Who is your favorite U.S. President?

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Wikipedia is all right, but it is a bad source. Random people keep revising them all the time and cause a bit more confusion for readers. I have read some of the articles that are inaccurate.

Wikipedia is for the general knowledge, but most professors wont let students cite from Wikipedia in their assignments as research. I would urge you people to use appropriate sources rather than Wikipedia itself.

You guys discussed Harry Truman. You have to read the details of Harry Truman biography and his political affairs, but Wikipedia doesn't state everything in the details what you want to read for.

For instance, the important detail was not in Wikipedia. Harry Truman never had to get along with US General Douglas MacArthur in the first place. When they met each other, they never spoke. During the Korean war, President Truman hired General MacArthur to take over UN forces to fight against North Korean forces. General MacArthur found out Chinese forces IN North Korea had been helping North Korea forces. Genera MacArthur himself suggested that UN forces should invade China. President Truman strongly opposed it because If the UN forces invades China, China would ask former USSR for help. President Truman feared that USSR would use nuclear bombs on the US and UN forces. President Truman told General MacArthur to not invade China, but it lead to another heated argument. President Truman relieved him of his command. South Korea and North Korea presently remain truce. Even today.
 
In no particular order . . . Jimmy Carter and Harry S. Truman.
 
Barbaro said:
Probably George Washington. Washington was not a member of any political party. I agreed with him on one thing that he hoped that political parties would not be formed. Unfortunately, they were already formed, which lead the jealousies, arrogance, false alarms and corruptions. He mentioned it in his Farewell address. He was right.

My second favorite was obviously Abe Lincoln.
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I don't like George Washington. I encourage your research his life. He was very TERRIBLE LIFE!
 
EagleCherokee63 said:
I don't like George Washington. I encourage your research his life. He was very TERRIBLE LIFE!
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Are you saying He has a terrible personal life? I am very well aware of his biography, his revolutionary war experiences, his speeches, his political views, his owning slaves, Boston Tea Party, and his hippo ivory dentures. Oh and Mary Custis Lee was a great-granddaughter of George Washington's wife. Mary Custis was married to Robert E Lee. The reason why I liked George Washington is because he gave us freedom. You should thank him as well.
I switched my major from history to art history.

Every president is not perfect. We cannot expect the presidents to make right decisions for leading 300,000,000 Americans. We all are individuals and cannot be expected to share same views because some people made mistakes and choose to blame each other. It is a waste of times. The Presidents are bound to make mistakes that is inevitable.
 
Barbaro said:
Are you saying He has a terrible personal life? I am very well aware of his biography, his revolutionary war experiences, his speeches, his political views, his owning slaves, Boston Tea Party, and his hippo ivory dentures. Oh and Mary Custis Lee was a great-granddaughter of George Washington's wife. Mary Custis was married to Robert E Lee. The reason why I liked George Washington is because he gave us freedom. You should thank him as well.
I switched my major from history to art history.

Every president is not perfect. We cannot expect the presidents to make right decisions for leading 300,000,000 Americans. We all are individuals and cannot be expected to share same views because some people made mistakes and choose to blame each other. It is a waste of times. The Presidents are bound to make mistakes that is inevitable.
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Yes, He was first of President. I was very impressed of him after that I found out more many SAD!!! Right, everyone aren't perfect. It was my broke heart so I can't say about him. :| :-x

I was high school what teacher told me about him was a wonderful man. I believed everything he was. till I went to college and take history classes. I studies it about him. My eye dropped it. I was upset at my former teacher not telling everything. I made A grade in history classes in college. How image other people and deaf people failed the test history classes in college what teacher told me. My teacher in college called me private room. He interested with me and question. We had good discussed history. I told him that I love and knowledge history. He say hmm noticed that!
 
Liebling:-))) said:
:nono: Remember, he support war which I am against. Bush would not like me because I am anti-war... :giggle:
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Really?.... Oh.. Aaaaah.. I thought so you do like Bush, because you are british. Mr Blair president do support Bush, they are friends, you too! .............................................................................................................................heh just kidding! :giggle:
 
You mentioned you were in the public high school. Public teachers are not allowed to teach everything except the colleges and universities. It is the policy they are required to follow. Their hands are tied. Other children's parents do not want teachers to teach them everything. Teachers are bounded by the policies. The US public education system is way beyond out of control and created bad acts. The high school examinations are terrible. For instance, the students are required to take English exams, science exam, social studies exam and others. Once they pass the exams, they don't have to take the classes AGAIN, unless they want to take elective classes. even though some of them are freshman, sophomore and junior. This sophomore student didn't even read the books like Shakespeare, sonnets, poetry, To Kill a Mockingbird, etc because this student already passed English exam. I also know this teenager who passed the science exam when she was a freshman, but she didn't even take the physical science, biology, and any required science class. How do you expect her to be prepared to attend a college when she has no science knowledge? There is one of the things I don't like teachers is that the teachers demand more money. They obviously do not care about their students except greed money. The education requires the finances to help the students to make a difference for their futures. Where is common sense?

The parents are responsible to make sure their children are well educated and well mannered. I strongly believe in personal responsibility. Unfortunately, this is extremely common when the ignorant and lazy parents have to fight with teachers after parents demand their children get an A after they failed the exams. Teachers and principals are under pressure constantly by the parents, and the education board to give them a shortcut by giving them an A. The education board do not want to be sued and cannot afford to lose any finance left that is supposed to cover the education programs. The parents need to stop suing by stealing money from the programs and the public schools. The parents should have to accept the fact the children should be working hard to earn a good grade, not a shortcut.

If I have my children, I wouldn't want to send them to the US public schools. I'd rather sending them to private schools. I have attended private schools before. The private education and enivornment were far better than the public education system.

Nobody likes war because sometimes war is necessary. Every war is different. Without the American Revolutionary war, we would pay high taxes and would be regulated by the British Parliament and King George III who had gone mad due to his disease, porphyria. The Founding Father rebels boycotted against The Boston Tea party, The Stamp Act of 1765, and the Townshend Acts of 1767 which lead to them wanting independence from the British Parliament. Samuel Adams and Paul Revere pretended to be Native Americans and got on the ship that carried the teas. They dumped teas in the harbor to get attention. Nice try, Paul and Sam.

In fact, One of the Founding Fathers, Benjamin Franklin's son strongly opposed the independence cause, and remained loyal to King George III. He was even arrested by the Patriots and remained prisoner of war for two years. At first, Benjamin Franklin didn't support the independence. Benjamiin Franklin grew increasingly divided by his devotion to his American colonies and his loyal to King George III. Benjamin Franklin chose to support the Patriot's cause and tried to convince his son to join him. Later, the relationship fell apart. The problem is the British Parliament refused to accept the independence from the American colonies. The British Parliament had to send the British forces to control the American colonies, which lead to the American Revolutionary War.

In fact, after George Washington became the US president, he warned us that U.S. shouldn't meddle with foreign wars, and European affairs. He also said that the US must concentrate only on American issues and interests.

There is one of the things I disagree with George Washington that he was against involvement in European wars and entering into long term entangling alliances. The series of the Neutrality Acts are one of the classic examples. It was amended four times. Do you know what it means? It meant to keep the US out of any future war. In 1935, Mussolini invaded Ethiopia at the same time, US Congress passed the Neutrality Act of 1935, applying ban on the arms shipments from the US to any belligerent nation, including Italy and Ethiopia, and it regulated his right as President to assist friendly countries. Congressional isolationists strongly supported it and passed it. Roosevelt opposed the act on the grounds, but he signed it anyway. Why? The public isolationists supporting the Neutrality Act was overwhelming. He signed it by winning the public support more. FDR used the Act to prohibit Americans from traveling on ships to either Italy and Ethiopia.

In 1937, Japan invaded China. FDR declared no government-owned ship to carry arms to China or Japan. Thanks to DuPont Co., a private company agreed not to sell arms to China or Japan, but US exports to China and Japan continued, especially through England. Hitler's power rose rapidly and simultaneously. The WW 2 broke out in September 1939.

During the World War II, UK and Prime Minister Churchill begged U.S. to help defeating Nazi Germany, but FDR declared neutrality under the Neutrality Act of 1937 he himself signed before. The Neutrality Act of 1939 was passed and signed by FDR allowed all belligerents to be supplied on a cash and carry basis, this benefited the UK, and France (still at war with Nazi Germany), but US vessels were forbidden to enter combat zones and US citizen still were barred from sailing on belligerent vessels. The act was amended in Novermber 1941 to remove theses restrictions following the approval of the Lend-Lease Act to aid anti-German allies, later USSR. A few weeks later, Pearl Harbor attack occurred on December 7 1941. FDR finally declared a war against Japan and Nazi Germany. He waited too long before he declared a war. The Neutrality acts failed to achieve their primary goal of keeping the US out of war. FDR mentioned he regretted to sign the Neutrality Act in the first place.
 
I don't know the past President very well...


During my lifetime...

Nixon, Carter, Reagan, Bush, Clinton, and Bush...

I'll say Ronald Reagan is.

But before I was born, I'll say Abe Lincoln, Roosevelt, and Kennedy.

I hope Obama be our next President... or Edwards...

The Republican, Romney seems to be alright.
 
Capmeister said:
Can you name 3 policies from the Carter administration that you particularly liked, or thought were successful?
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Let me get back to you on this one, tied up on another project. JC was the only president to get a Jew and a Palestinian at the same table to shake hands.
 
george bush for me, never has here been a president that portrays the worldwide american Image better than george bush, I know, sad but true
 
I'm not surprised that Abraham Lincoln is chosen. Afterall, he helped pave the way for the Columbia Institution for the Instruction of the Deaf and Dumb and the Blind.
 
Wokamuka said:
I'm not surprised that Abraham Lincoln is chosen. Afterall, he helped pave the way for the Columbia Institution for the Instruction of the Deaf and Dumb and the Blind.
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so... You're complain after you know that time wasn't well knowledge how to use label to deaf.
 
PowerON said:
so... You're complain after you know that time wasn't well knowledge how to use label to deaf.
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Not complaining. It was Abraham Lincoln who helped turn, what is now, Gallaudet into a reality.

I'm just not surprised.
 
I like George Washington because he kept his private business and his religion out of office. He did the political stuff then went home to his wife and worshiped on his time. He was Wiccan by the way, just in case you didn't know. I am not Wiccan but do believe that church and government should be kept separate. I think 2nd fave president is Honest Abe. I know he was a Christian man and honest and everything but yes he freed slaves but for his time he was a very cutting edge president. I hope when we vote this next time, Obama gets it. I think it is time for fresh air and new things. I don't want Hilary she's already been in office and I just don't like her mudslinging tactics and her husband playing the race card to push negative votes towards a smart and capable man like Obama. Who cares what color you are if you can do the damn job the way it's supposed to be done?
 
I like the idea that George Washington didn't accept the salary since he was already wealth. And asked only expense to cover.
 
My favorite U.S. President was Ronald Reagan. I would have to say he was one of the best president I have ever known in my time. Former President Reagan was a good man and by far he never been the worst President.
 
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