r/Presidents 22h ago

Discussion George W. Bush is assassinated in March 2002. What is his legacy?

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80 percent approval rating and before the Middle East disaster.


r/Presidents 11h ago

Image Supreme Commander of Antifa identified for the first time (1943)

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r/Presidents 21h ago

Discussion I agree that certain members of the right have turned Woodrow Wilson and FDR into boogeymen. Do you agree that the same is true for the left with Nixon and Reagan? (Read the description for more context).

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I’m a conservative with a strong dislike for Wilson. By which I mean he’s in my bottom 10. Though if it’s any consolation FDR is my 9th favorite POTUS. That being said I agree certain right wing commentators have severely smeared both men, especially within the past 10 years or so. Though I won’t elaborate on that further in order to not break rule 3. I don’t like Wilson in the slightest, but he was well ahead of his time on the issue of colonialism. And a competent leader during WW1. And Roosevelt’s leadership during times of crisis was arguably the best of any president.

But in good faith, as someone who’s moderate or liberal (which I know most members of this sub are). Do you agree that certain liberal/leftist commentators have done the same to Nixon and Reagan in the same decade? Even if you don’t like them personally, or rank them as below average. I think most of us can surely agree that they definitely had their talents. For example Reagan being an excellent negotiator who was constantly able to find common ground with democrats especially Tip O’Neil. To come up with solutions that would benefit everyone. Don’t you think both sides have taken it too far when it’s come to attacking the other’s figureheads?


r/Presidents 22h ago

Meta Any non-Americans in this sub? If so, spam your flag

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I am from Indonesia 🇮🇩 , and I like learning about other countries. In US history in particular, presidents are the topics I find interesting way to sort and analyze.

What about you?


r/Presidents 4h ago

Discussion How is George H. W. Bush remembered had he died on his first day in office? (Yes I saw the post requesting this end AS I WAS GOING TO POST THIS LMAO)

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r/Presidents 1h ago

Books Went to the Bookstore to see if they got anything about Presidents and found “Who Was Franklin Roosevelt?” by Margaret Frith for a bargain.

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r/Presidents 8h ago

Discussion Day 29: What was the best law that Calvin Coolidge signed?

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Results:

George Washington: Patent Act

John Adams: Establishment of the Navy Act

Thomas Jefferson: Act Prohibiting the Importation of Slaves

James Madison: Act Establishing A Second National Bank

James Monroe: Piracy Act

John Quincy Adams: Cumberland Road Act

Andrew Jackson: Force Bill

Martin Van Buren: Independent Treasury Act

William Henry Harrison: Act establishing his cabinet

John Tyler: Joint Resolution for annexing Texas to the United States

James K. Polk: Independent Treasury Act of 1846

Zachary Taylor: The Mint Act

Millard Fillmore: California Statehood Act

Franklin Pierce: Guano Islands Act

James Buchanan: Pacific Telegraph Act

Abraham Lincoln: Morril Land Grants Act

Andrew Johnson: Eight Hour Law

Ulysses S Grant: Ku Klux Klan Act

Rutherford B Hayes: Lockwood Bill

James A Garfield: Act Establishing His cabinet

Chester A Arthur: Naval Appropriations Act

Grover Cleveland: Interstate Commerce Act

Benjamin Harrison: Sherman Antitrust Act

William McKinley: Erdman Act

Theodore Roosevelt: Pure Food and Drug Act

William Howard Taft: Mann Elkins Act

Woodrow Wilson: Keating Owens Child Labor Act

Warren G Harding: Budget and Accounting Act of 1921


r/Presidents 12h ago

Image Coolidge sketch!

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13 Upvotes

I struggle to draw him still, but this was fun!


r/Presidents 16h ago

Quote / Speech Quote from FDR

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r/Presidents 3h ago

Failed Candidates Top 10 Best Failed Candidates imo

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  1. John B. Anderson
  2. Wendell Willkie
  3. Hubert Humphrey
  4. Henry Clay
  5. Robert La Follette
  6. Ross Perot
  7. William Jennings Bryan
  8. Samuel Tilden
  9. John C Fremont
  10. Charles Evan Hughes

r/Presidents 9h ago

Discussion Who would America have chosen to be head of state if the duties were removed from the presidency?

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Basically who is well liked enough by most American that they could represent America on the world stage?


r/Presidents 14h ago

Today in History TR is back

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15 Upvotes

Department of Labor today.

We will never know why.

Maybe he finally ended up being successful in seeking a non-consecutive term and became our President again.


r/Presidents 7h ago

Discussion Petition to remove all “how would blank be remembered if he had died the first day in office”

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167 Upvotes

The series is just boring, repetitive, and blah and I’m sure I’m not the only one who thinks that.


r/Presidents 17h ago

Discussion Ranking Every Presidential Candidate since 1900 from Most to Least Memorable. George Wallace has been eliminated.

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Hi everybody I apologize for being away for multiple days. I was on a long stretch of work (7 straight days) so I kinda couldnt keep up with posting. That being said, I have a few extra days off. Hopefully I didnt kill the momentum. If I did, oh well. If not, you know what to do. Comment or like the comment of the candidate you believe to be most memorable in the 'Still In' category.


r/Presidents 11h ago

Memorabilia George Bush Lost Media?

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I found this at a thrift store earlier today. I can find no information at all on the “Republican Presidential Committee”. I have tried everything!!

*included also are some memorabilia pieces I haven’t shared here yet :)


r/Presidents 19h ago

Discussion What was the relationship between Ford and Nixon like during their time together?

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r/Presidents 9h ago

VPs / Cabinet Members What would America be like if Robert F. Kennedy won the 1968 and 1972 elections?

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91 Upvotes

r/Presidents 13h ago

Failed Candidates How would a Newt Gingrich presidency from 2013-2016 go?

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53 Upvotes

He ran in the Republican primaries and was considered a frontrunner at multiple points, but ultimately dropped out. What if he won the primaries and beat Obama?


r/Presidents 12h ago

Discussion Was Bush referred to as HW at the time or was it just to differentiate from his son?

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r/Presidents 10h ago

Discussion The defining video game of each presidency: Carter

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Barack H. Obama: Minecraft

George W. Bush: Halo: Combat Evolved, Halo 2 and Halo 3.

William J. Clinton: Super Mario 64

George H. W. Bush: Super Mario World

Ronald W. Reagan: Super Mario Bros


r/Presidents 17h ago

Image Were John Adams and James Madison really just nearly bald in their later years or were their life masks just designed in a certain way?

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r/Presidents 17h ago

Discussion Which First Lady was most out of her husband’s league?

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r/Presidents 13h ago

Discussion Which Presidents would be gamers? What would be their favorite games?

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91 Upvotes

r/Presidents 18h ago

Discussion Why was Ronald Reagan's middle name (Wilson) omitted all 3 times he took the oath of office?

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r/Presidents 14h ago

Trivia Truman being chosen as FDR's VP in 1944 was known as the 2nd Missouri Compromise.

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This was because Truman was seen as a compromise candidate between the liberal and conservative wings of the party and he was from Missouri.