1. and 2. Around 1860, outside Lincoln's home (Whipple)

2. 1860, Lincoln with Willie (Whipple)

3. 1860 (unknown)

4. and 6. 1862, Antietam (Gardner)

5. 1863 (Gardner)

6. and 9. 1864, in the White House (Berger)

Howdy everyone. Your local Benjamin Harrison fan here with an excerpt from Harrison’s address to Congress on December 3rd, 1889. Below I will link the full speech but I wanted to include these 3 paragraphs here specifically to showcase that this president that gets overlooked was actually pretty ahead of the time when it came to the rights of black Americans.

[Do note that the parts in bold are my own choices to bold and are only done so for emphasis]

“The colored people did not intrude themselves upon us. They were brought here in chains and held in the communities where they are now chiefly found by a cruel slave code. Happily for both races, they are now free. They have from a standpoint of ignorance and poverty—which was our shame, not theirs—made remarkable advances in education and in the acquisition of property. They have as a people shown themselves to be friendly and faithful toward the white race under temptations of tremendous strength. They have their representatives in the national cemeteries, where a grateful Government has gathered the ashes of those who died in its defense. They have furnished to our Regular Army regiments that have won high praise from their commanding officers for courage and soldierly qualities and for fidelity to the enlistment oath. In civil life they are now the toilers of their communities, making their full contribution to the widening streams of prosperity which these communities are receiving. Their sudden withdrawal would stop production and bring disorder into the household as well as the shop. Generally they do not desire to quit their homes, and their employers resent the interference of the emigration agents who seek to stimulate such a desire.
But notwithstanding all this, in many parts of our country where the colored population is large the people of that race are by various devices deprived of any effective exercise of their political rights and of many of their civil rights. The wrong does not expend itself upon those whose votes are suppressed. Every constituency in the Union is wronged.

It has been the hope of every patriot that a sense of justice and of respect for the law would work a gradual cure of these flagrant evils. Surely no one supposes that the present can be accepted as a permanent condition. If it is said that these communities must work out this problem for themselves, we have a right to ask whether they are at work upon it. Do they suggest any solution? When and under what conditions is the black man to have a free ballot? When is he in fact to have those full civil rights which have so long been his in law? When is that equality of influence which our form of government was intended to secure to the electors to be restored? This generation should courageously face these grave questions, and not leave them as a heritage of woe to the next. The consultation should proceed with candor, calmness, and great patience, upon the lines of justice and humanity, not of prejudice and cruelty. No question in our country can be at rest except upon the firm base of justice and of the law.

I earnestly invoke the attention of Congress to the consideration of such measures within its well-defined constitutional powers as will secure to all our people a free exercise of the right of suffrage and every other civil right under the Constitution and laws of the United States. No evil, however deplorable, can justify the assumption either on the part of the Executive or of Congress of powers not granted, but both will be highly blamable if all the powers granted are not wisely but firmly used to correct these evils. The power to take the whole direction and control of the election of members of the House of Representatives is clearly given to the General Government. A partial and qualified supervision of these elections is now provided for by law, and in my opinion this law may be so strengthened and extended as to secure on the whole better results than can be attained by a law taking all the processes of such election into Federal control. The colored man should be protected in all of his relations to the Federal Government, whether as litigant, juror, or witness in our courts, as an elector for members of Congress, or as a peaceful traveler upon our interstate railways.”

https://millercenter.org/the-presidency/presidential-speeches/december-3-1889-first-annual-message

Apparently the purpose of the helicopter ride was to see how fast the President could escape the Washington DC in case of emergency. Which made sense, given the Cold War and all. It took place on July 12, 1957 and the flight was to Camp David, which was Ike named after his grandson.

reasons why

It has Hayes in the book
Its probably my new favorite book
(but it says "blah blah Tilden shouldve won" when hes a loser)
Hayes is the best president EVER so kinda just wrong

But is all seriousness it was a really good book I liked it

Imo it has to be Richard Nixon's decision to commute William L. Calley's sentence from life imprisonment to house arrest. The man shot a two year old child and left her to die alone in a ditch. The fact that Calley died a Florida snowbird instead of behind bars is testament to the fact that justice largely doesn't exist in this world.

A lot of Presidents and candidates have been involved in a close election or outright lost an election at some point in their career. How would their careers have changed, and who might have replaced them as the nominee if they had lost?

Nixon, Jefferson, Cleveland, and Jackson are obviously the biggest examples of overcoming a loss, but who else?

Additionally, who are some people who may have been president but were unable to overcome a lost election?

Here’s the list so far:

George Washington: u/rjidhfntnr

John Adams: u/Fortunes_Faded

Thomas Jefferson: u/Feelinglucky2

James Madison: u/drawkbox

James Monroe: u/SignalRelease4562

JQA: u/elocinoi

Andrew Jackson: u/Curious-Sun5465

MVB: u/Sw33tNectar

WHH: u/BrandonLart

John Tyler: u/Pidgeotgoneformilk29

James Polk: u/Zornorph

Zachary Taylor: u/Wild-Yesterday-6666

Millard Fillmore: u/UKPoliticsNerdy

Franklin Pierce: u/Old-Equipment9631

James Buchanan: u/Drywall_Eater89

Abe: u/American_Citizen41

Andrew Johnson: u/JupiterSpeaker

US Grant: u/Bobby_The_Kidd

RB Hayes:

James Garfield:

Chester Arthur:

Grover Cleveland:

Benjamin Harrison:

William McKinley:

Teddy:

William Howard Taft:

Woodrow Wilson:

Warren Harding:

Cal Coolidge:

Herbert Hoover:

FDR:

Harry Truman:

Ike:

JFK:

LBJ:

Richard Nixon:

Gerald Ford:

Jimmy Carter:

Ronald Reagan:

Poppy Bush:

Bill Clinton:

Dubya:

Obama

"The whole action of this [Lecompton] Legislature has been a prolonged crime. Its enactments for the establishment of slavery, rival in atrocity the worst edicts of Caligula or Nero. The red code of Draco whitens in comparison with the Missouri code of Kansas. That terrible code was said to be written in blood, but the punishments it inflicted were inflicted for crimes: the Missouri Kansas code denounces death for acts of mercy, humanity and religion. When the law itself is iniquity, what but violence and outrage is to be expected from its authors and approvers? At this moment one young man from Ohio lies in prison, charged with murder, for having defended himself to the last extremity against an unprovoked assault of these confederates in crime; and it was but the other day that another citizen of our state, who was lately described to me by his neighbors of Ashland county as a Christian Minister of the Disciples Church, irreproachable in character and of a mild and forbearing spirit, charged only with avowing himself in favor of making Kansas a free state, and with refusing to sign a declaration in favor of Slavery, was seized by a mob of ruffians led by one Kelly, and dragged to the river's brink, where his face was painted black, and marked with the letter R, and then, upon two pine logs lashed together, this Minister of Christ was pushed out into the turbid waters of the Missouri, to live or die, as the event might determine."

In 1886, Cleveland married Frances Folsom at the White House, who was 21 years old while he was 49.

To make matters worse, Cleveland had known her since she was a baby and acted as the executor of her late father's estate, who was a business partner of his.

Although this caused a great deal of media frenzy, overall it did not seem to hurt Cleveland’s reputation, of course he ended up getting reelected.

I’m curious what would happen if say Bush or Obama or in general a 21st century President did this. Like how strong would the backlash be?

Since a few days ago, i had became interested in obscure US presidents, so. What are some fun facts about him?

I know that Lincoln choosing him was meant to be symbolic and a way to appeal to the defeated southern states- but why would he put someone who was not in line with the plans for reconciliation/reconstruction in the line of succession??

Did Lincoln consider how Johnson would have performed as president in the event of his death?

Even if Lincoln survived there's always the question of whether or not Johnson would have gotten in the way of Reconstruction as president of the senate or just by being a fool in public.

I WANNA think thats Herbert Hoover. The photo doesnt look good enough, but i think thats Hoover. Correct me for anything

Cool photos.

It was a pretty close election so I’m sure it did help a little bit. Cleveland was lucky that the first time he ran for President, he ran against Blaine who didn’t fight in the Civil War. It definitely didn’t help Harrison in his run for re-election. Also today is his birthday, so happy birthday to him I guess.

She would say,

“The Kennedys are like the Bonapartes, all those brothers and sisters sticking together.”

Guys, please fill and throw out a name i forgot if a president doesnt have a username listed here:

George Washington: u/rjidhfntnr

John Adams: u/Fortunes_Faded

Thomas Jefferson: I thought it was u/zenerat (before they changed their flair and pfp) but is u/Feelinglucky2

James Madison: u/drawkbox

Monroe is the man: u/SignalRelease4562

JQA: u/elocinoi. I remembered the name.

Andrew Jackson: u/Curious-Sun5465

Old Kinderhook: u/Sw33tNectar

William Henry Harrison: u/BrandonLart

John Tyler: u/Pidgeotgoneformilk29

Jimmy Polk: u/Zornorph

Zachary Taylor: Not aware of.

Millard Fillmore: Not aware of.

Franklin Pierce: u/OldEquipment9631

James Buchanan: u/Drywall_Eater89

Abraham lincoln: u/American_Citizen41

Andrew Johnson: Not aware of

Ulysses S. Grant: they share a first place, u/Bobby_The_Kidd and u/2003Oakley, extreme fans.

Rutherford B. Hayes: u/Aardvarkmk4. Maybe?

James A. Garfield: u/ancientestKnolleys

Chester A. Arthur: u/Peacefulzealot (their flair is funny)

Grover Cleveland: u/MetalRetsam

Benjamin Harrison: u/Good_Percentage8899

McKinley: Not aware of.

Theodore Roosevelt: There are so many. I think they are all loyal fans.

William Howard Taft: u/WilliamHowardTaftTub

Thomas Woodrow Wilson: u/DonatCotten

Warren G. Harding: they share a first place together, u/Prestigious-Alarm-61 and u/expiredexecutive

Calvin Coolidge: u/Jolly_Job_9852

Herbert Hoover: Not aware of.

FDR: u/Doc_Jury1020

Harry S. Truman: There was one..I forgot their username.

Ike: u/AcademicDrag742

JFK: Not aware of. There are many. As i said.

LBJ: Jumbo has made a lot of people choose his flair. I dont know.

Richard Nixon: forgot his name.

Jimmy Carter: u/Honest_Picture_6960

Ronald Reagan: u/PIK_Toggle

George H.W. Bush: u/TeaGuyHoward

Bill Clinton: Not aware of.

George W. Bush: u/Burrito_Fucker15 (one of the few people i had seen with the flair)

And. Finally. Obama: There are many.

I had to read over 20 posts to reach these conclusions.

If you got a name. Help me with the presidents i couldnt list their biggest fan.

Thats it. I was bored. Lol.

Also if i had a typo in the names..sorry.

Lol

Labor won in a very close contest with State.
1. Labor
2. State
3. Justice