#Presidential History

[deadpresidents]

"It hurt to lose to Ronald Reagan. But after the election, I tried to make the transition as smooth as possible. Later, from my experience in trying to brief him on matters of supreme importance, I was very disturbed at his lack of interest. The issues were the 15 or 20 most important subjects that I as President could possibly pass on to him. His only reaction of substance was to express admiration for the political circumstances in South Korea that let President Park close all the colleges and draft all the demonstrators. That was the only issue on which he came alive."

-- Former President Jimmy Carter, on losing the 1980 election and the transition leading to the inauguration of Ronald Reagan, interview with TIME Magazine, October 11, 1982.

[usnatarchives]

Archives Recipes: A Culinary Journey Through the Catalog! 🍒🍰🍝🧀

Welcome to a culinary tour of the White House, where history is served one dish at a time! Ever wondered what's simmering in the presidential kitchen while policies are being hashed out in the Oval Office? This collection brings together a selection of recipes favored by U.S. Presidents and First Ladies, as documented in the National Archives and Presidential Libraries. From Eisenhower's hearty soups to Rosalynn Carter's sweet treats, prepare to indulge in dishes that have tickled the taste buds of America's leaders. So tie on your apron—it's time to cook up a little history!

[team-of-rivals]

Guess who’s finally posting on here⁉️🔥

[god-breast-america]

Update im a genius

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[dalibansleeperagent]

JFK not even being that catholic is so funny to me

[happythecow]

So I googled Elvis on the DC wiki

It was mostly empty, but I noticed that there was a version called "President Presley" from Earth-1098

Researching Earth-1098 reveals that this is a hypertime variant or something? And I thought this it was like a variant of Kingdom Come universe because it first showed up in the second issue of "the Kingdom" but it's not? Cuz the costume designs don't match at all?

Anyways, after some google-justu and some (un)educated guesses, I've come to the conclusion that 1098 takes place in 2013 - 16

Cuz Supergirl generally arrives at least 20 years after Kal El (he's generally an fully grown man when she arrives) and when I look at the images of 1098 S-Girl I think she looks around the same age as Power Girl(?) maybe? I dunno but power girl is like 30 years old when compared to Supergirl. anyways S-Girl (alt name used 1098 Kara) says that Wonder Woman and the Justice society raised her. Also Batgirl seems to be around the same age as Bruce Wayne (or at least old enough to confide in him about this stuff), and as we all know, Bruce is a 30 something year old playboy. Therefore that means that Batgirl is in her 20s-30s as well. I guess. And when you compare that to the young adult/teen counterparts from the main continuity, this leads me to believe that earth 1098 takes place at minimum 15 years after 1998. Though tbh I think that it's more likely to be closer to 18/20 years as that feels better in my head. Anyways.

With this timeframe I have concluded that Elvis either beat Obama in the 2008 election, or he Beat Donald Trump in the 2016 election. Or maybe he ran Republican. Not much is known about the Kings political beliefs, but what is known (thru very confident google results) is that he was a Democrat back in the days before the parties basically swapped(I think? I dunno political history), and would probably run as a Republican. But not like a modern Republican, more like a "liberal conservative" question mark? Either way I doubt he could be much worse than the orange ogre. At least he can sing. That's a better quality for a president than being an ignorant buffoon, right?

PRESIDENTIAL TRIGGER WARNING-----------------

I dunno what to fill this empty space with

He's hideous. We shoulda gotten Elvis.

[trivia-polls-daily]

No cheating, please! Answer the trivia question to the best of your ability, then check below the cut! Please do not give away answers in comments or tags!

Answer below:

The most common first name among US Presidents is James, at six uses.

https://www.statista.com/statistics/1124390/us-presidents-names/

[taraross-1787]

This Day in History: Martha Jefferson

On this day in 1748, Martha Wayles, future wife of Thomas Jefferson, is born.

Martha “Patty” Wayles Skelton Jefferson is a bit of a mystery! We don’t even have a portrait of her, although the attached silhouette is believed to be hers. Jefferson burned all of their correspondence after her death. By all accounts, though, the two were deeply in love.

Patty was a young and wealthy widow when the two married on New Year’s Day in 1772. Their first child was born 8 months and 26 days after their wedding. They named her Martha, and they called her “Patsy.” Mrs. Jefferson would have six total children over the course of her ten year marriage to Jefferson. Only two would live to adulthood.

FULL STORY: http://www.taraross.com/post/tdih-martha-jefferson

[dead-people-society]

I know National Athem by Lana Del Rey is about Kennedys but it reminds me of James and Dolley Madison so much

[todaysdocument]

Photograph of President William Jefferson Clinton Participating in a Briefing on Kosovo

Collection WJC-WHPO: Photographs of the White House Photograph Office (Clinton Administration)Series: Photographs Relating to the Clinton Administration

Original caption: This item is a photograph of President William Jefferson Clinton participating in a briefing on Kosovo. Participants include Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, William Cohen, George Tenet, Sandy Berger, John Podesta, Jim Steinberg, and General Henry Shelton.

The briefing is taking place in the Oval Office.  President Clinton sits in an armchair.  His advisors sit on couches and other chairs.  Madeleine Albright in a red dress is the only woman present.  Three advisors wear military uniforms, the rest are in suits.  Many hold papers or pads on their laps and are taking notes.  The presidential seal is visible on the blue rug.

[deadpresidents]

Jimmy made it!

Happy Birthday, Mr. President.

[usnatarchives]

Franklin D. Roosevelt (top center) with his Groton baseball team, ca. 1898. (Franklin D. Roosevelt Library).

View the original photo in our National Archives Catalog: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/196066384

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[god-breast-america]

No caption could possibly describe this

[shannonselin]

John Quincy Adams by Charles Robert Leslie

America’s sixth president, John Quincy Adams, was inaugurated on March 4, 1825. Adams was Secretary of State in the outgoing administration of President James Monroe. He had finished behind Andrew Jackson in the number of popular votes and electoral votes received in the 1824 presidential election. However, since no candidate reached the 131 electoral vote majority necessary to win, the election was decided by the House of Representatives, which voted in favor of John Quincy Adams.

Adams spent two sleepless nights before his inauguration, and his wife Louisa Adams – the first foreign-born First Lady of the United States – was sick. The evening of March 3, she “was seized with a violent fever,” for which she was bled in an attempt to provide relief.

Friday, March 4th dawned cloudy in Washington. A tired John Quincy Adams “entered upon this day with a supplication to Heaven, first, for my country; secondly, for myself and for those connected with my good name and fortunes, that the last results of its events may be auspicious and blessed.”

Once seated in the Speaker’s chair, JQA read his inaugural address, which took about half an hour and was rather dull, but received a long applause. In it, he tried to heal electoral divisions.

Of the two great political parties which have divided the opinions and feeling of our country, the candid and the just will now admit that both have contributed splendid talents, spotless integrity, ardent patriotism and disinterested sacrifices to the formation and administration of this government; and that both have required a liberal indulgence for a portion of human infirmity and error.… There still remains one effort of magnanimity, one sacrifice of prejudice and passion, to be made by the individuals throughout the nation, who have heretofore followed the standards of political party. It is that of discarding every remnant of rancor against each other; of embracing, as countrymen and friends; and of yielding to talents and virtue alone, that confidence which, in times of contention for principle, was bestowed only upon those who bore the badge of party communion.…

Then, placing his hand on a volume of the laws of the United States, held up to him by Chief Justice John Marshall, JQA read the oath of office of President of the United States.

Throughout the day Louisa Adams continued to feel extremely ill. She received visitors in her drawing room before dinner, but was not well enough to go out in the rain to the inaugural ball. Adams went to the ball, but did not stay for the whole thing.

Immediately after supper I withdrew, and came home. I closed the day as it had begun, with thanksgiving to God for all His mercies and favors past, and with prayers for the continuance of them to my country, and to myself and mine.

For more details, see The Inauguration of John Quincy Adams.