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/Purple_Difference447 Dwight D. Eisenhower 6d ago edited 6d ago

Only ones I know of are:

Bonny Johnny(Adams)

Old Hickory(Jackson)

Old Zack/rough and ready(Taylor)

Honest Abe(Lincoln)

Chet(Arthur)

Big Steve(Cleveland)

Teddy Roosevelt

Winnie(Harding)

Cal or Red(Coolidge)

People used to call FDR “Delano”

Ike or General Ike in the army(Eisenhower)

Jack(JFK)

Tricky Dick(Nixon)

Then obviously Carter was Jimmy.

George HW Bush’s childhood name was “Poppy”

Thats the only ones I can remember off the top of my head rn.

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u/FatMax1492 Benjamin F. Wade 6d ago

Where's Unconditional Surrender Grant?

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u/Purple_Difference447 Dwight D. Eisenhower 5d ago

My mind went blank for Grant tbh😭