Transcript Meet the Press -i-dents

Meet the Press -i-dents
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How much do you know about
the Presidents?
Test your knowledge as we explore 5 of
our country’s greatest leaders based
on a 2001 U.S. Gallop Poll.
1. Ronald Reagan 18%
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Ronald Reagan, the “Great
Communicator,” was the fortieth
President of the United States
For two decades he acted in 53
movies.
In 1966 he was elected Governor of
California.
He won the Presidential election in
1980
1. Ronald Reagan 18%
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Only 69 days after he took office, he
was shot by a would-be assassin, but
quickly recovered and returned to duty.
In 1984 Reagan and Vice-President
Bush won a second term.
At the end of his term, the Nation was
enjoying its longest recorded period of
peacetime prosperity.
2. John F. Kennedy 16%
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At only 44 years of age, John F.
Kennedy became the thirty-fifth and
youngest president of the United
States.
After graduation from Harvard,
Kennedy joined the Navy.
In 1943 he became a hero when his
PT boat was sunk by the Japanese,
and Kennedy, despite his injuries, led
the other sailors to safety.
2. John F. Kennedy 16%
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After the war he became a Democratic
Congressman from Massachusetts.
His Inaugural Address had the
memorable line: "Ask not what your
country can do for you--ask what you
can do for your country."
On November 22, 1963 Kennedy was
killed by an assassin's bullet making
him not only the youngest man to
serve as President, but also the
youngest to die.
3. Abraham Lincoln 14%
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Abraham Lincoln was the only
President to serve at a time with our
country was at war with itself.
Lincoln came from very poor
beginnings but made extraordinary
efforts to learn and worked hard.
In 1858 Lincoln ran against Stephen A.
Douglas for Senator and lost.
3. Abraham Lincoln 14%
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As President he issued the
Emancipation Proclamation that
declared slaves forever free.
At the end of the Civil War Lincoln was
encouraged Southerners them to lay
down their arms and join speedily in
reunion.
He was assassinated at Ford's Theatre
in Washington on Good Friday, April
14, 1865, by John Wilkes Booth, an
actor, who supported the South.
4. Bill Clinton 9%
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Bill Clinton was only the second U.S.
president to be impeached and was
found not guilty by the House of
Representatives.
During his term this country
experienced the lowest unemployment
rate in modern times, the lowest
inflation in 30 years, dropping crime
rates, and reduced welfare roles.
4. Bill Clinton 9%
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Clinton graduated from Georgetown
University, won a Rhodes Scholarship
to Oxford University, and received a
law degree from Yale University.
He served as governor of Arkansas
and became the President in 1993,
serving two terms.
5. George
Washington 5%
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Washington had two interests: military
strategy and western expansion.
In 1754 he fought in the French and
Indian War.
He bravely led his troops in the
Revolutionary War but longed to retire
to his fields at Mount Vernon.
5. George
Washington 5%
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In 1787 the Electoral College unanimously
elected Washington President.
When Thomas Jefferson recommended the
U.S. take sides in the French Revolution
War, Washington refused and insisted upon
a neutral course until the United States
could grow stronger.
Washington died at Mount Vernon from a
throat infection on December 14, 1799.
Want to learn more?
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Visit a link below and write a paragraph
about your favorite President.
Reagan
Kennedy
Lincoln
Clinton
Washington
Ronald Reagan
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White House Ronald Reagan
Ronald Reagan Library
The Reagan Information Page
American Presidents: Reagan
John F. Kennedy
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White House Kennedy
John Fitzgerald Kennedy Library
Home Page
Encyclopedia Americana: John F.
Kennedy
American Presidents: Kennedy
Abraham Lincoln
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White House Lincoln
The History Place Presents
Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln Online
American Presidents: Lincoln
Bill Clinton
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White House Clinton
Clinton Presidential Center
Encyclopedia Americana: Bill
Clinton
American President: Clinton
George Washington
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White House Washington
George Washington
Encyclopedia Americana: George
Washington
American President: Washington