George Herbert Walker Bush was named after his maternal grandpa, an investment banker called George Herbert Walker. Because his grandpa was known as “Pop,” George was quickly given the nicknames “Little Pop” and “Poppy,” the latter of which he kept throughout his college years. Bush stood six feet two inches tall, weighs … Read more
Ronald Wilson Reagan was 6 feet 1 inch tall, 185 pounds, and had blue eyes and thick brown hair with just a hint of gray. He had been very nearsighted from childhood and started wearing contact lenses in the 1940s. Since another actor shot a gun near his head while filming a … Read more
Introduction Many in politics admired Gerald Ford’s degree of trust and honesty. With Spiro Agnew’s departure, Congress nominated him because he told the truth and was recognized by both the Republican and Democratic parties for keeping his word. Gerald Ford was appointed by both the Senate and the House of Representatives because … Read more
Richard Nixon was described to have stood at five feet and eleven inches. He had brown hair and eyes; also, he had thick eyebrows and his protruding nose. He was observant yet, practical. He was also described as reticent but determined and as having a reasonable attitude on life. He planned his … Read more
Claudia “Lady Bird” Taylor Johnson was born in Karnack, Texas, on December 22, 1912, to Jefferson Taylor II and Minnie Taylor. She was the third of three children. She has two brothers: Thomas Jefferson Taylor, Jr. and Antonio “Tony” J. Taylor. A family nurse once described her as “pretty as a ladybird” … Read more
The personality of Lyndon Johnson Lyndon B. Johnson’s idea for the American people and their fellow men worldwide was “A Great Society.” During Johnson’s first years in office, he enacted one of the most comprehensive reform programs in the United States history. He continued the increasingly increasing struggle to restrain Communist encroachment … Read more
Dwight David Eisenhower, also known as “Ike” or “Duckpin,” was the thirty-fourth President of the United States, serving from 1953 to 1961. His presidency spanned the Cold War Era events and Space and the Cold War Arms Race eras. He was a member of the Republican political party, which guided his administration’s … Read more
Theodore Roosevelt is born on the 27th of October, 1858, and is known as the 26th President of the United States from the year 1901 to 1909. Aside from being known as one of the presidents, Roosevelt is also a soldier, naturalist, leader of the Republican Party, explorer, statesman, and author. As … Read more
President Herbert Hoover’s nickname gives insight into how the American public perceived him during his presidency. His nickname “The Great Engineer” came from his early career as a civil engineer, and it represented his flood control work when the Mississippi River burst its banks in 1927. However, the Great Depression ravaged the … Read more
Warren Gamaliel Harding was named after Reverend Warren Gamaliel Bancroft, his great-uncle and a Methodist chaplain at the Wisconsin State Prison. Warren’s mother had wished for him to be named Winfield, but she complied with her husband’s wishes. However, she referred to him as “Winnie.” He was described as darkly handsome with … Read more
Named after his maternal grandfather, Thomas Woodrow Wilson was born on December 26, 1856, in Staunton, Virginia. As the twenty-eighth president, he was known as the man who led the United States of America into World War I; also, he was famous for reforming the nation through antitrust laws. Woodrow Wilson was … Read more
Around five foot six inches tall, Benjamin Harrison stood with a fair skin, blue eyes, and light brown hair that in his youth had been corn-silk blond. He is described as having a stocky body set atop short stubby legs with a wide paunchy torso. He was among the last statesmen to … Read more