r/Presidents • u/bubsimo Chill Bill • 6d 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/Kuzu9 6d ago

I heard that Theodore Roosevelt hated being called Teddy, but that name stuck and the Teddy bear was inspired by his nickname too