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Nixon through Obama

Nixon through Obama. Richard Nixon. #37 – Richard M. Nixon (R). Poor kid from California – a Quaker Eisenhower’s Vice President “Secret Plan” to end the war in Vietnam 1 st President to visit China 1 st President to resign from office – Watergate Affair

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Nixon through Obama

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  1. Nixon through Obama

  2. Richard Nixon

  3. #37 – Richard M. Nixon (R) • Poor kid from California – a Quaker • Eisenhower’s Vice President • “Secret Plan” to end the war in Vietnam • 1st President to visit China • 1st President to resign from office – Watergate Affair • Wife – Pat – wore a Republican cloth coat – “I am not a crook” • Had a dog named Checkers (a gift for his daughters – famous speech)

  4. Hippies

  5. Easy Rider

  6. woodstock

  7. Indians Women Hispanics Homosexuals LIBERATION

  8. RED POWER

  9. Watergate Secrets

  10. Ford is sworn in

  11. #38 – Gerald Ford (R) • Only man in American history to be president without being on the ballot • Birth name – Leslie Lynch King, Jr. • Football scholarship U of Michigan – MVP • Eagle Scout – Navy in WWII • Good looking – cover of Look & Cosmo • Wife established the Betty Ford Clinic • Pardoned Nixon for all crimes

  12. Jimmy Carter #39

  13. #39 – James (Jimmy) Carter (D) • Peanut farmer – Plains, Georgia • Born again Christian • Builds home with Habitat for Humanity • International negotiator (Somalia, Haiti) – Nobel Peace Prize 2002 • Says he’s seen a UFO • Brother Billy was an embarrassment • “Lusted in his heart” – Playboy interview

  14. #40 – Ronald Reagan (R) • Oldest elected president (69) • Movie star – 53 films – TV – president of the Screen Actors Guild • Nicknames – “Dutch”, “The Great Communicator” • Shot by John Hinckley • “Mr. Gorbachev, “tear down this wall” • Wife, Nancy, did his astrological charts • Ended the Cold War !!

  15. Reaganomics “Supply Side Economics” Cut taxes Decrease federal spending

  16. Huge debts – but • Inflation started to go down • More oil exploration – OPEC forced to reduce prices • Huge deficits – pumped back into the economy • National debt - $3T !!!

  17. U.S. NATIONALDEBTCLOCK The Outstanding Public Debt as of 10 May 2007 at 05:18:45 AM GMT is: The estimated population of the United States is 301,838,534so each citizen's share of this debt is $29,253.95. The National Debt has continued to increase an average of$1.45 billion per day since September 29, 2006!

  18. U.S. NATIONALDEBTCLOCK The Outstanding Public Debt as of 09 May 2012 at 01:55:25 PM GMT is: The estimated population of the United States is 312,734,054so each citizen's share of this debt is $50,146.06. The National Debt has continued to increase an average of$3.96 billion per day since September 28, 2007!

  19. Berlin WallComes DownNov. 9,1989

  20. Souvenir bits of Berlin Wall sold for $1.00 each

  21. George H.W. Bush #41 “Poppy”

  22. #41 – George H.W. Bush (R) • Youngest navy pilot in WWII – hero • CIA director – Texas oilman • Vomited on the Japanese prime minister • “Read my lips, no new taxes” – got him beat by Clinton • Kidnapped Manuel Noriega (Panama) to stand trial for drug charges • Wife, Barbara, very rich and very popular • Victory in Gulf War – Operation “Desert Storm”

  23. William “Bill” Clinton #42

  24. #42 – William J. Clinton (D) • Talented saxophone player • Father died before he was born – step-father was abusive • Youngest governor – Arkansas • Beat Bush with 43.5% of the vote • “Don’t ask, don’t tell” policy • Nicknames – “Comeback Kid”, “Slick Willie”, “Bubba” • Second president to be impeached • Scandals - “Travelgate”, “Monica Lewinski”, “Sleep overs”

  25. George W. Bush #43

  26. #43 – George W. Bush (R) • Raised in Texas – partied through Yale – MBA Harvard • Managing partner of the Texas Rangers • Governor of Texas 2 times • DWI in his youth – gave up alcohol • Choked on a pretzel while watching a football game • First African-American Secretary of State – Colin Powell (then Condaleesa Rice) • Operation “Enduring Freedom”

  27. September 11, 2001

  28. War in Iraq

  29. So long, Saddam Before After

  30. Barack Obama #44

  31. #44 – Barrack Obama (D) • You tell me . . .

  32. Osama Bin Laden Got him – May 2011

  33. Where will we be tomorrow?

  34. Acronyms (or come up with your own!) 16-24 Little John got his goat and cooked him crispy! 25-32 My red truck wheels have cool hot rims or MR. T watched his chicken house right there 33-44Evan killed Jackie’s new feathered chicken but can’t bake owls

  35. 33-44 Even Kayla just now figured cats really bark – cause Boosie’s out33-44 Even Kayla just now figured cats really bark – cats bark (ohhhh) 33-44 Everybody knows JD needs food cause Ricky brought cucumbers back over

  36. TEST!!

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