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PRESIDENTS
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Elementary/Middle Division
February 27, 2011
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Presidents
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(6 points) I had a beautiful wife. As First Lady, she restored the
interior of the White House with authentic art and furnishings of
America's past. I participated in the first televised debates
between presidential candidates. I was the first president to
have a poet, Robert Frost, participate in my inauguration. During
my term in office, Gloria Steinem was very active in organizing
women's rights organizations.
(4 points) I don't want to brag, but I was an author and
Pulitzer Prize winner. I was also a Navy hero. I was the
youngest elected president. I was the first president to
appoint his brother to his cabinet.
(2 points) I was the first Roman Catholic to be elected president and also the first
Boy Scout to be president. I rode in an automobile procession that started at Love
Field in Dallas but never made it to the Trade Mart.
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QUESTION 1
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John Kennedy
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(6 points) Before the presidency, I worked as a weekend sportscaster at radio
station WOC in Davenport, Iowa, for $10 per game plus transportation. I later
used this experience as a stepping stone to an acting career. My nickname as
president was “The Gipper.”
(4 points) I was the first actor to become president and
the first president to have my Inauguration held on the
west front of the U.S. Capitol. I was also the first president
to appoint a woman, Sandra Day O'Connor, to the
Supreme Court. I also appointed William Rehnquist as
Chief Justice.
(2 points) My first wife's stage name was Jane Wyman. I am the only divorced
president. I later married Nancy Davis. I became the oldest president. John W.
Hinckley Jr. fired six shots that caused severe damage to me. One shot penetrated
the brain of Press Secretary James Brady, leaving him paralyzed. A policemen and a
Secret Service Agent were also seriously wounded.
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QUESTION 2
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Ronald Reagan
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(6 points) In my first month in office, I delivered the Saturday radio address first
in English and then in Spanish. Before I got married, I dated many women
including Tricia Nixon when her father was president. Before I became president,
I was a member of the National Guard and held a variety of jobs in politics and
industry.
(4 points) I was a "born-again Christian." This helped me win my campaign for
president. I owed my recommitment to Christianity to evangelist Billy Graham
and his friend Don Evans, who gave me a 365-day version of the Bible.
(2 points) I earned my M.B.A degree from Harvard. I was
a member of the Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity at Yale. I
became wealthy and then the Governor of Texas. During
my term in the White House, terrorists crashed two jets
into the World Trade Center and another into the
Pentagon. A fourth jet crashed in Pennsylvania when the
passengers attacked the hijackers. It was believed by
many that the crashed jet was aimed at the Capitol or the
White House.
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QUESTION 3
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George W. Bush
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(6 points) I graduated in the upper tenth of my class at the Naval Academy. My
ambition was to become Head of Naval Operations. My wife's first name was
Rosalyn. As president, I conferred six stars on the George Washington. I did this
because I did not believe that General Eisenhower or any other general should
outrank the Father of our Country.
(4 points) I was the first president born in a hospital. I
wrote a book titled Why Not The Best? I was part of the
first debate between an incumbent president and a rival
candidate. I was also the first "born-again” president. I
was the first president to send his mother on a diplomatic
mission. I conducted the first presidential phone-in
broadcast from the White House. I answered questions
from 42 citizens in 26 states. Over 9 million callers tried
to reach me.
(2 points) One of the concerns that bothered me was human rights. I carried out
a policy by suspending or reducing American aid to nations that violated the
human rights of their citizens. One of my biggest problems was the Hostage
Crisis in Iran, which was a major factor in my defeat for reelection. 66 Americans
were captured and imprisoned for 444 days.
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QUESTION 4
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Jimmy Carter
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(6 points) My wife's name was Patricia Ryan. I defeated Hubert Humphrey, the
Democratic candidate, in my second campaign for president. During my administration, the 26th Amendment to the Constitution was passed by the Senate and the
House of Representatives. It allowed 18 year old citizens to vote.
(4 points) My first vice president was Spiro Agnew (pictured). I
enjoyed certain perks as president. I was the first president to
attend a launching of a manned space flight. I was the first
president to visit a nation not recognized by the United States
when I visited the People's Republic of China where I conferred
with Chairman Mao Tse-tung and Premier Chou En-lai.
(2 points) During my presidency, Astronaut Neil Armstrong,
commander of Apollo 11, became the first man to set foot on
the moon. The end of my term in office came with the
Watergate Scandal. It was the worst political scandal in U.S.
history.
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QUESTION 5
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Richard Nixon
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(6 points) My father was a Republican senator. I was the youngest Navy pilot
during World War II. I was a congressman for two terms, ambassador to the
United Nations, chairman of the Republican National Committee, envoy to
Beijing, CIA director, and vice president.
(4 points) I pushed the Clean Air Act and the Americans
with Disabilities Act through Congress. I approved the
invasion of Panama and the capture of Manuel Noriega
to stand trial in the United States for drug charges. I
showed my strength after Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein
invaded Kuwait. I organized a coalition of nations to
throw back Hussein’s invasion.
(2 points) . I was from the same political party as my predecessor but not my
successor. I was very embarrassed during my visit to Japan. During a state
dinner in Tokyo, I threw up into the lap of Japanese Prime Minister Kiichi
Miyazawa
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QUESTION 6
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George H. W. Bush
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(6 points) I was the first unelected vice president. My first priority as president
was rebuilding the American people's trust in their chief executive. I was the first
president to make a report on National Health.
(4 points) I was every parent's dream; a good student and athlete and an
Eagle Scout. I got a football scholarship and was voted most valuable player
on my college team. After I graduated with a degree in economics, I was
offered contracts to play pro football by the Green Bay Packers and Detroit
Lions but turned them down to go to Yale. There I studied law while coaching
football and boxing. I fought the Japanese in World War II as a navy officer.
(2 points) I was born Leslie Lynch King Jr. My name changed after my mother
divorced her abusive husband and married again. I later opened a law practice
in Michigan. I served in the House of Representatives for the next twenty-five
years.
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QUESTION 7
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Gerald Ford
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(6 points) I was told I was one of the most energetic
politicians in American history. I made ceaseless efforts to get
things done. I appointed Robert C. Weaver to be Secretary of
Housing and Urban Development. He thus became the first
African-American to serve in a president’s cabinet.
(4 points) I served as a congressional secretary and as the director of the New
Deal's National Youth Administration. I was the second youngest Senate majority
leader in history. I served as vice president before becoming president.
(2 points) I was the first president to be present at his predecessor's
assassination. I was the first president to take the oath of office on an airplane.
I was the first president to ride in an armored automobile at his inaugural
parade.
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QUESTION 8
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Lyndon Johnson
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(6 points) I was born south of the Mason-Dixon line. Mine was the first presidential
inauguration ceremony broadcast live on the Internet. I was the first president to
visit Viet Nam since the war in that nation ended.
(4 points) Al Gore was my vice-president. I
appointed Janet Reno (pictured at the left)
as the first female Attorney General. She
served eight years in that post. Also,
Madeleine Albright became the first female
Secretary of State.
(2 points) I never served in the military. I did serve multiple terms as governor
of my native state. My First Lady's maiden name was Hillary Rodham. I was
the first elected president in U.S. history to be impeached.
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QUESTION 9
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William Clinton
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(6 points) I worked as a community organizer in impoverished areas of
Chicago's South Side and earned a law degree from Harvard University. I
practiced civil rights law in Chicago. My wife and two daughters witnessed my
swearing in as president.
(4 points) I won election to the Illinois state senate and
was twice reelected. I won a seat in the U.S. Senate. I
wrote a book Dreams From My Father, A Story of Race
and Inheritance. I delivered the keynote address at the
Democratic National Convention four years before I
was elected president. My second book The Audacity
of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream,
rose to the top of the best-seller list. My vice
presidential running mate was Joe Biden.
(2 points) I was the first person born in my native state to become president. My
mother was born in Kansas. I received a bachelor's degree from Columbia
University. I married attorney and hospital administrator Michelle Robinson.
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QUESTION 10
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Barack Obama
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(6 points) This former CIA Director served as a Vice President. In his
presidential campaign he said he wanted America to be a “kinder and gentler
nation.”
(4 points). During his administration as president, the Berlin Wall came
down. Sadam Hussein’s army invaded Kuwait.
(2 points) His wife is Barbara. His son later became President of the United
States.
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QUESTION 11
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George H. W. Bush
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(6 points) He was governor of his state. He strongly supported constructing
an anti-missile system. His programs call for large tax cuts.
(4 points) His election for his first term was controversial because of voter
irregularities in Florida and legal challenges by his opponent. He was a strong
proponent of No Child Left Behind legislation.
(2 points) During his first term much tragedy occurred because of attacks on the
World Trade Center and the Pentagon.
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QUESTION 12
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George W. Bush