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

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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

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#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

TEST!!TEST!!