As of today (June 20th, 2023), Joe Biden has served 881 days as President. This means he has now been in office for the same amount of time that Warren G. Harding served11mo ⋅ Mooooooof7 ⋅ r/Presidents
Postcard photo of Harry Truman in uniform, France (c. 1918). He is the only President to have seen combat during WW1. Although he was initially rejected from the army due to poor eyesight, he was able to join the national guard by secretly memorizing the eye chart11mo ⋅ Mooooooof7 ⋅ r/Presidents
Thomas Jefferson's presidential portrait and a 2020 recreation with his great-great-great-great-great-great grandson Shannon LaNier1yr ⋅ Mooooooof7 ⋅ r/Presidents
Hillary Clinton from her HS yearbook. Clinton was raised in a conservative household and was a Republican Goldwater Girl for the 1964 election. She was elected President of the Young Republicans Club at Wellesley College, where she also interned for then-U.S. Rep. Gerald Ford in her junior year11mo ⋅ Mooooooof7 ⋅ r/Presidents
In a May 2012 interview, Joe Biden endorsed same-sex marriage, forcing Obama to adopt it as the administration's official stance. Nearly 10 years later, Biden signs the Respect for Marriage Act, officially repealing DOMA and codifying Obergefell v. Hodges & Loving v. Virginia (interracial marriage)1yr ⋅ Mooooooof7 ⋅ r/Presidents
Queen Elizabeth II has passed away, aged 96. She met 13 of the last 14 US Presidents1yr ⋅ Mooooooof7 ⋅ r/Presidents
Barack Obama and his mother-in-law Marian Robinson on election night, 200811mo ⋅ Mooooooof7 ⋅ r/Presidents
JFK grieves as he's informed of the murder of Patrice Lumumba, former Prime Minister and independence leader of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (February 13th, 1961). Lumumba was killed three days before Kennedy's inauguration, but his death was kept secret and only revealed weeks later11mo ⋅ Mooooooof7 ⋅ r/Presidents
r/Presidents has recently crossed 20k subscribers, doubling its size in just the past 6 months alone!11mo ⋅ Mooooooof7 ⋅ r/Presidents
Ronald Reagan testifying before the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) in 1947. He was 1 of at least 18 confidential FBI informants used to gauge Communist infiltration of the film industry1yr ⋅ Mooooooof7 ⋅ r/Presidents
Herbert Hoover's last telegram to Harry Truman, after the latter fell and fractured two ribs in the bathtub. Less than a week later, Hoover would pass away due to a massive internal hemorrhage; These are his last known written words1yr ⋅ Mooooooof7 ⋅ r/Presidents
Ronald Reagan voiced support for several proposed constitutional amendments: mandating a balanced budget, a national abortion ban, and permitting organized prayer in public school. He also opposed the Equal Rights Amendment, and tried to start a movement to repeal the 22nd amendment1yr ⋅ Mooooooof7 ⋅ r/Presidents
John Wilkes Booth’s unmarked grave in Baltimore, MD. Visitors often leave pennies on the tombstone2yr ⋅ Mooooooof7 ⋅ r/Presidents
From Jackson to Biden: The ENTIRE pantheon of Democratic Presidents and how it transformed from the 1830's to the 2020's2yr ⋅ Mooooooof7 ⋅ r/Presidents
Emancipation & Evolution: Abraham Lincoln and Charles Darwin were both born on February 12th, 1809, mere hours apart. Which other influential historical figures share a birthday with a President?1yr ⋅ Mooooooof7 ⋅ r/Presidents
TIL Harry S. Truman was the first world leader to officially recognize Israel as a legitimate Jewish state, only eleven minutes after its creation on May 14th, 19481yr ⋅ Mooooooof7 ⋅ r/Presidents
Voting Record Map: Whether a state has voted Democratic or Republican more times in Presidential elections since 18561yr ⋅ Mooooooof7 ⋅ r/Presidents
When Woodrow Wilson expected to lose reelection to Charles Evan Hughes in 1916, he wrote plans to have his Secretary of State resign, appoint Hughes to the position, and then himself resign with VEEP Marshall, thus immediately elevating Hughes to the presidency in the interest of national security1yr ⋅ Mooooooof7 ⋅ r/Presidents
In what order would you rank these domestic programs/visions of the early and mid-20th century Presidents??1yr ⋅ Mooooooof7 ⋅ r/Presidents
Four US Presidents and one Vice President have been recipients of the Nobel Peace Prize since it was first awarded in 1901. The reasons for each award is provided in the comments, and have been sources of controversy due to political nature. How much do you think each recipient deserves the award?1yr ⋅ Mooooooof7 ⋅ r/Presidents
There's no question on my mind that in this century, the three greatest politicians . . . were Theodore Roosevelt, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Lyndon Johnson. Nobody else of the Presidents was in their league as political operators – Richard Nixon, 1982 Interview1yr ⋅ Mooooooof7 ⋅ r/Presidents
From Lincoln to Trump: The ENTIRE pantheon of Republican Presidents and how it transformed over 160 years1yr ⋅ Mooooooof7 ⋅ r/Presidents
Age of Death Tierlist: What age range each President was when they died (Ordered youngest to oldest L-R in each tier)2yr ⋅ Mooooooof7 ⋅ r/Presidents
TIL Ulysses S. Grant cast his first presidential vote for James Buchanan in 1856. He believed that electing John C. Fremont would lead to secession and war, and also cited disdain of Fremont's character as a reason for his vote1yr ⋅ Mooooooof7 ⋅ r/Presidents
Harry Truman and his mother Martha Ellen Truman in May 1945, a month after Harry took office. She was born in rural Missouri in 1852, raised by a family of southern and later Confederate sympathizers. Upon first visiting the White House, she reportedly refused to sleep in the Lincoln Bedroom11mo ⋅ Mooooooof7 ⋅ r/Presidents
One year ago today, the U.S. capitol was attacked in an effort to overturn the 2020 election results. The event quickly became a defining moment of the Trump presidency and resulted in his second impeachment2yr ⋅ Mooooooof7 ⋅ r/Presidents
How I would describe the relationship between each President and their Vice President. If a President had multiple Veeps, the list only refers to their first one2yr ⋅ Mooooooof7 ⋅ r/Presidents
I knew what I was doing when I stopped the war that would have killed a half million youngsters on both sides if those bombs had not been dropped. I have no regrets and, under the same circumstances, I would do it again – and this letter is not confidential. - Harry Truman, 19632yr ⋅ Mooooooof7 ⋅ r/Presidents
From Teddy to Trump: How the pantheon of Republican Presidents has transformed since the early 20th century2yr ⋅ Mooooooof7 ⋅ r/Presidents
He has been called a mediocre man; but this is unwarranted flattery. He was a politician of monumental littleness. — Theodore Roosevelt, thoughts on John Tyler1yr ⋅ Mooooooof7 ⋅ r/Presidents
TIL when Lewis Strauss was denied confirmation as Sec. of Commerce in 1959, Pres. Eisenhower remarked it was the second most shameful day in Senate history – second only to the impeachment of Andrew Johnson in 1868. Strauss was the only cabinet nominee rejected by the Senate between 1925 & 19898mo ⋅ Mooooooof7 ⋅ r/Presidents
Presidents Abroad: How many unique foreign countries each President visited while in office (ordered Least --> Most within tiers)2yr ⋅ Mooooooof7 ⋅ r/Presidents
Both nominees on the Republican presidential ticket for 2016 and 2020 were former Democrats. Trump's party affiliation was Democratic between 2001 and 2009. Pence's affiliation was Democratic until 1983, when he became an evangelical born-again Christian and switched to Republican1yr ⋅ Mooooooof7 ⋅ r/Presidents
Which President(s) do you think genuinely transformed their political ideology/views the most during their time in office?1yr ⋅ Mooooooof7 ⋅ r/Presidents
Two Presidents who presided over America's transformation into a major world power; Who do you think had a better FOREIGN policy?1yr ⋅ Mooooooof7 ⋅ r/Presidents
Harry Truman and Eisenhower are often neck and neck with each other in historical rankings, and are both regarded as top 10 Presidents in such rankings as well. Who is your favorite between these two? Who do you think was a better POTUS and why?2yr ⋅ Mooooooof7 ⋅ r/Presidents
From Wilson to Obama: A pantheon of Democratic Presidents spanning a century (1910s - 2010s). Interesting to see how the party transformed over 100 years2yr ⋅ Mooooooof7 ⋅ r/Presidents
Executive Pardon Tierlist: How many people each President pardoned or granted clemency3yr ⋅ Mooooooof7 ⋅ r/Presidents
The Birthday Paradox states that it only takes a group of 23 people for the probability of a shared birthday to reach 50%. It took 28 Presidents to find the first Presidential pair (omitting Cleveland’s two presidencies as separate). Three Vice Presidents also share a birthday1yr ⋅ Mooooooof7 ⋅ r/Presidents
APUSH Tierlist: How much each President was covered in my APUSH class last year. Region is SE suburban Pennsylvania if that means anything3yr ⋅ Mooooooof7 ⋅ r/Presidents
Inherited Crises Tierlist: Presidents ranked upon the magnitude of challenge(s) and crises they inherited upon taking office2yr ⋅ Mooooooof7 ⋅ r/Presidents
Which President do you think is good overall, yet still overrated at the same time? Which President do you think is bad overall, yet still underrated?11mo ⋅ Mooooooof7 ⋅ r/Presidents
Presidents according to their policy/views on immigration (not strictly limited to their presidency). Feel free to ask about any placements2yr ⋅ Mooooooof7 ⋅ r/Presidents
On this day 181 years ago, William Henry Harrison succumbed to his battle with pneumonia and passed away at 12:30 A.M. He was 68 years old and had been in office for exactly one month2yr ⋅ Mooooooof7 ⋅ r/Presidents
21 Years Later: How Presidents shifted in their Overall C-SPAN Historian rankings from 2000 to 20213yr ⋅ Mooooooof7 ⋅ r/Presidents
What are some bad bills/policies that Presidents enacted with good intentions? What are some good bills/policies enacted with bad or the wrong intentions?1yr ⋅ Mooooooof7 ⋅ r/Presidents
Despite its ties to progressivism, prohibition was not supported by any of the progressive-era Presidents (TR, Taft, Wilson), all of whom were light-to-moderate drinkers. Harding, who was known to drink, voted in favor of the 18th amendment and Volstead Act (in addition to overriding Wilson's veto)11mo ⋅ Mooooooof7 ⋅ r/Presidents
SCOTUS Appointments Tierlist: How many NEW Supreme Court justices each President appointed during their administration2yr ⋅ Mooooooof7 ⋅ r/Presidents
Tierlist based on whether I think a President performed better in their foreign or domestic policy2yr ⋅ Mooooooof7 ⋅ r/Presidents
