Historical rankings of presidents of the United States - Wikipedia
Both groups agreed on the composition of nine of the top ten presidents (and were split over the inclusion of either Lyndon B. Johnson or Dwight D. Eisenhower) and six of the worst seven (split over Jimmy Carter or Calvin Coolidge).
Jimmy Carter was among several presidents with Iowa ties
Jan 16, 2025 · At least two other presidents, Herbert Hoover and Ronald Reagan, had Iowa ties that went beyond campaigning there. Both are Republicans. Herbert Hoover, elected in 1928, was born in West Branch, Iowa in 1874. His parents both died when he was a child, and he ultimately went to live with an uncle in Oregon, where he grew up.
List of nicknames of presidents of the United States - Wikipedia
Jimmy, the first president to use his nickname in an official capacity, rather than his first name James. [155] Jimmy Cardigan, got the nickname after he wore a sweater instead of a suit one day [17]
Historical Rankings | Presidents of the United States (POTUS)
Determination of a president's place is history is best viewed through the prism of time. For that reason (and I don't want to receive hate mail) I have not included the five most recent presidents - Clinton, G. W. Bush, Obama, Trump, and Biden - in these rankings.
Jimmy Who? | Notre Dame Magazine | University of Notre Dame
Dec 29, 2024 · Roosevelt, too, had beaten an incumbent, Herbert Hoover. Carter’s victory started the presidential trend of candidates not associated with Washington — those known as “outsiders” — winning the White House.
Jimmy Carter's funeral brings together 5 current and former …
Jan 9, 2025 · WASHINGTON (AP) — As they filed into the front pews at the National Cathedral, wearing dark suits and mostly solemn faces, five current and former presidents came together for Jimmy Carter's funeral. For a service that stretched more than an hour, the feuding, grievances and enmity that had marked their rival campaigns and divergent politics gave way to a reverential moment for one of their own.
Herbert Hoover - Wikipedia
Herbert Clark Hoover (August 10, 1874 – October 20, 1964) was the 31st president of the United States, serving from 1929 to 1933. A wealthy mining engineer before his presidency, Hoover led the wartime Commission for Relief in Belgium and was the director of the U.S. Food Administration, followed by post-war relief of Europe.
The history of defeated presidential candidates attending …
Jan 15, 2025 · In January 1981, Jimmy Carter nodded politely toward Ronald Reagan at the Republican's inauguration. Richard Nixon clasped John F.
The common virtue of Herbert Hoover and Jimmy Carter
Oct 9, 2020 · There is a common mindfulness by Hoover and Carter of the delicate nature of human life. The extent of their devotion to the welfare of others may surely offer a timeless standard of virtue, worthy of remembrance today.
Herbert Hoover | The White House
The biography for President Hoover and past presidents is courtesy of the White House Historical Association. Before serving as America’s 31st President from 1929 to 1933, Herbert Hoover had achieved international success as a mining engineer and worldwide gratitude as “The Great Humanitarian” who fed war-torn Europe during and after World War I.