Presidents and Foreign Policy since 1988

1. Presidents and Foreign Policy since 1988

2. Reagan Revolution-President Reagan and conservative Republicans advocated for • reduction in the number and scope of government programs and regulations • strengthening of the American military. • Reagan Library Video • tax cuts • transfer of responsibilities to state governments • appointment of judges/justices who exercised ―judicial restraint

3. The ―Reagan Revolution extended beyond his tenure in office with • the election of his vice president, George H. W. Bush • the election of a centrist Democrat, William J. Clinton • the Republican sweep of congressional elections and statehouses in the 1990s • the election of George W. Bush as president.

4. President George H. W. Bush, 1989– 1993 41 • Fall of communism in Eastern Europe • Reunification of Germany • Collapse of Yugoslavia • Breakup of the Soviet state • Persian Gulf War of 1990–1991 • First war in which American women served in a combat role Operation Desert Storm

5. President William J. Clinton, 1993–2001Clinton meets JFK • North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) • Full diplomatic relations with Vietnam • Lifting of economic sanctions against South Africa when her government ended the policy of apartheid • NATO action in former Yugoslavia

6. President George W. Bush, 2001–2009 • Terrorists attacks on United States soil on 9/11/2001 • War in Afghanistan • War in Iraq • September 11th, Interview • Funny or die Father and Son

7. James Monroe (1817-1825) Fun Facts: First president to be ignagurated outdoors

8. John Quincy Adams (1825-1829) Fun Facts: Used to walk 4 miles each day before starting his agenda He and his wife raised silkworms at the White House Had an alligator living at the White House for several months

9. Andrew Jackson (1829-1837) Fun Facts: First president to be born in a log cabin First president to ride in a train Had a pet parrot named Poll

10. Martin Van Buren (1837-1841) Fun Facts:

11. William H. Harrison (1841) Fun Facts: First president to be photographed in office Had a cow named Sukey to provide dairy products for the White House

12. John Tyler (1841-1845) Fun Facts: First president to marry while in office

13. James K. Polk (1845-1849) Fun Facts: Oldest of 10 children

14. Zachary Taylor (1849-1850)

15. Millard Fillmore (1850-1853)

16. Franklin Pierce (1853-1857) Fun Facts: He was arrested for accidently running down an elderly lady with his horse First president to install heat at the White House

17. James Buchanan (1857-1861) Fun Facts:

18. Abraham Lincoln (1861-1865) Fun Facts: Had a scar above his right eye from a fight with would-be thieves First president to have a full beard Grew the beard after a 11 year old Grace Bedell wrote him a letter

19. Andrew Johnson (1865-1869) Fun Facts: First president to be visited by a queen Only wore suits he custom tailored himself

20. Ulysses S. Grant (1869-1877) Fun Facts: Full name: Hiram Ulysses Grant Once arrested in for speeding on a Washington street with his horse and carriage First president to have both parents alive when he became president Was very superstitious about retracing his footsteps

21. Rutherford B. Hayes (1877-1881) Fun Facts: He became the first president to put a typewriter for the White House Made the first telephone call from the White House to Alexander Graham Bell

22. James A. Garfield (1881) Fun Facts: Had a dog named Veto First president to have his mother present at his ignaguration Could write in Latin in one hand while, at the same time, write in Greek in the other hand First left-handed president

23. Chester A. Arthur (1881-1885) Fun Facts: Owned at least 80 pairs of pants

24. Grover Cleveland (1885-1889) Fun Facts: He was the only nineteeth century president born in New Jersey

25. Benjamin Harrison (1889-1893) Fun Facts: First president to have a Christmas tree in the White House First president to die in the 20th century First president to attend a baseball game

26. Grover Cleveland (1893-1897) Fun Facts: It is said that his daughter Ruth was the inspiration for the name of the Baby Ruth candy bar His child ,Ester, was the first to be born in the White House

27. William McKinley (1897-1901)

28. Theodore Roosevelt (1901-1909) Fun Facts: First president to play tennis First President to have his voice recorded First president to ride in a submarine and in a airplane First president to master the art of jujitsu

29. William H. Taft (1909-1913) Fun Facts: He was the first president to ever throw out the season-opening pitch He once got stuck in the White House bath tub, after that the bathtub was enlarged

30. Woodrow Wilson (1913-1921) Fun Facts: Coached football at Bryn Mawr College, Pennsylvania First president to address the nation by radio First president to belong to the American Automobile Association

31. Warren G. Harding (1921-1923) Fun Facts: Middle name: Gamaliel As a child he played the cornet He was the first president to use an automobile in an inaugural parade First president to not outlive his father

32. Calvin Coolidge (1923-1929) Fun Facts: His first name was John Was born on the Fourth of July Was known as “Silent Cal” because he never said much Had a raccoon named Rebecca living at the White House

33. Herbert C. Hoover (1929-1933) Fun Facts: He could speak Chinese fluently Played shortstop for his university’s baseball team Had a dog named King Tut First president to have a telephone installed in the White House

34. Franklin D. Roosevelt (1933-1945) Fun Facts: He was the first president to appear on television

35. Harry S. Truman (1945-1953) Fun Facts: Was ambidextrous (meaning he could write with both hand equally well) The S in his middle name doesn’t actually stand for anything

36. Dwight D. Eisenhower (1953-1961) Fun Facts: Favorite subjects in high school- Geometry and History First president born in Texas First president to introduce the use of helicopters at the White House First president to receive his pilot’s license

37. John F. Kennedy (1961-1963) Fun Facts: He was the first president born in the twentieth century

38. Lyndon B. Johnson (1963-1969)

39. Richard M. Nixon (1969- 1974) Fun Facts: As a young law student he broke into the deans office at Duke University Law School First president to visit all 50 states

40. Gerald Ford (1974-1977) Fun Facts: • Birth Name: Leslie Lynch King, Jr. • Obtained the rank of Eagle Scout • Had a golden retriever named Liberty • Middle name was Rudolph

41. Jimmy Carter (1977-1981) Fun Facts: First President to be born in a hospital Had a permenatly crooked finger from a cotton gin accident First president since the Civil War to be elected from the Deep South

42. Ronald Regan (1981-1989) Fun Facts: As a child he collected birds’ eggs and butterflies Appointed the first woman member to the Supreme Court Known for dispensing Jellybeans

43. George Bush (1989-1993) Fun Facts: Full name: George Herbert Walker Bush Survived four crashes as a navy pilot in WWII Flew 58 combat missions in WWII Had broccoli removed from the menu of Air Force One

44. Bill Clinton (1993-2001) Fun Facts: Birth name: William Jefferson Blythe Plays the saxaphone

45. George W. Bush (2001-present)