#presidents

[deadpresidents]

-- "Packed In for Trump's Indoor Inauguration, Awkwardness Abounds", New York Times

[q1mblrrd]

In case anyone hasn't heard, during Trump's inauguration speech, he claims that only "2 genders: male and female" will be FEDERALLY RECOGNIZED.

What pisses me off the most isn't even that it's anti-LGBTQIA+, it's just WRONG. Like- BIOLOGICALLY. Not that they've (the right) have ever cared about biology or facts or science anyways, but are you fucking stupid? (They are.) In my High School Biology class LAST WEEK we learned that there are more than just XX and XY chromosome combinations. XXY, XYY??? They make me so genuinely angry because what the fuck are you talking about? GOOGLE IS FREE.

XX, XY, XXY, XYY, and SO MANY MORE. Intersex people do actually literally exist! Biologically! There are people with dicks and a vagina at the same time! There are people with boobs and a dick! There are people with a flat chest and lots of muscle mass and facial hair with a vagina! ITS SO MUCH MORE COMPLEX THAN JUST MALE OR FEMALE. Fucks sake.

[kookiekult]

[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!

[bonnieura]

"I believe that this nation should commit itself to achieving the goal, before this decade is out, of landing a man on the moon and returning him safely to the earth."

president john f. kennedy touring NASA's launch operations center with wernher von braun 1962 at what is now called kennedy space center. (KSC). [pt.1]

[presidentconfessions]

"My dad met bill Clinton in the 90s and says bill has squishy hands"

[vintonvalens]

rare and unique photoshoot of john f. kennedy

[thatsbelievable]

[tompoose]

the cold hours of night can possess the unwary

[nota-person]

i mean its better than staying on land with annoying orange as president

[starlight-tequila]

I'm probably extremely right and extremely wrong

[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.

[starredpoet]

first presidential gamer girl

[kookiekult]

Live blogging the debate:

[usnatarchives]

Happy 100th Birthday, Jimmy Carter! 🎂🎉

Jimmy Carter in the Grand Tetons, Wyoming - August 26, 1978.

You can also browse through some wonderful contact sheets from the First Family’s vacation in the Grand Tetons here.

Check out more presidential history posts from our @ourpresidents account.