Presidents

How Many Languages Does a Typical United States President Know?

Quora | Posted 05.30.2012

Read More: Languages, American History, US Presidents, U.S. Presidents, Foreign Languages, President, Presidents, Politics News

This question originally appeared on Quora. By Nick Bhardwaj, VP of Monetization at NaturalMotion I am going to assume we are talking about being ...

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LOOK: Why Reagan Denied Seventh Grader's Request For 'Disaster Relief'

Posted 05.18.2012

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In the years since it was first started, Shaun Usher's blog Letters of Note has brought fans more than 750 missives from famous figures past and prese...

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Bipartisan Effort Could Limit Clinton, Bush Perks

Posted 05.08.2012

Read More: Bill Clinton, Video, Ex-Presidents, George H.W. Bush, Presidential Allowance Modernization Act, George W. Bush, Jimmy Carter, Ex-President Perks, Presidents, Politics News

Taxpayer-funded perks for ex-presidents added up to nearly $4 million in the 2011 fiscal year, records show. Perks included $15,000 for Jimmy Carter's...

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11 Things You Didn't Know About U.S. Presidents

Nancy Gibbs | Posted 04.25.2012

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At a time of deep political division, the presidents club is a place where members from both parties come together to get work done, rewrite their own histories, sometimes compete and squabble and fight--but also remind us of what political life can be.

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Don't Tweet on Me! The Founding Fathers and Twitter

Scott Shamberg | Posted 05.28.2012

Read More: Aaron Burr, Bill Clinton, Twitter, George Washington, 2012 Election, Arsenio Hall, John Adams, Founding Fathers, Thomas Jefferson, Political History, Social Media, Presidential History, Elections 2012, Presidents, Politics News

Imagine giving our Founding Fathers, some of the most learned and intelligent men in history, a tool like Twitter. Would humility win the day or would the draw of casting immediate stones outweigh etiquette?

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WATCH: I Have To Ask: Why Do You Think There Hasn't Been A Female U.S. President?

Posted 05.16.2012

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Microphone in hand, I set out to ask perfect strangers one question that I just had to know the answer to - why do you think there hasn't been a femal...

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Expecting Presidents

Christopher Holshek | Posted 04.23.2012

Read More: Citizenship, Elections 2012, Presidents Day, John Steinbeck, Values, Presidents, President Obama, Books News

Whether Barack Obama is re-elected or replaced is overwhelmingly hinged on jobs and the economy. There's more than this to being president.

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PHOTOS: American Presidents, They Are Often Immigrants Too

Posted 02.21.2012

Read More: Presidents Day, Herbert Hoover, Video, Latino Politics, Chester A. Arthur, Obama Africa, Woodrow Wilson, Andrew Jackson, James Buchanan, Immigration, Obama, Thomas Jefferson, Barack Obama, Presidents, Latino Voices News

This year, President’s Day celebration is filled with irony. We celebrate the nation's leaders at a time when anti-immigrant rhetoric, harsh ant...

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There's Rich, And Then There's Presidential Rich

24/7 Wall St. | Posted 02.20.2012

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After months of speculation, GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney recently confirmed that he is worth roughly $200 million -- give or take a million...

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A Presidential Playlist

The Huffington Post | Gazelle Emami | Posted 02.20.2012

Read More: Presidents Day, Presidents Day Playlist, Video, President Songs, Presidential Playlist, Presidents Day Songs, Songs About Presidents, Presidents, Presidents' Day, Culture News

For most holidays, you can find music that's generally of the celebratory sort. When it comes to Presidents' Day, however, the selection is more of a ...

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Women In Power: Presidents, Prime Ministers And Chancellors

Posted 03.12.2012

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For many of us, President's day just means an extra day off work and the chance to hit up the holiday sales. But, as we recall from our school days, i...

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PHOTOS: 50 States, 50 Presidential Sites

Lonely Planet | Posted 04.21.2012

Read More: Presidents Day, Holidays, Travel, American History, USA, Presidents, President, US Destinations, Holiday Travel, Destinations, Slidepollajax, Travel News

Most folks go see a movie or spend another day on the ski slopes for Presidents Day. But there's least one worthy presidential thing to do in every state of the US.

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History Hip Hop Visits Harvard

Matt Weber | Posted 03.05.2012

Read More: Smart Songs, History, Education, Hip Hop, Social Studies, Harvard, Teaching, Rap, Presidents, Education News

They are both history teachers, but not in the way you might think. Rather than chalkboard and textbook, their tools of trade are hip hop and song... and these two 20-somethings are beginning to make social studies more sociable.

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Accomplishments of Recent Presidents Worth Remembering

Byron Williams | Posted 02.15.2012

Read More: George Bush, Bill Clinton, History, Ronald Reagan, Richard Nixon, Presidential History, Gerald Ford, George W. Bush, Jimmy Carter, Lyndon Johnson, Barack Obama, Presidents, Politics News

From Lyndon Johnson to George W. Bush, each commander-in-chief has made lasting accomplishments that warrant our collective praise.

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Washington, Lincoln and FDR Were Great Presidents - and Great Radicals

Harvey J. Kaye | Posted 10.17.2011

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What we need to appreciate is that Washington, Lincoln, and Roosevelt led us through our greatest national crises and not only prevailed, but made America freer, more equal, and more democratic in the process.

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7 Vice Presidents: The Great "What-If" Presidencies

Jonathan Hobratsch | Posted 09.20.2011

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What other vice presidents-turned-presidents could have altered American history as much as a Roosevelt, Truman, Fillmore or LBJ?

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Unelectable Past Presidents: Part 3 of 3

Jonathan Hobratsch | Posted 08.28.2011

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Having now defaced the honor of 27 past presidents I must reveal "who is left?" and "how the photogenic executives line up with these unelectable twenty-seven presidents and vice-versa?"

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Unelectable Past Presidents: Part 2 of 3

Jonathan Hobratsch | Posted 08.21.2011

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There is some "appearance-based superficiality" in our presidential election process. Here are nine American presidents who would not be electable today.

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Unelectable Past Presidents: Part 1 of 3

Jonathan Hobratsch | Posted 08.14.2011

Read More: James K. Polk, Politics, George Washington, Humor, Political Humor, John Tyler, Andrew Jackson, Slidepollajax, John Adams, John Quincy Adams, James Madison, Thomas Jefferson, Martin Van Buren, Presidents, Politics News

The following are the first nine of twenty-seven American presidents that would not be electable today. It is interesting to ponder what the fate of these men would be in the 21st century.

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Patriarchs And Presidents

Rabbi Samuel April | Posted 06.19.2011

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To become the founding father of a nation, one had to challenge the status quo. From Lincoln through both World Wars, the presidents preserved the honor and tradition of America. All of those dynamics changed during the 37th presidency.

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Playing Presidents: Good History vs. Good Drama and The Actor JFK (and Jackie) Wanted To Play Him

Carl Sferrazza Anthony | Posted 06.07.2011

Read More: John F. Kennedy, Actors, Washington, The Kennedys, Film Production, George W. Bush, Harry Truman, Presidents, Thomas Jefferson, Hollywood, Woodrow Wilson, Barack Obama, George Washington, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Richard Nixon, Andrew Johnson, Grover Cleveland, Media News

Whether filtered by an archivist, historian, editor, screenwriter, actor or director, perspective on the life of another person is ultimately subjective - and there's no group of people more highly susceptible to the subjective than the presidents.

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Mark Penn Wrong on "Historical Odds" of Obama Victory

Brendan Nyhan | Posted 06.06.2011

Read More: Presidential Elections, Re-Election, Mark Penn, Presidents, Barack Obama, Pollster Analysis, Politics News

If we properly account for FDR's three victories, there's no difference in re-election performance between the parties. Republicans have had more individuals get re-elected during the same period.

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Michelle Obama Makes First Lady History... and What Was She Wearing?

Carl Sferrazza Anthony | Posted 05.25.2011

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It was a gray dress. Enough said. Credit/Getty Images More vital to the long-term interests of the nation than the clothes she wore one particular...

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Money, Money, Money: Plays Tackle The Economic Crisis

George Heymont | Posted 05.25.2011

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During the 1992 Presidential election, Bill Clinton's campaign team hit on a slogan that was easy to pronounce and just as easy for people to understa...

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Theodore Roosevelt on His Presidency: "In the End the Boldness of the Action Fully Justified Itself"

Carolyn Vega | Posted 05.25.2011

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Roosevelt's Autobiography, which begins with an account of his birth and boyhood, is peppered with detailed personal anecdotes and theoretical asides.

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