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Gov Test #3

U.S. Presidents (Facts/Info)

QuestionAnswer
Youngest president ever Teddy Roosevelt (42)
Youngest president elected JFK (43)
Oldest president Ronald Reagan (77)
First Impeached President Andrew Johnson (1864, follows Lincoln=hard to please people)-had to take care of South and didn't punish, so was impeached for sympathizing the South (1 vote short of getting kicked off)
Second Impeached President Bill Clinton- Started when Paula Jones filed sex harassment against him. Then impeached for lying under oath (says he didnt sleep with Monica Lewinski).
Third Not Really Impeached President Nixon-watergate scandal. CREEPS group going through files. he lied about it happening, tampered with evidence and was given impeachment papers, but resigned before hearing. Gerald Ford pardoned him from being sent to jail.
Lincoln Assasinator, Date, and Follower John Wilkes Booth-April 14, 1865-Andrew Johnson
McKinley Assassinator, Date Big Leon-September 6th, 1901 (gave lucky carnation away)
Garfield Assassinator, Date, How he Died Charles Guiteau-July 2, 1881-Died of infection while removing bullet Guiteau shot him with
JFK Assassinator, Date, Follower, Who Killed Assassinator, Location (City and Street Name) Lee Harvey Osswald-November 22 1963-Lyndon Johnson-Jack Ruby killed Osswald as he walked to trial-Dallas, Texsas-Elm Street
Ronald Reagan Shooting-Year-Who took over during surgery John Hinkley, Jr. shot him out of love for Jodie Foster. He was sent to asylum but currently is allowed to spend weekends with family-1981-George Bush, Sr.
President that wasn't President or Vice Pres before-Old President-Old Vice-President (Why he left) Gerald Ford-Nixon (chooses Ford to replace Agnew)-Spiro Agnew (arrested for tax evasion=prison), Nixon leaves=He's president
President to serve 2 nonconsecutive terms (president-new president (name)-president again) Grover Cleveland-Benjamin Harrison
Divorced president Ronald Reagan
1972, this pres visited Beijing and opened doors with China Richard Nixon
Name president who's wife's nickname was Lucy Lemonade Ruthorfor B. Hayes' wife
Presidents from Ohio (8) Garfield, McKinley, Grant, Taft, Harding, Hayes, W. Harrison and B. Harrison
This president's wife ran into burning white house during war of 1812 to save portrait of George Washington James Madison (Dolly Madison was wife)
Father-Son President Combos John Adams & John Quincy Adams, George Bush and George W. Bush
Grandfather-Grand-son Presidents William (Gpa) and Benjamin Harrison
Distant Cousin President Presidents Teddy and Franklin Roosevelt
Shortest Term 31 Days-William Harrison died of pneumonia
Longest Term FDR-1936, 1940, 1944, died April 12, 1945
1st President to Receive Patent Abraham Lincoln (for floating dry dock)
$50 bill president Ulysses S. Grant
$100 bill person (NOT PRESIDENT) Ben Franklin
President that served in all 3 branches Taft (L-senator of ohio, E-president, J-Supreme Court Justice)
Successful people Roosevelt, Taft, G Bush Sr.
Last 5 Star General President Eisenhower
Jimmy Carter peanut farmer, famous for working with Panama and Oil Embargo (OPEC limits oil=more $ and less gas) and Iran Hostage Situation (couldn't do anything)
CIA Leader and Military Pilot G. Bush Sr.
Woman claims she had this president's baby, then he dies and his wife confesses, mistress writes this book Warren Harding-She wrote President's Daughter
Rumored to have alcohol problems (say incident) Grant-passed out at inaugural ball
Birthname of Bill Clinton William Blythe
Panama Situation Carter period-US says theyll help Panama get independence=lease 10 miles until 12/31/1999, make canal
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