Ford/Harding and Johnson/Truman Flashcards
Who was the first VP chosen under terms of the 25th Amendment
Ford
Who was the first president whose parents were divorced?
Ford
Who was the first president to have been an Eagle Scout?
Ford
What president and his wife were models before their marriage?
Ford
What president was born Leslie Lynch King, Jr.?
Ford
What president granted Nixon an “absolute pardon” for all federal crimes he may have committed or taken part in while president?
Ford
What president’s high officials were linked to the “Teapot Dome” after his death?
Harding
What president is credited with formally concluding WWI?
Harding
What president’s goal was to return the country to “normalcy” but scandals during his administration were numerous?
Harding
What president was the first to own a radio?
Harding
What president was the first to ride to his inauguration in an automobile?
Harding
What president ordered contempt proceedings against John L. Lewis when mine leader, defying a government injunction, called members of the United Mine Workers?
Truman
What president ordered seizure of the railroads by the government to forestall a nationwide strike?
Truman
What president popularized the phrase, “if you can’t stand the heat then stay out of the kitchen”?
Truman
What president took criticism from many when he fired Douglas MacArthur?
Truman
What president ordered US air and sea forces to aid South Korean troops in resisting the Communist forces of NK which has invaded SK the day before?
Truman
What president proclaimed a “War on Poverty”?
Johnson
What president signed legislation establishing Medicare and the Department of Housing and Urban Development?
Johnson
Whose wife is Claudia “Lady Bird” Alta Taylor?
Johnson
Who was a “Folksy” President who promised and enactment of programs for social reform so the country would experience “A Great Society”?
Johnson
Who dropped a reelection bid, because of his unpopular involvement in the Vietnam War?
Johnson
Who was VP under JFK?
Johnson