#4 Flashcards
31
Herbert Hoover
32
Franklin D. Roosevelt
33
Harry S. Truman
34
Dwight D. Eisenhower
35
John F. Kennedy
36
Lyndon B. Johnson
37
Richard M. Nixon
38
Gerald Ford
39
James Earl Carter
40
Ronald Reagan
41
George Bush
42
William Clinton
43
George W. Bush
44
Barack Obama
Herbert Hoover
a. He approved “The Star Spangled Banner” as the national anthem
b. He donated his entire Presidential salary to charity
c. He was President during The Great Depression
Franklin D. Roosevelt
a. He began the New Deal
b. WWII began during his term
c. FDR served his entire presidency without the use of his legs during the Korean War
Harry S. Truman
a. He issued the famous Truman Doctrine – the US promise to support those fighting Communism.
b. He was President during the Korean War
Dwight D. Eisenhower
a. He served in both WWI and WWII
b. Eisenhower was the WWII Supreme Commander of the Allied forces in Europe
c. He was also the first Supreme Commander of NATO
John F. Kennedy
b. He was President during the Cuban Missile Crisis
c. He launched the Bay of Pigs invasion.
d. He was assassinated by Lee Harvey Oswald
Lyndon B. Johnson
a. He created the Great Society Vision – a movement to eliminate poverty and racial injustice.
b. He was President when the Vietnam War began.
c. He created the Peace Corp.
Richard M. Nixon
a. He was responsible for the withdrawal of troops from Vietnam
b. He was responsible for the Watergate scandal
c. He successfully reopened trade with China and got them to join the United Nations.
Gerald Ford
He was a Park Ranger at Yellowstone before he became President.
b. He was greatly disliked for pardoning Nixon. c. He was the only Vice President and President to take office without being elected.
James Earl Carter
a. He created the Civil Service Reform
b. He was President during the Iran Hostage Crisis
c. He negotiated the famous Camp David Accords – peace between Israel and Egypt
Ronald Reagan
a. He was the first actor elected as President (made 53 films) and was president of the Actors Guild
b. He was twice nominated as TIME Magazine’s “Man of the Year”
c. He created Reaganomics
d. He was President during the Iran-Contra Affair