We can learn a lot from our presidents — even the – Latest News
Commanding personalities
As summer season approaches, don’t neglect your historical past. Here’s a presidential lesson or two.
John Quincy Adams — regardless of his great final identify — was fierce, haughty, unforgiving. Also cold, austere. Swam bare each morning in the Potomac. Nice. Would make Putin appear to be a Hallmark valentine.
Cuddly Andrew Jackson. “Old Hickory” resolved variations with fists and a sword. Think Nancy Pelosi in long drawers.
Martin Van Buren. Smooth talker, perfumed dandy, cherished making speeches.
1837 William Henry Harrison about whom even Mrs. Harrison couldn’t keep in mind.
James Polk. Democrat. In his early days, palled round with Francis Scott Key, “The Star-Spangled Banner” writer. Wherever they’re now they’re toasting Taylor Swift.
1841, VP John Tyler out of the blue turns into president. Mild-mannered. Constituents fretted he’s incapable of working the nation. During his tenure 618 banks closed. One time period solely. He has since reappeared in the persona of Hunter Biden’s daddy.
Zachary Taylor. Helped set up the Panama Canal which now we’re attempting to schlep back from Panama.
Millard Fillmore. Nothing about him that labored besides that he lastly bought out of workplace. I imply the place are you going with the identify Millard?
James Buchanan. His ebook was titled “Mr. Buchanan’s Administration on the Eve of Rebellion.” Only canines pored over it.
Abraham Lincoln. Nine thousand motion pictures made about him. Now the subject of the about-to-win-a-Tony “Oh, Mary!” Everybody’s performed him however Dolly Parton.
Andrew Johnson had a tailor store. So did my grandfather. Johnson grew to become president. My grampa not.
Ulysses S. Grant’s political information — small. Booze consumption — LARGE. Had he exhaled the Rockies would’ve been pebbles.
James Garfield. Republican. July ’81 shot by a crazed disenchanted office-seeker.
Chester Arthur. Told, “drop the nomination as you would a red-hot shoe from the forge.” His run for the nomination halfhearted.
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Grover Cleveland. Ran amok. Fathered an illegitimate youngster. Opposition slogan was: “Ma, ma, where’s my pa?”
William McKinley. Shot in the stomach by an anarchist in Buffalo.
Theodore Roosevelt. Republican. Larger-than-life chief who confronted obstacles head-on. Said was: “He’s not an American. He is America.”
1909-1913 the twenty seventh president was William Howard Taft. Republican. He known as the White House “the loneliest place in the world.”
Be it recognized that Abraham Lincoln as soon as mentioned: “A woman is the only thing I am afraid of that I know will not hurt me.” Yeah? Well, someplace he ought to see B’method’s “Oh, Mary!” get its Tony.
Only in America, youngsters, solely in America.
