Presidential Quick Facts!

Welcome to John Joslyn's CS150 page of Quick Presidential Facts

Here, you will be able to find relevant information on all 43 U.S. Presidents.

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Herbert Hoover
Cut taxes and increase public works spending
31st President
Stock market crash occurred during his presidency
1929-1933
Largely seen as a scapegoat for the great depression due to his incredible record of job loss

Franklin Roosevelt
Helped the nation recover from the great depression by establishing several projects aimed at stimulating Americans, to stimulate the economy
32nd President
Declared war on Japan after the suprise attack on Pearl Harbor, thus entering the nation into World War Two
1933-1945
The first president to serve more than 2 terms, FDR was elected for a 4th term, but died in office of a cerebral hemmorage during it

Harry Truman
Was Vice President for only a few months before becoming President. He was un-aware of many of FDR's programs
33rd President
Made the decision to drop two atomic bombs on Japan to force them into a surrender and end World War Two
1945-1953
President during the Korean conflict of the early 1950s

Dwight Eisenhower
A General in Europe in WWII and in the Korean conflict as well
34th President
Suffered a heart attack while in office in 1955, survived, and was re-elected in 1956
1953-1961
Sent troops to Little Rock AR to enforce de-segregation rulings handed down by the supreme court

John F. Kennedy
The youngest man elected President in the U.S., he was also the youngest to die
35th President
Sent CIA trained exiles in to Cuba in the failed Bay of Pigs invasion, also negotiated a peaceful end to the Cuban Missile Crisis
1961-1963
Shot by an assassin in Dallas, Texas while riding in a motorcade with the first lady, and the govenor of Texas

Lyndon Johnson
Most famous for The Great Society: attack on disease, aid to education, beautification, Medicare, urban renewal, and many more
36th President
Signed the Civil Rights act of 1964
1963-1969
Followed Kennedy in the development of the U.S. space program

Richard Nixon
Was in office when man landed on the moon
37th President
Acheivements in office include ending the draft
1969-1974
First and only President to resign

Gerald Ford
Only President not to be elected by the people. (chosen by Nixon as VP, ascended to President then Nixon resigned)
38th President
Took heat for granting Nixon a full pardon
1974-1977
Tried his hardest to avoid conflict in the middle east by providing aid

Jimmy Carter
Created the Department of Education, and it's corrisponding cabinet level position
39th President
Had Egypt and Israel sign the Camp David Agreement of 1978
1977-1981
Pushed for ratification of the SALT II nuclear agreement with the Soviets

Ronald Reagan
Shot by a would-be assassin only 69 days into his tenure, he survived
40th President
Proposed a radical missile defense shield he called "Star Wars"
1981-1989
Died recently at the age of 93, he was the oldest president in office.

George H. W. Bush
The Berlin Wall fell while he was in office, thus ending the separation of East and West Germany
41st President
Sent troops to unseat drug trafficker Manuel Noriega in Panama
1989-1993
Sent troops to Iraq after Saddam Hussein's government invaded the soverign nation of Kuwait

William J. Clinton
Sent troops to Bosnia to rid the country of mass genocide
42nd President
Had an extra-marital affair with a White House intern, he later lied to investigators and to the country about it
1993-2001
Impeached by Congress on charges of obstuction of justice, was later aquitted

George W. Bush
Won controvertial election, in which he did not win the popular vote, but won the electoral vote
43rd President
President during the September 11th attacks, the deadliest attacks on American Soil in history
2001-Present
In retaliation for the attacks, he ordered troops into Iraq and Afghanistan to search for those responsible

 

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