Okay, so now I guess there really are no more excuses for dwelling on Presidential trivia any longer, since President's Day is well over with, and even Washington's Birthday was yesterday and done.
Still, I ran into these links below, and thought some of them were really fascinating.
One focuses on the parallels and unofficial debate between two competing visions of America between the President of the United States Abraham Lincoln, and the President of the Confederate States, Jefferson Davis.
Interesting stuff.
Then, there are some 50 odd facts about Abraham Lincoln, surely indeed great for trivia questions.
The third link is about how surprisingly high Bill Clinton ranks historically among presidents (he is the highest ranking of modern presidents). Obama and Bush, not surprisingly, rank closer to the bottom. Bush ranks in the bottom third but, frankly, given where this country was before he assumed office (without winning the election) and where the country was after eight years of his administration, he should probably go down as the worst president. Other bad presidents had scandals that plagued their terms and their historical legacy, such as Harding with the Tea Pot Dome scandal. Bush had numerous corporate scandals associated with his administration that, I suspect, will define his legacy for many decades to come. From Enron to Halliburton to Blackwater to the banking scandal and subsequent bailout in 2008, as well as the whole "no bid contract" nonsense during the unjustifiable invasion of Iraq, as well as his failed response to Hurricane Katrina, Bush also conducted himself in a certain manner, with an unjustified swagger, that came across horribly too often. It was almost as if he were mocking the people affected by the situations that he helped create. America's reputation took some strong hits during those long eight years, and I do not think the country recovered fully. Frankly, I am suspicious that the country will ever actually fully recover from the second Bush White House, and am just hopeful that we will not have to be exposed to a third one.
The next link is not about presidents but, rather, men who almost succeeded into the highest office, but never actually got there. Al Gore, officially the loser of the 200 election, is included.
Finally, for any teachers out there, here is a link that reveals presidents that were formally instructors in some capacity or another.
So, there you go! Enjoy! Here are the links:
Jefferson Davis and Abraham Lincoln: Dueling inaugural addresses February 18, 2015 by Scott Bomboy
50 interesting facts about Abraham Lincoln’s life February 12, 2014 by NCC Staff
Bill Clinton ranks high in new historical presidents study February 17, 2015 by NCC Staff
10 people who very nearly became President February 16, 2015 by NCC Staff
10 U.S Presidents who also worked as teachers May 6, 2014 by NCC Staff
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