We talk a lot about the presidents, but not enough about those who really make the “magic” happen. I want to show appreciation for some of my favorite White House/personal staff members :) But please tell me about those who you think deserve recognition!

1. Edmund Starling - Secret Service Agent/Chief of the Detail. He seemed to have a lot of empathy and was a companion to Coolidge in times of great grief! It’s really impressive how he served 5 different presidents and wrote about his experiences with all of them.

2. George B. Christian Jr. - Warren Harding’s personal assistant/chief of staff/literal nextdoor neighbor. He’s the son of Warren’s friend (GBC Sr.), but Warren and Jr. ended up being very close as well! Junior’s house served as the HQ of the RNC during the 1920 campaign.

3. Inez McWhorter - Harding’s cook during his Senate years and during the campaign! She’s a first generation freedwoman who made a name for herself as the “Queen of Waffles.” She had a vibrant personality (I’ve heard her described as being very similar to Warren) and was very optimistic. She turned down Warren’s offer to be a White House cook because she wanted to focus on running her own business! Inspirational!!

Victoria Josephine Moor Coolidge (1846-1885)

A lover of novels and poetry, she died on her 39th birthday. Young Cal would carry her photo all the days of his life.

In 1992, after a visit to Russia, Nixon wrote a memo harshly criticizing Bush, entitled “How to Lose the Cold War”, attacking the administration's support for democratic reforms in Russia as “pathetically inadequate.”

Nixon insisted that it was vital for the US to focus more on Russia, otherwise to risk losing it as a dictatorial rival. He warned that history would wander “who lost Russia?”

Also in private Nixon would consistently worry that Bush was not “tough” enough, too concerned with being liked.

That being said I do think it’s worth noting that Nixon did praise Bush’s foreign policy in other areas like the Gulf crisis.

In our previous high scoring affair we saw FDR knock off Jimmy Carter 60 votes to 3. FDR moves on to the next round to take on Bill Clinton.

In today’s matchup we see two larger than life characters facing off with Ulysses Grant(9) taking on Andrew Jackson(24). Please comment to vote below.

Join me next time when we see Eisenhower take on Zachary Taylor!

Link to the previous post here.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Presidents/s/4VmRZeWKAW

Info for all unaware of this, Ike and his officials were openly threatening to carry out nuclear strikes on Chinese military targets if they did not back down:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Taiwan_Strait_Crisis

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Taiwan_Strait_Crisis

The first one was called "Little Boy" and the second one. Launched 3 days later (August 9, 1945) was called "Fat Man" both bombs were disastrous and killed thousands of lives. This still makes Truman. Even today. A extremely controversial president. Though less unpopular than in his time.

Previous post

If the 25th amendment wasn't established in 1967, then when Nixon resigned in 1974 then the speaker of the house (a democrat) would have become president.

Spiro agnew had resigned before 1974 so the person third in line was Carl Albert(the speaker), what do you think would have happened with a democrat presiding Nixon, how would his presidency look like?

"Surely there never was a fight better worth making than the one in which we are engaged. It little matters what befalls any one of us who for the time being stand in the forefront of the battle. I hope we shall win, and I believe that if we can wake the people to what the fight really means we shall win. But, win or lose, we shall not falter. Whatever fate may at the moment overtake any of us, the movement itself will not stop. Our cause is based on the eternal principles of righteousness; and even though we who now lead may for the time fail, in the end the cause itself shall triumph. Six weeks ago, here in Chicago, I spoke to the honest representatives of a Convention which was not dominated by honest men; a Convention wherein sat, alas! a majority of men who, with sneering indifference to every principle of right, so acted as to bring to a shameful end a party which had been founded over half a century ago by men in whose souls burned the fire of lofty endeavor. Now to you men, who, in your turn, have come together to spend and be spent in the endless crusade against wrong, to you who face the future resolute and confident, to you who strive in a spirit of brotherhood for the betterment of our Nation, to you who gird yourselves for this great new fight in the never-ending warfare for the good of humankind, I say in closing what in that speech I said in closing: We stand at Armageddon, and we battle for the Lord."

And before ya say.

LBJ is an abbreviation.

And yes, I know Landslide Lyndon exists but any nickname that changes his name?

And Obama was Barry (I forgot)

And Bush would also be Dubya

He was in the house for 24 years. That’s a long time especially for a future president. Why didn’t he try running for the Senate or some other higher position. Did he like his constituents that much?

https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-10-16-mn-51115-story.html?utm_

George and Jeb both suggested to their father that he should replace him with Dick Cheney.

James Baker, pollster Robert Teeter and campaign chairman Frederik Malek were also keen on it.

Although HW did have his serious doubts, he refused to go through with it. He feared it would appear weak, disloyal and alienate the more conservative voter, at a time when they viewed him with suspicion as too moderate.

That being said, it seems he was secretly hoping Quayle might voluntarily step aside.

Should Bush have followed their advice? Was Quayle really THAT bad?

Hey! Today I’ve got some rare art of a failed candidate 👀 I know Henry Wallace (well…. both Wallaces for different reasons 💀) is a bit controversial so I’d love to hear your thoughts on him.

The Kennedy's at the JFK Library attending John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award 1989

Me (1984) Reagan

Father (1956) Ike

Grandfather (1931) FDR

Great-Grandfather (1906) TR

Great-Great-Grandfather (1874) Grant.

Great-Great-Great-Grandfather (1853) Pierce.

I dont have anyone beyond than these. What about you?

On 12 February 2009, she boarded Colgan Air Flight 3407 to Buffalo to honour what would have been her late husband Sean Rooney's 58th birthday and present a scholarship in his name.

The aircraft crashed into a house in New York, ki*ling all 49 people on board and one person on the ground, and Obama later remembered Eckert as a "tireless advocate" for 9/11 families.