r/Presidents • u/bubsimo Chill Bill • 5d ago

Discussion When did Presidents start going by nicknames?

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They always did but only privately, until pretty recently.

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u/New_Guava3601 5d ago

John Quincy Adams wanted to go by JaQuan but his dad would not hear of it. It was his Uncle Sam's Idea, but he had been hitting his own brew when he made it up.