#american presidents

[xoxo-bunnydumpling]

Other Americans: I'd be so mad if we had a King that spent all our taxes on a party for himself

Me, knowing we pay former presidents amd First Ladies a salary for the rest of their natural lives: Yeah that's crazy GUESS WHAT STUPID SHIT WE PAY FOR THAT BENEFITS US NOT AT ALL *insert political and socioeconomic info dump here*

If you didn't know...

The Former President's Act ensures a lifetime pension/salary for, uhhh former presidents (the name is super on the nose) roughly equal to that of a Cabinet secretary which (thanks Google!) is $226,000 as of 2022. They used to also be given 10 years of Secret Service protection but that's lifetime now as well.

Pensions are not unheard of in private sector jobs at all, but...when was the last time YOU made $226,000 a year? Just saying.

EAT THEM.

#us politics #american presidents #american politics #uk politics #king charles queen camilla #eat the rich

[captainkoi]

i’m really sad rn because no one understands why i find jfk hot and every time i tell someone they stare at me like i’ve said the same words that caused the devil to be cast aside like another mosquito getting its wings cut off and left to suffer

#jfk #jfkishot #john f kennedy #general #random #random thoughts #us presidents #america #american president #no but you don’t understand #it’s jfk. #HES SO FINE AND NO ONE GETS IT #PLEASE TELL ME IM NOT GOING INSANE #american presidents #american history? #fuck it who cares it’s american history time

[citizenscreen]

100 years ago today, President Calvin Coolidge became the first President to deliver a radio address from the White House. #OnThisDay

#calvin coolidge #american presidents #american history

[digitalyarbs]

The Real Face of Thomas Jefferson. Jefferson’s reconstructed life mask. The mask was cast of his head and upper torso by John Henri Issac Browere in 1825. yarbs.net

#thomas jefferson #amrev #american history #president #presidents #american presidents #revolutionary #declaration of independence #history #monticello

[wafflelovingbatgirl]

Harry Truman, Ulysses Grant, what’s up with the S?

#harry truman #ulysses s grant #us presidents #american presidents #history #meme

[ruburnz]

that relatable feeling when you don’t want to do more work in class so you attempt to create former president woodrow wilson x also former president john tyler brokeback mountain yaoi fanart on ms paint instead

if these computers are monitored i’ll cry btw

#woodrow wilson #john tyler #u.s. history #american presidents #fanart #£9k per year to fuck around and find out

[macaron-n-cheese]

I made this stupid tierlist. 5 hours of my life well spent /s.

#us presidents #american presidents #presidents #american history #presidents of the united states

[here-a-lee-there-a-lee]

James Madison at his Inaugural Ball in 1809

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[black-deaths-babygirl]

i feel like we don’t talk about how people used to ship founding fathers enough

#like i know it still happens #but it was so common #anyways i love america #joking #but not in this context #american history #american presidents #founding fathers #alexander hamilton #alexander hamilton x thomas jefferson #THERES AN ALEXANDER HAMOLTON X READER HEELP #alexander hamilton x reader

[kyliaquilor]

Look, I hate Reagan, I'm all for shitting on him, but calling him the "Worst President We've Ever Had" is innaccurate.

Because as long as James Buchanan exists as a historical fact.

#Anti-Reagan #Anti-James Buchanan #American Presidents #American History #History

[isaacsapphire]

Which ACW-or-later president do you reckon had the other kind of highest body count?

At this point, I'm fairly sure that Grover Cleveland is at least a plausible contender, but off the top of my head, it's probably JFK. That man had a sex addiction or something along those lines. The secret service wasn't able to keep him from fucking Russian spies.

#american presidents #oh geez i can tag asks now #jfk #grover cleveland #american politics

[mochegato]

My 9 year old: mommy, who was the worst president?

Me: oooofffff. That's hard.

11 year old: Trump, right?

Me: he's definitely a solid contender

11yo: who's worse than Trump? Was it the one that was impeached?

Me: Reagan created the Welfare Queen lie that still persists today and encouraged the death of hundreds of thousands of gay men sooooo.

11yo: oh okay

Me: or Andrew Jackson who literally committed genocide. Another solid contender

11yo: so he's the one that was impeached, right

Me: uh, no. I believe he was lauded

9yo: why are there so many awful presidents?

Me: voters and non-voters. Good people aren't voting

#American history #American presidents #you have to vote

[publius-library]

I'm not sure if this falls under the questions you usually answer, since you seem to focus mostly on the revwar era, but what do you think would have happened if harrison hadn't died so early on in his presidency?

Okay, while this is technically within my era of study (French and Indian War to Reconstruction era), I haven't gotten very far past the 1790s in a year or so, so I'm very rusty on anything 1800s, but I will give this my best.

After Harrison died, John Tyler took on the role of President as he was serving as VP. The most distinctive difference between Tyler and Harrison was the fact that Tyler was very anti-nationalistic, and Harrison was the opposite. Again, I am very rusty on this era of politics, but I think it is safe to assume that Harrison would have taken a more nationalistic approach to executive policy than Tyler based on their prior politics. I could be wrong, and if anyone wants to correct me or give a more detailed answer, please feel free. Thank you for the ask, I needed to brush up on post-Jackson presidents.

#william henry harrison #john tyler #history #american history #american presidents #shout out to the white house website for giving me quick information about these dudes #also henry clay haunts me get that motherfucker out of here #he somehow manages to exhaust me every time his name comes up in an article #asks

[cheezewhis]

Having a favorite president in America is the biggest red flag tbh.

#american presidents #politics #us politics #us presidents #cold take #red flags #cheezythoughts

[historyandarthijinks]

#7 Quick Facts

American Presidents

Calvin Coolidge enjoyed buzzing for his bodyguards and then hiding under his desk as they frantically searched for them.

Herbert Hoover refused his salary for presidency. Instead he gave all his federal paychecks to charity.

Theodore Roosevelt made the world record for most handshakes during one day. Which would be 8,513 handshakes at a white house reception, on January 1st 1907.

William Howard Taft went for a bath one day in the white house only to get stuck because he was morbidly obese. A new larger bath tub had to be made for him.

Barrack Obama went for a down to earth style campaign. While in Indiana he frequently stopped to play basketball with people, due to the state having a basketball obsession.

Theodore Roosevelt was shot by an assassination attempt while giving a speech. A metal glasses case stopped the bullet. Roosevelt proceeded to mock the attempted assassin, and continued giving the speech.

George Washington became close friends with Marquis de Lafayette, so close in fact Lafayette named one of his sons after the first president.

George Washington got the idea to only rule for one term through trying times, then step down from roman emperor Cincinnatus. Who only ruled Rome to aid it through hard times then promptly stepped down.

John Quincy Adams is credited for having one of the most dangerous pets in the white house, that being an alligator given to him by Marquis de Lafayette.

James Madison had a pet parrot named Polly that proceeded to outlive both him and his wife.

Ulysses S. Grant came from a big civil rights family, so much so that when he went to marry a woman whose family owned slaves, his parents refused to attend the wedding.

Before Calvin Coolidge died he confided in a friend, “I feel I no longer fit in with these times.”, later he died unexpectedly from a blood clot/heart attack.

Lyndon B. Johnson would sing duets with his dog Yuki for white house guess, because the dog loved to howl alongside his singing.

Donald Trump is the only president to not have any pets.

Joe Biden is a major lover of German Shepherds, and adopted a cat after it jumped onto a stage during a rally in Pennsylvania.

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[grossyportraits]

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