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U.S. Presidents

U.S. Presidents 2025-10-16 (Season 42)

U.S. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS

The worst showing by an incumbent candidate in an election was when this man came in third with just 8 electoral votes

U.S. Presidents 2025-04-18 (Season 41)

PRESIDENTIAL NOMINEES

The year the Democratic nominee gave his "Cross of Gold" speech, the GOP nominee was this man who backed the gold standard

U.S. Presidents 2024-12-10 (Season 41)

PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES

The running mates of this candidate included John Kern, Arthur Sewall & Adlai Stevenson I

U.S. Presidents 2024-10-15 (Season 41)

PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATION ACCEPTANCE SPEECHES

He talked of a "new Attorney General" 4 times, the end of a "long dark night for America" & "a gentle, Quaker mother"

U.S. Presidents 2022-12-14 (Season 39)

PRESIDENTIAL FACTS

Only 3 presidents have married while in office--John Tyler was the first & he was the last

U.S. Presidents 2022-12-07 (Season 39)

U.S. PRESIDENTS

He was sworn in twice as president within 2 years, first by his father & then later by a former U.S. President

U.S. Presidents 2021-11-22 (Season 38)

20th CENTURY PRESIDENTS

He won an election in which both he & his Democratic opponent were from Ohio & both were wealthy newspaper publishers

U.S. Presidents 2021-03-17 (Season 37)

PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS

In the 1912 election these 2 parties on the left of the political spectrum finished 2nd & 4th, totaling 1/3 of the votes

U.S. Presidents 2021-02-18 (Season 37)

19th CENTURY PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGNS

The first campaign of this man, who at 36 was the youngest major party nominee ever, was supported by the silver mining industry

U.S. Presidents 2020-03-27 (Season 36)

PRESIDENTIAL HISTORY

He was the first president to deliver the State of the Union Address on television

U.S. Presidents 2019-12-09 (Season 36)

VICE PRESIDENTS

George H.W. Bush in 1988 was the first sitting vice president to be elected to the top job since this man 152 years before

U.S. Presidents 2019-09-13 (Season 36)

PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES

This is the most recent presidential election year when both major presidential candidates were residents of the same state

U.S. Presidents 2019-02-07 (Season 35)

PRESIDENTS & THE MOVIES

3 presidential films, all directed by Oliver Stone, have a total of only 9 letters in their titles--"Nixon" & these 2

U.S. Presidents 2019-01-15 (Season 35)

PRESIDENTIAL QUOTES

He said, "Victory over (the) Depression will be... by the resolution of our people to fight their own battles in their own communities"

U.S. Presidents 2018-11-21 (Season 35)

PRESIDENTIAL IRONY

1 of the 2 presidents who offered Daniel Webster the VP slot; he declined both, thinking the job went no where

U.S. Presidents 2018-09-13 (Season 35)

BEFORE THEY WERE PRESIDENT

On October 4, 1940, for the premiere of what's been called his most famous movie role, Ronald Reagan was in this city

U.S. Presidents 2018-07-18 (Season 34)

20th CENTURY PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS

The last election in which both major party candidates were former state governors was in this year

U.S. Presidents 2018-07-09 (Season 34)

PRESIDENTS

Of the presidents who served more than 4 years, but less than 2 full terms, he served the longest:7 years, 9 months, 8 days

U.S. Presidents 2018-06-01 (Season 34)

PRESIDENTS: BORN & DIED

Born the farthest west in the continental U.S. of any president, he would later die farthest from his birthplace

U.S. Presidents 2018-01-08 (Season 34)

U.S. PRESIDENTS

He became an ex-president while flying over a point 13 miles southwest of Jefferson City, Missouri

U.S. Presidents 2017-12-27 (Season 34)

PRESIDENTIAL HOMES

Originally called Rural Retreat, this 19th century presidential home has a name that's a synonym for "retreat"

U.S. Presidents 2017-04-24 (Season 33)

U.S. PRESIDENTS

Though he graduated from high school in 1901 & later graduated to the presidency, he never graduated from college

U.S. Presidents 2016-12-07 (Season 33)

PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS

1 of 2 states whose first-ever electoral votes were cast for Woodrow Wilson

U.S. Presidents 2015-09-22 (Season 32)

PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS

The only election year since 1952 in which neither major-party candidate had been president or vice president

U.S. Presidents 2015-05-01 (Season 31)

VICE PRESIDENTS

Of the 5 former vice presidents still living, he held the office the earliest

U.S. Presidents 2015-04-14 (Season 31)

U.S. PRESIDENTS

Only 2 presidents had their last names changed--these 2

U.S. Presidents 2015-03-05 (Season 31)

PRESIDENTIAL MEDAL OF FREEDOM WINNERS

She was called a "trailblazer for America's daughters" when she won in 2012, a century after founding an organization

U.S. Presidents 2015-03-04 (Season 31)

PRESIDENTS & THE WHITE HOUSE

When the current presidential occupant of the White House was born, this president was living there

U.S. Presidents 2014-12-10 (Season 31)

U.S. PRESIDENTS

The first man in the 20th century to hold all 4 federally elected offices: congressman, senator, vice president & president

U.S. Presidents 2014-04-17 (Season 30)

19th CENTURY PRESIDENTS

Good looks weren't enough as he became the only full-term president rejected in a bid for his party's 2nd term nomination

U.S. Presidents 2013-12-31 (Season 30)

19th CENTURY VICE PRESIDENTS

Woodrow Wilson said this man had enough genius to be immortal & "unschooled passion enough to have made him infamous"

U.S. Presidents 2013-12-23 (Season 30)

PRESIDENTS & FILM

Jimmy Carter held 480 screenings at the White House; his first was this film set in 1970s Washington, D.C.

U.S. Presidents 2013-12-09 (Season 30)

U.S. PRESIDENTS

Although born in the United States, he was the only president who spoke English as a second language

U.S. Presidents 2013-10-08 (Season 30)

PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION HISTORY

In 1948 he won South Carolina with 72% of the vote & 3 other states but finished a distant third overall

U.S. Presidents 2013-07-05 (Season 29)

U.S. PRESIDENTS

The only 2 men who were U.S. president 10 years to the day after their first inauguration

U.S. Presidents 2013-03-29 (Season 29)

PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS

Since 1850, 1 of the 2 Republicans to appear on the ticket as president or vice president 3 elections in a row

U.S. Presidents 2013-01-08 (Season 29)

PRESIDENTIAL DISTINCTIONS

Record holder for the longest time lived after leaving office

U.S. Presidents 2012-12-05 (Season 29)

U.S. PRESIDENTS

This man is the only U.S. president since Hoover not named Time magazine's Man or Person of the Year

U.S. Presidents 2012-09-19 (Season 29)

PRESIDENTIAL CHILDREN

1 of his 5 sons was born in New Brunswick, Canada

U.S. Presidents 2012-06-25 (Season 28)

PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGNS

Though shot in the chest, Teddy Roosevelt gave a 1912 speech saying, "it takes more than that to kill" one of these animals

U.S. Presidents 2012-05-30 (Season 28)

PRESIDENTIAL RESTING PLACES

Only 3 sites have the remains of 2 presidents: 1 at Quincy, Massachusetts, 1 at Arlington & 1 in this state capital

U.S. Presidents 2012-04-19 (Season 28)

WHO WAS THE PRESIDENT WHEN...

The Jets beat the heavily favored Colts in Super Bowl III

U.S. Presidents 2012-03-30 (Season 28)

U.S. VICE PRESIDENTS

More VPs have been from this state than any other, including 2 20th century VPs who were its governor

U.S. Presidents 2012-01-13 (Season 28)

PRESIDENTIAL RUNNING MATES

The traditional inaugural lunch for this president & V.P. featured boiled stuffed lobster & prime ribs of beef au jus

U.S. Presidents 2011-12-27 (Season 28)

PRESIDENTIAL INAUGURATIONS

His second inauguration marked the first time that women officially participated in the inaugural parade

U.S. Presidents 2011-07-14 (Season 27)

PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARIES

Opened in 1971, his presidential library is the farthest south

U.S. Presidents 2011-04-28 (Season 27)

U.S. PRESIDENTS

This president was the first to put solar panels on the White House

U.S. Presidents 2011-03-10 (Season 27)

20th CENTURY PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS

The last time the Democratic & Republican nominees had once been governor of the same state, this was the state

U.S. Presidents 2011-01-04 (Season 27)

THE HALL OF PRESIDENTS

Of the 9 presidents whose images have a beard or mustache, this late 19th century man is the only Democrat

U.S. Presidents 2010-11-25 (Season 27)

U.S. PRESIDENTS

He is the only president of the United States to be awarded the Purple Heart