Bill Clinton presided over the longest peacetime expansion of the economy. GDP and standard of living went up across all racial and class lines. Could it be said the 90s were our “Pax Americana”?1wk ⋅ Salem1690s ⋅ r/Presidents
George Bush shaved his head in solidarity with the son of a secret service agent who was suffering from leukemia 2mo ⋅ Salem1690s ⋅ r/Presidents
Do you agree with this comment? “(Reagan) absolutely destroyed this country and set us back so far socially, economically, politically...really in every conceivable measure that we will never recover from the Reagan presidency.“1wk ⋅ Salem1690s ⋅ r/Presidents
Fun fact: Bill Clinton was just 32 when he became Governor of Arkansas (1978)1mo ⋅ Salem1690s ⋅ r/Presidents
What do you think George W. Bush’s long term legacy (50-100 years from now) will be?3mo ⋅ Salem1690s ⋅ r/Presidents
Reagan, 1980: “Instead of putting up a fence, why don’t we make it possible for (immigrants) to come here legally and open up the border both ways.”1mo ⋅ Salem1690s ⋅ r/Presidents
In this information age, with all this explosion of access to information, one of the things that's happening that's not good is people are more and more listening to people who tell them what they wanna hear. - Bill Clinton, June 19951mo ⋅ Salem1690s ⋅ r/Presidents
If Bill Clinton had managed to get his and Hillary’s universal health care plan passed in 1994, what would be their reputations today?1mo ⋅ Salem1690s ⋅ r/Presidents
The last photograph of President Franklin Roosevelt, one day before he died, at age 632mo ⋅ Salem1690s ⋅ r/lastimages
My grandfather and his sister. Despite being technically white, he was barred from whites only establishments due to his complexion while serving in the army in Alabama circa 1950. 2mo ⋅ Salem1690s ⋅ r/TheWayWeWere
Who had the most raw intelligence or intellectual skill of this group?1mo ⋅ Salem1690s ⋅ r/Presidents
For a couple years, Harry S. Truman was literally the most powerful person in human history1mo ⋅ Salem1690s ⋅ r/Presidents
Bill Clinton left office with a 66% approval rating, the highest exit approval to date1mo ⋅ Salem1690s ⋅ r/Presidents
The KGB pushed conspiracies of the CIA killing JFK to undermine the US government.1mo ⋅ Salem1690s ⋅ r/Presidents
New York City was named by King Charles II of England in honor of his brother, the Duke of York.7mo ⋅ Salem1690s ⋅ r/interesting
If Hillary had chosen Bernie as her running mate, could she have won in 2016?5mo ⋅ Salem1690s ⋅ r/Presidents
Fun fact: The car JFK was killed in was later used by Presidents Johnson, Nixon, Ford, and Carter 2mo ⋅ Salem1690s ⋅ r/Presidents
“Robert E. Lee. Robert E. Lee was a man who understood the values of a region which he represented. He was never filled with hatred. He never felt a sense of superiority. He led the southern cause with pride, yes, but with a sense of reluctance as well” - Jimmy Carter, 19781wk ⋅ Salem1690s ⋅ r/Presidents
In 1946, Ronald Reagan appeared in a radio program called to speak out the Ku Klux Klan calling their attacks a capably organized systematic campaign of fascist violence and intimidation and horror.2wk ⋅ Salem1690s ⋅ r/Presidents
On 9/22/2001, George W. Bush had an approval rating of 90%, the highest ever recorded. He left office at 34%. 1mo ⋅ Salem1690s ⋅ r/Presidents
If only Westeros had legalized gay marriage at the Great Council of 101 AC1mo ⋅ Salem1690s ⋅ r/asoiafcirclejerk
Charles Curtis was the first mixed race Vice President, and to date the only one to have significant Native American ancestry2mo ⋅ Salem1690s ⋅ r/Presidents
When President Reagan was shot, VP Bush declined landing on the South Lawn because “it would send the wrong message”2mo ⋅ Salem1690s ⋅ r/Presidents
From a medical perspective, why was FDR’s face blotchy and discolored in his final year?1mo ⋅ Salem1690s ⋅ r/Presidents
Roberta Williams, Co-Founder of Sierra On-Line, shows off her hit new game Phantasmagoria. 1995.1yr ⋅ Salem1690s ⋅ r/OldSchoolCool
A shoutout to one of the best game companies of all time, Sierra On-Line10mo ⋅ Salem1690s ⋅ r/retrogaming
Maybe the real circlejerk is the books that weren’t published along the way3wk ⋅ Salem1690s ⋅ r/asoiafcirclejerk
Anyone think the “Ultra 64” name and logo was a LOT cooler than the final N64 name and logo?9mo ⋅ Salem1690s ⋅ r/retrogaming
My grandpa and his brother playing a game, August 1973. But what were they playing?1mo ⋅ Salem1690s ⋅ r/TheWayWeWere
My great grandparents, 1930s. They immigrated to America in 1906 from a small town near Naples. My great grandfather taught himself English by reading the newspaper.7mo ⋅ Salem1690s ⋅ r/TheWayWeWere
Why didn’t Roose flay Robb? It’s literally Bolton tradition to flay Starks.2mo ⋅ Salem1690s ⋅ r/asoiafcirclejerk
The shortest inaugural address in America’s history was Washington’s second, in 1793. It was just 133 words, or about 2 minutes, in length. 3wk ⋅ Salem1690s ⋅ r/Presidents
How does The Neck have swamps and bogs if it’s in the frozen arctic North?1mo ⋅ Salem1690s ⋅ r/asoiafcirclejerk
Anyone else remember when Fox News referred to Obama fist bumped Michelle as a “terrorist fist jab”5mo ⋅ Salem1690s ⋅ r/Presidents
If Beck has a million fans, then I’m one of them. If Beck has one fan, then I’m THAT ONE. If Beck has no fans, that means I’m dead3mo ⋅ Salem1690s ⋅ r/YouOnLifetime
Why didn’t Gurm explore the simmering sexual tension between Jaime and Cat?2mo ⋅ Salem1690s ⋅ r/asoiafcirclejerk
Aegon Targaryen sits the Iron Throne. He wears the Conqueror’s crown, wields the Conqueror’s sword, has the Conqueror’s name. He was anointed by a septon of the faith before the eyes of thousands. Every symbol of legitimacy belongs to him.2mo ⋅ Salem1690s ⋅ r/asoiafcirclejerk
“I have carefully searched the military records of both ancient and modern history, and have never found Grant's superior as a general. I doubt if his superior can be found in all history” - Lee on Grant5mo ⋅ Salem1690s ⋅ r/Presidents
Ulysses S. Grant drank Vin Mariani, a cocaine infused wine, while he wrote his memoirs1mo ⋅ Salem1690s ⋅ r/Presidents
In 1970, New York Governor and later VP Nelson Rockefeller signed a bill legalising abortion on demand, 3 years before Roe v. Wade1mo ⋅ Salem1690s ⋅ r/Presidents
January 6, 2001: Al Gore, as Vice President and president of the Senate, presides over Congress to count the electoral votes from the 2000 election which he narrowly lost.7mo ⋅ Salem1690s ⋅ r/Presidents
Our original PC. A Packard Bell Legend...bought in late 1994 or early 1995, pictured here in early 1997.1yr ⋅ Salem1690s ⋅ r/retrogaming
William Henry Harrison’s inaugural address was about an hour and 45 minutes long3wk ⋅ Salem1690s ⋅ r/Presidents
LBJ had a second heart attack in March 1970, and another in April 1972. Afterwards, he kept drinking and smoking 2mo ⋅ Salem1690s ⋅ r/Presidents
Despite taking office during Watergate and being Nixon’s handpicked successor, Gerald Ford only lost by 30 Electoral votes.2mo ⋅ Salem1690s ⋅ r/Presidents
King Charles II also helped invent and popularise what became the three piece suit. He also legalised woman actors playing woman roles, which had previously been illegal.7mo ⋅ Salem1690s ⋅ r/interesting
Did Jon Snow kill Khaleesi by mistake? He looks pretty shocked. Was it an accident?2mo ⋅ Salem1690s ⋅ r/asoiafcirclejerk
Fun fact: The last movie JFK saw before leaving for Dallas was From Russia with Love1mo ⋅ Salem1690s ⋅ r/Presidents
Whatever happened to Ilyn Payne, The strong, silent type? That was a Westermen. He wasn’t in touch with his feelings, he just did what he had to do.6mo ⋅ Salem1690s ⋅ r/asoiafcirclejerk
“Listen, I’ve made a decision. Historically, Reagan always said that Russia was nothing more than a glorified city state. Plain and simple, we decapitate and do business with whatever’s left.”8mo ⋅ Salem1690s ⋅ r/CirclejerkSopranos
90s Kids: What was your internet experience or usage prior to smart phones?1yr ⋅ Salem1690s ⋅ r/90s_kid
King George III in later life, true to life drawing approved for publishing by his son. While he was very sickly in these last years, he maintained a regal appearance.1yr ⋅ Salem1690s ⋅ r/monarchism
Cat is such a freak when Ned’s not around. Knife play, giving it up to a random Frey guard.2mo ⋅ Salem1690s ⋅ r/asoiafcirclejerk
No more antisemitic remarks, Tony. They’re hurtful, and destructive.7mo ⋅ Salem1690s ⋅ r/CirclejerkSopranos
