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Mister President
For whatever reason, I enjoy reading about our nation's Presidents. There are only forty-four and I would like to memorize them in order, along with their dates in office, but I have not been able to do that so far.
The men (and so far they've all been men) we have select as the leader of our country reflect something about the times in which they were selected.
My favorite is Franklin Delano Roosevelt and I've read quite a few books about him. I find the most fascinating aspect of his presidency to be the fact that he was elected, re-elected, re-elected and re-elected without his paralysis being a campaign issue. Amazing.
Of course, George W. Bush was elected and re-elected, despite being mentally challenged.
Just kidding, my Republican friends, just kidding.
I'm currently reading about the assassination of James Garfield, whom many people believe was our first lasagna-loving feline President. He was not.
His election, detailed in the book DESTINY OF THE REPUBLIC by Candice Millard, was a fluke. His assassination was likewise an unlikely event. If it had not been for his germs-are-a-theory-not-a-reality medical care, he would have lived.
Up next I'm hoping to read about William Henry Harrison, whose 30-day presidency by all rights should have the fewest number of detractors. We'll see.
The men (and so far they've all been men) we have select as the leader of our country reflect something about the times in which they were selected.
My favorite is Franklin Delano Roosevelt and I've read quite a few books about him. I find the most fascinating aspect of his presidency to be the fact that he was elected, re-elected, re-elected and re-elected without his paralysis being a campaign issue. Amazing.
Of course, George W. Bush was elected and re-elected, despite being mentally challenged.
Just kidding, my Republican friends, just kidding.
I'm currently reading about the assassination of James Garfield, whom many people believe was our first lasagna-loving feline President. He was not.
His election, detailed in the book DESTINY OF THE REPUBLIC by Candice Millard, was a fluke. His assassination was likewise an unlikely event. If it had not been for his germs-are-a-theory-not-a-reality medical care, he would have lived.
Up next I'm hoping to read about William Henry Harrison, whose 30-day presidency by all rights should have the fewest number of detractors. We'll see.
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