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Nixon through Obama. Richard Nixon. #37 – Richard M. Nixon (R). Poor kid from California – a Quaker Eisenhower’s Vice President “Secret Plan” to end the war in Vietnam 1 st President to visit China 1 st President to resign from office – Watergate Affair - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Nixon through Obama
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#37 – Richard M. Nixon (R)• Poor kid from California – a Quaker• Eisenhower’s Vice President• “Secret Plan” to end the war in Vietnam• 1st President to visit China• 1st President to resign from office –
Watergate Affair• Wife – Pat – wore a Republican cloth coat –
“I am not a crook”• Had a dog named Checkers (a gift for his
daughters – famous speech)
HippiesHippies
Easy RiderEasy Rider
IndiansIndians WomenWomen
HispanicsHispanics Homosexuals Homosexuals
Watergate SecretsWatergate Secrets
Ford is sworn inFord is sworn in
#38 – Gerald Ford (R)• Only man in American history to be
president without being on the ballot
• Birth name – Leslie Lynch King, Jr.
• Football scholarship U of Michigan – MVP
• Eagle Scout – Navy in WWII
• Good looking – cover of Look & Cosmo
• Wife established the Betty Ford Clinic
• Pardoned Nixon for all crimes
Jimmy Jimmy CarterCarter
#39#39
#39 – James (Jimmy) Carter (D)• Peanut farmer – Plains, Georgia• Born again Christian• Builds home with Habitat for Humanity• International negotiator (Somalia, Haiti) –
Nobel Peace Prize 2002 • Says he’s seen a UFO• Brother Billy was an embarrassment• “Lusted in his heart” – Playboy interview
#40 – Ronald Reagan (R)
• Oldest elected president (69)
• Movie star – 53 films – TV – president of the Screen Actors Guild
• Nicknames – “Dutch”, “The Great Communicator”
• Shot by John Hinckley
• “Mr. Gorbachev, “tear down this wall”
• Wife, Nancy, did his astrological charts
• Ended the Cold War !!
ReaganomicsReaganomics““Supply Side Economics”Supply Side Economics”
Cut taxesCut taxesDecrease federal spendingDecrease federal spending
Huge debts – but
• Inflation started to go down• More oil exploration – OPEC
forced to reduce prices• Huge deficits – pumped back into
the economy• National debt - $3T !!!
U.S. NATIONAL DEBT CLOCK
The Outstanding Public Debt as of 10 May 2007 at 05:18:45 AM GMT is:
The estimated population of the United States is 301,838,534so each citizen's share of this debt is $29,253.95. The National Debt has continued to increase an average of$1.45 billion per day since September 29, 2006!
U.S. NATIONAL DEBT CLOCK
The Outstanding Public Debt as of 09 May 2012 at 01:55:25 PM GMT is: The estimated population of the United States is 312,734,054so each citizen's share of this debt is $50,146.06. The National Debt has continued to increase an average of$3.96 billion per day since September 28, 2007!
Berlin Wall
Comes Down Nov. 9, 1989
Souvenir bits of
Berlin Wall
sold for $1.00 each
George George H.W. H.W. BushBush#41#41““Poppy”Poppy”
#41 – George H.W. Bush (R)• Youngest navy pilot in WWII – hero• CIA director – Texas oilman• Vomited on the Japanese prime minister• “Read my lips, no new taxes” – got him beat
by Clinton• Kidnapped Manuel Noriega (Panama) to
stand trial for drug charges• Wife, Barbara, very rich and very popular• Victory in Gulf War – Operation “Desert
Storm”
William “Bill” Clinton #42
#42 – William J. Clinton (D)• Talented saxophone player• Father died before he was born – step-father was
abusive• Youngest governor – Arkansas• Beat Bush with 43.5% of the vote• “Don’t ask, don’t tell” policy• Nicknames – “Comeback Kid”, “Slick Willie”,
“Bubba”• Second president to be impeached• Scandals - “Travelgate”, “Monica Lewinski”,
“Sleep overs”
George W. Bush #43
#43 – George W. Bush (R)
• Raised in Texas – partied through Yale – MBA Harvard
• Managing partner of the Texas Rangers• Governor of Texas 2 times• DWI in his youth – gave up alcohol• Choked on a pretzel while watching a
football game• First African-American Secretary of State –
Colin Powell (then Condaleesa Rice)• Operation “Enduring Freedom”
September 11, 2001
War in Iraq
Before After
So long, Saddam
Barack Obama #44
#44 – Barrack Obama (D)• You tell me . . .
Osama Bin
LadenGot him – Got him – May 2011May 2011
Where will we be tomorrow?
Acronyms (or come up with
your own!)16-24 Little John got his goat and 16-24 Little John got his goat and cooked him crispy!cooked him crispy!25-32 My red truck wheels have cool 25-32 My red truck wheels have cool hot rims hot rims or or MR. T MR. T watched his chicken house right therewatched his chicken house right there
33-4433-44 Evan killed Jackie’s new feathered Evan killed Jackie’s new feathered chicken but can’t bake owlschicken but can’t bake owls
33-44 Even Kayla just now figured cats really bark – cause Boosie’s out
33-44 Even Kayla just now figured cats really bark – cats bark (ohhhh)
33-4433-44 Everybody knows JD needs Everybody knows JD needs food cause Ricky brought cucumbers food cause Ricky brought cucumbers back overback over
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