Who should be President?

1. Who should be President? What makes for a good president of our country?

2. Age • How old should a president be? • According to the Constitution, what is the youngest age a President can be? What is the oldest age? • What are the advantages of being older? Of being younger?

3. Oldest and youngest U.S. presidents Theodore Roosevelt, at 42, was the youngest. Ronald Reagan was the oldest at 69.

4. Gender • Should a president be a man or a woman? • Are there any advantages or disadvantages of having a male president? • Are there any advantages or disadvantages of having a female president?

5. No woman has yet been elected President, although a woman, Geraldine Ferraro, ran for Vice-President.

6. How much education should a president have? • Elementary school? • High school? • College?

7. Most Presidents went to college, but nine did not. • Andrew Johnson couldn't read until he was 14; he didn’t learn to write until after he was married.

8. Marital Status • Should a president be married? • Are there any advantages to being single?

9. All Presidents were married during their terms except five: Thomas Jefferson, Andrew Jackson, Martin Van Buren, James Buchanan and Chester A. Arthur

10. Children • Should a president have children? • If so, how many?

11. Presidents have had from one to fifteen children. Jimmy Carter had 1. John Tyler had 15. James Buchanan, Warren G. Harding, Andrew Jackson, James Madison, and George Washington did not have any children.

12. Previous Employment • What is a good job a president could have before being elected?

13. Before they were Presidents… • Presidents have been lawyers, teachers, farmers, sailors, engineers, surveyors, mayors, governors, congressmen, senators and ambassadors. Harry Truman owned Ronald Reagan was a men's shop a movie actor

14. Siblings • Does it matter if a president has brothers or sisters? • Or is it OK if s/he is an only child?

15. Presidential Siblings Fact: Not one of our Presidents has been an only child! Benjamin Harrison had George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, 11 siblings. James Madison, & John Kennedy each had eight. Kennedy Family

16. Pets • Should a president own a pet? • If so, what kind? How many?

17. White House Pets Pets of all kinds have lived in the White House; dogs and cats have been most popular. Benjamin Harrison (1889-1893) Whiskers the Goat Lyndon B. Johnson (1963-1969) Beagles, Him and Her

18. More White House Pets Franklin D. Roosevelt (1933-1945) Fala, Scottish Terrier Theodore Roosevelt (1901-1909) Algonquin the Pony

19. Hobbies & Sports • Should a president play sports? • If so, which one(s)? • Why might it be important to have a hobby?

20. Andrew Jackson1829–1837 Richard Nixon1969-1974 Calvin Coolidge1923-1929

21. Religion • Should a president be religious?

22. Kennedy Family, attending Catholic Mass Clintons attending Protestant church service

23. What other qualities should we consider in selecting a president?

24. Small Groups

25. Candidate A GENDER: Male AGE: 37 COLLEGE ATTENDED: Attended several colleges including Morehouse College, University of Pennsylvania, Boston University, & Harvard University JOBS: Protestant Minister, Teacher of Philosophy at Harvard, President of a Civil Rights Organization, 1 of 10 Outstanding Men For the Year, according to TIME Magazine, Nobel Prize Winner, noted public speaker BROTHERS/SISTERS: 2 MARRIED: Yes, 15 years CHILDREN: 4 RELIGION: Protestant PETS: No SPORTS/HOBBIES: Hunting, fishing, riding horses --- but not very often

26. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

27. Candidate B GENDER: Male AGE: 51 COLLEGE ATTENDED: None JOBS: Postmaster, Lawyer, and U.S. Representative, Rail splitter, Store Owner, State Congress­man, Captain in U.S. Army, noted public speaker BROTHERS/SISTERS: 2 MARRIED: Yes, 19 years CHILDREN: 4 RELIGION: No specific religion PETS: Cats, Dogs, Goats, Rabbits, Horse SPORTS/HOBBIES: Playing with his pets, walking, wrestling

28. Abraham Lincoln

29. Candidate C GENDER: Female AGE: COLLEGE ATTENDED: Tennessee State University PREVIOUS JOBS: Radio announcer, TV Reporter, Talk Show Host, Movie Actor, Noted public speaker BROTHER/SISTERS: None MARRIED: No CHILDREN: None RELIGION: No declared religion. PETS: Dogs SPORTS/HOBBIES: Giving to charity, reading

30. Oprah Winfrey

31. Candidate D GENDER: Male AGE: 57 COLLEGE ATTENDED: None PREVIOUS JOBS: Planter, Farmer, Extensive Military Service, Served in the Continental Congress BROTHERS/SISTERS: 5 MARRIED: Yes CHILDREN: None RELIGION: No declared religion. PETS: Horse SPORTS/HOBBIES: Fishing, Horse riding

32. George Washington

33. Candidate E GENDER: Female AGE: COLLEGE ATTENDED: University of South Florida JOBS: Manager of a clothing Store, Owner of a Toy Store, Waitress, Nanny, Teacher, Assistant Principal, Principal BROTHERS/SISTERS: 1 MARRIED: Yes , 20 CHILDREN: 2 RELIGION: Methodist PETS: Daisy, the dog SPORTS/HOBBIES: reading, tennis, walking

34. Kim Pietsch

35. Candidate F GENDER: Female AGE: 16 COLLEGE ATTENDED: None, has attended Heritage Middle School and now has a private tutor JOBS: Singer, Actor BROTHERS/SISTERS: 5 MARRIED: No CHILDREN: None RELIGION: Christian PETS: Dogs, Cats, Rabbit, Fish SPORTS/HOBBIES: Singing, Dancing, Cheerleading, Shopping

36. Miley Cyrus

37. Candidate G GENDER: Male AGE: 47 EDUCATION: Columbia University, Harvard Law School JOBS: Civil rights lawyer, Teacher at the University of Chicago Law School, Senator BROTHERS/SISTERS: 6 MARRIED: Yes, 16 years CHILDREN: 2 RELIGION: Christian PETS: None SPORTS/HOBBIES: Cooking, Basketball, Dancing, Spending time with his family

38. Barack Obama

39. Candidate H GENDER: Female AGE: 65 EDUCATION: Private secondary school in England JOBS: Teacher, Journalist, United States delegate to the United Nations, public speaker, finalist for the Nobel Peace Prize, United Nations Commission on Human Rights BROTHERS/SISTERS: 1 MARRIED: Yes, 27 years CHILDREN: 6 RELIGION: Protestant (Christian) PETS: Dog SPORTS/HOBBIES: Football, bike riding

40. Eleanor Roosevelt