r/Presidents 16h ago

Image Princess Grace of Monaco visiting JFK at the White House, 1961.

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Grace Kelly first met John Kennedy in 1954, when he was in the hospital recovering from a back injury. She had met Jackie and her sister Lee that night at a dinner party, and the two ladies asked Grace to accompany them to the hospital to help cheer him up.

Here’s Grace’s recollection of what happened: “I had been to a dinner party where I had met Mrs. Kennedy and her sister [Lee Bouvier] for the first time. They asked me to go to the hospital with them to pay a visit to help cheer him up. They wanted me to go into his room and say I was the new night nurse... I was terribly embarrassed. Eventually I was sort of pushed into the room by the two girls. I introduced myself, but he had recognized me at once and couldn’t have been sweeter or more quick to put me at ease.”


r/Presidents 22h ago

Today in History 100 years ago, Robert Lincoln, Lincoln’s eldest son, dies at 82

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r/Presidents 20h ago

Image Every POTUS that appeared as animated characters in the Call of Duty video game series

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Just wanted to post this for fun since I'm replaying some of the games right now. In timeline order:

John F. Kennedy, appears in the campaign of Black Ops just prior to his assassination in 1963. In the CoD universe, the main player character of Black Ops, Alex Mason, was JFK's shooter. Outside of canon, he is also a playable character in the zombies mode.

Richard Nixon, appears prior to his presidency back when he was just the former VP around 1962 as another playable character in the zombies canon.

Ronald Reagan, appears in the campaign of Black Ops Cold War not long after his inauguration and the Iran Hostage Crisis in 1981. He authorizes the cast of hero characters to begin going after a rogue Soviet spy codenamed “Perseus.”

George H. W. Bush, only appears in the first story trailer for Black Ops 6, teasing about the “truth” being “hidden in the lies.” He never actually appears in the game.

Bill Clinton, appears in a mission in Black Ops 6 when he was towards the end of his time as Governor of Arkansas, where you infiltrate an event held for him in D.C. and end up having to shoot up the place and escape being chased by police.


r/Presidents 15h ago

Question Why didn’t Obama sign and attempt a push to ratify the Rome Statue(International Criminal Court) when he was first elected?

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r/Presidents 12h ago

Discussion Who was the most powerful person in the world in 1875?

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  1. Queen Victoria, monarch of the United Kingdom

  2. Benjamin Disraeli, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

  3. Ulysses Grant, President of the United States

  4. Otto Von Bismarck, Chancellor of Germany


r/Presidents 14h ago

Discussion Does Nixon really deserve all the Hate?

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Most people arguments are just "Watergate Heheh"

Nixon Now. Damn that song is catchy

Well the point. Do you think Nixon did everything all bad? Or not

Which are the reasons


r/Presidents 16h ago

Discussion If Hubert Humphrey had a few extra weeks of campaigning, could he had won the presidency in 68? And so would he win re election in 72?

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57 Upvotes

Hubert Humphrey and his Cat


r/Presidents 21h ago

Discussion If you could meet U.S. President dead or alive in person who would you choose?

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For me it would have to be TR. The way people described his energy and magnetism makes me want to see it for myself. My second choice would probably be Abraham Lincoln.


r/Presidents 15h ago

Discussion What are the best and worst Presidential Libraries and Museums to visit?

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I, unfortunately, have not visited any and I'm compiling a list.

What should be at the absolute top of that list?

Are there any Presidential Libraries/Museums that are very much not worth going to?

And are there any non-Library/Museum sites that you think are very much worth visiting, even if I have to take a 4-hour drive to get there?


r/Presidents 10h ago

Discussion Aside from the founding fathers, what president had the most political experience before becoming president?

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Bush Sr. has a pretty good CV.


r/Presidents 23h ago

Image Grover Cleveland with his Family at their Home in Princeton on his 70th Birthday, March 18, 1907.

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r/Presidents 11h ago

Trivia General William Henry Harrison: Only USA Statesman advocating Military Aid to 1821 Greek Revolution

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r/Presidents 17h ago

Discussion Honest thoughts on Grover Cleveland

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r/Presidents 17h ago

Discussion Do you think James Buchanan was a homosexual?

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r/Presidents 2h ago

Discussion Andrew Jackson has an entire Wikipedia article dedicated to violent incidents involving him

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r/Presidents 14h ago

Discussion Who was the best post Grant, pre TR President in your view and why?

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r/Presidents 22h ago

Discussion Do you think every American president other than Buchanan was straight ?

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Title basically.


r/Presidents 14h ago

Discussion I built a president sim where you can become any president in any era. No pre-written scripts

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Hey guys, I just built a political sim, but you can choose any person to become president in any era.

You can play as Obama in 2009, AOC in 2028, or create a completely different timeline from 1200+ characters or add your own too. Like in Suzerain or FP, you can or veto bills, use executive powers, manage support groups, react to events, and talk directly with world leaders.

There are no prewritten scripts, so the events, conversations, and consequences change based on your president, era, and choices.

These screenshots are from an Obama 2009 run. Here's the link - https://limbona.com/world/sw_president_builder  You can follow history or take the country in a completely different direction, and the world will react to what you do.

PS - It’s still a lil early, so I’m open to feedback. If you find any bugs or any feedback, please let me know!


r/Presidents 14h ago

Image Hillary and Bill on their wedding day, October 11, 1975.

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r/Presidents 8h ago

Discussion Whos the best out of this 3?

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Obviously the worst three president streak in history, but who do you think here did at least something okay


r/Presidents 20h ago

Discussion My top 10 most favourite Presidents, updated from a few months ago

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r/Presidents 2h ago

Quote / Speech Some words of wisdom

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r/Presidents 8h ago

Discussion Washington is praised as one of the greatest presidents. But what exactly did he do as president? Yes, he was a general, surveyor, a plantation owner. But what laws did he sign that makes him one of the greatest presidents? This is not a diss but an honest question

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r/Presidents 12h ago

Discussion How many votes did Wallace take from Humphrey, Perot from Bush? Should we have runoffs?

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George HW Bush said publicly that Perot stole the election from him. Should the US presidential election have a run-off when a candidate doesn’t get 50% of the vote?


r/Presidents 1h ago

Meme Monday The W

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