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Presidents 31-44 Flashcards

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He donated his entire Presidential salary to charity

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31 Herbert Hoover 1929-1933

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He approved “The Star Spangled Banner” as the national anthem

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31 Herbert Hoover 1929-1933

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He began the New Deal

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32 Franklin D. Roosevelt 1933-1945

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WWII began during his term

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32 Franklin D. Roosevelt 1933-1945

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He served his entire presidency without the use of his legs due to polio disease

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32 Franklin D. Roosevelt 1933-1945

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He issued the famous Truman Doctrine – the US promise to support those fighting Communism

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33 Harry S. Truman 1945-1953

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He was President during the Korean War

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33 Harry S. Truman 1945-1953

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He served in both WWI and WWII

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34 Dwight D. Eisenhower 1953-1961

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He was the WWII Supreme Commander of the Allied forces in Europe

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34 Dwight D. Eisenhower 1953-1961

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He was also the first Supreme Commander of NATO

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34 Dwight D. Eisenhower 1953-1961

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He was President during the Cuban Missile Crisis

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35 John F. Kennedy 1961-1963

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He launched the Bay of Pigs invasion.

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35 John F. Kennedy 1961-1963

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He was assassinated by Lee Harvey Oswald

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35 John F. Kennedy 1961-1963

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He created the Great Society Vision – a movement to eliminate poverty and racial injustice.

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36 Lyndon B. Johnson 1963-1969

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He was President when the Vietnam War began.

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36 Lyndon B. Johnson 1963-1969

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He was responsible for the withdrawl of troops from Vietnam

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37 Richard M. Nixon 1969-1974

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He was responsible for the Watergate scandal

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37 Richard M. Nixon 1969-1974

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He successfully reopened trade with China and got them to join the United Nations.

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37 Richard M. Nixon 1969-1974

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He was a Park Ranger at Yellowstone before he became President.

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38 Gerald Ford 1974-1977

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He was greatly disliked for pardoning Nixon.

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38 Gerald Ford 1974-1977

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He was the only Vice President and President to take office without being elected.

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38 Gerald Ford 1974-1977

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He created the Civil Service Reform

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39 James Earl Carter 1977-1981

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He was President during the Iran Hostage Crisis

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39 James Earl Carter 1977-1981

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He negotiated the famous Camp David Accords – peace between Israel and Egypt

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39 James Earl Carter 1977-1981

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He was the first actor elected as President (made 53 films) and was president of the Actors Guild

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40 Ronald Reagan 1981-1989

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He was twice nominated as TIME Magazine’s “Man of the Year”

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40 Ronald Reagan 1981-1989

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He created Reaganomics

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40 Ronald Reagan 1981-1989

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He was President during the Iran-Contra Affair

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40 Ronald Reagan 1981-1989

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He created the INF Treaty with Gorachev which decreased the US and USSR’s nuclear arsenals

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40 Ronald Reagan 1981-1989

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He was President during Operation Desert Storm

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41 George Bush Sr. 1989-1993

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He played first base for Yale University.

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41 George Bush Sr. 1989-1993

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He was a managing partner of the Texas Rangers

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41 George Bush Sr. 1989-1993

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He was a pilot in the Texas Air National Guard

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41 George Bush Sr. 1989-1993

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He was a Rhodes Scholar.

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42 William(Bill) Clinton 1993-2001

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He was accused of having an improper relationship with an intern, Monica Lewinsky.

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42 William(Bill) Clinton 1993-2001

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He created the Family Leave Act.

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42 William(Bill) Clinton 1993-2001

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He was the second President to be impeached by the US House of Representatives but acquitted by the Senate.

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42 William(Bill) Clinton 1993-2001

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He graduated from Yale University and attended Harvard Business School.

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43 George W. Bush 2001-2008

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He was President during the 9-11 attack

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43 George W. Bush 2001-2008

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He was President during the War on Terror

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43 George W. Bush 2001-2008

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He graduated from Columbia University and Harvard Law School and was President of Harvard Law Review

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44 Barack Obama 2008-

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He was a US Senator before he was President

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44 Barack Obama 2008-

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He is First African American President

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44 Barack Obama 2008-

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The terrorist Osama bin Laden was captured during his Presidency.

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44 Barack Obama 2008-

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