclusion of the Secretary of War's wife.
What is the Petticoat Affair (or the Eaton Affair)?
Before becoming the 38th President, he was a star football player for Michigan and reportedly turned down offers to play in the NFL, but his Vice President, Nelson Rockefeller, actually helped bring the Winter Games to this NY town twice.
What is Lake Placid?
James P. Polk was known as "Young Hickory," but this 14th President was called "Young Hickory of the Granite Hills."
Who is Franklin Pierce?
This President, a hero of the Mexican-American War known as "Old Rough and Ready," died only 16 months into his term.
Who is Zachary Taylor?
Known as "Mrs. President," she effectively ran the executive branch after her husband, Woodrow Wilson, suffered a massive stroke.
Who is Edith Wilson?
The "Credit Mobilier" scandal, involving railroad kickbacks, tainted the administration of this former Civil War General.
Who is Ulysses S. Grant?
This President officially opened the 1984 Los Angeles Games.
Who is Ronald Reagan?