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last 10 preidents
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Thomas Jefferson
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LA Purchase-Biggest land Purchase in history for U.S., Greatest founder, Poor public speaker, Drafted Dec Of Ind., Wife died, Minister to france, Forst sec of state, Second Vp, Simplify Presidency, Eliminated internal taxes, Cut army and Navy, Embargo Act, No foreign trade, Fathered child with one of his slaves.
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calvin Coolidge
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Limited Government, Vermont Lawyer, Politics in mass., Governor, Ends police strikes, VP to harding, succeeds harding when harding dies 2.5 years into term, More photos than any pres, first to make movie with sound, Son dies and loses his edge, Booming economy, Federal roads-positive.
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Herbert Hoover
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Engineer, Quaker mom, Orphaned at 9, Moves to uncle, Geologist and Miner, Humanitarian, Food tza, Sec. Of commerce, Under sec of everything else, 7 months in stock market crash, passive during great depression, Used U.S. Army to stop Riots, gone fishing, Big Government
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ronald reagan
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Actor, Radio DJ, Dem., Scale back Govt. Switched to Republican, Great communicator, 8 years californi Governor, Shot, Marter(didnt die though)Oldest president in history, Secret Deal(sold missiles to iran to free hostages)Regains popularity, Soviets sign treaty With U.S., Ends Cold War
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james monroe
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monroe Doctrine closing western hemisphere from europe, Senator, First missionary, Minister to france, Washington recalls him for failure to perform duties, Governor of virginia, Took oath in front of capital building( first outdoors ), First to move his family into white house, Old fashioned, Expanded us 1500 miles west, Transcontinental treaty Giving florida to United States, Destroyed his personal papers before he died.
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william mckinley
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Ohio Lawyer, Daughter dies(typhoid fever) Mckinley Tarrif act, 6 terms in congress, Governor of ohio, Front proch campaign, Knew he'd be president, Seeks mothers blessing, Not interested in foreign nations, 5'6" and fat, Cuban issue of independance, Put navy ship in harbor to watch Cuba-ship explodes, No response to ship explosion, Declares Command of military, First whitehouse war room, Destroys spains naval fleet, Took porto rico and gaum, Protector of cuba, Philipines calls United states new Oppressors, First oversease war, Vp To THEO Roosevelt, Last president to travel without secret service, Shot by anarchist, 2 bullets, Dies 8 days later.
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woodrow wilson
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Taught at Princeton, WRote books on Constitution, political scientist, Overhall of national bank, Social welfare, extends new deal, Wife dies of brights desease, WW1 breaks out, Remarries edith Gall, 1st term avoids war but forced in by second term, New world order, 14 points for peace, Nations adopt monroe doctrine, First to go to europe while in office, Moral leader of the free world, Stroke stops him from his duties, League of nations fails.
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Franklin delano Roosevelt
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The New deal,
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George Herbert walker bush
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Navy Pilot-downed at sea, Oil tycoon, Lost daughter, Congressman, ambassador to UN, Director of CIA, VP 8 years, No new taxes, Collapse of communism, Invaded panama to capture dictator, Desert storm, Formed a coalition and used the phone to call world leaders, Failed to maintain tax levels or pass any bills, shortchanged domestic responsibilities.
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george W. Bush
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republican, texas Governor, part owner of Rangers. - oil business, Harvard and yale, Iraq and afghanistan war, war on terror, No child left behind, Medicare act.
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4 presidents assasinated
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Lincoln, Garfield, Mckinley, Jfk,
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$ presidents who died naturally
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Harrison, taylor, harding, FDR,
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