Presidents Pointing and Staring

by Mike Purdy | Aug 4, 2014 | Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, Jimmy Carter, John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson, Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan, Theodore Roosevelt

Here’s a collage of Presidents pointing and staring at their audience.  Who do you think does it best? Top left to right: Carter, Obama, JohnsonMiddle left to right: Reagan, Uncle Sam, Theodore RooseveltBottom left to right: George W. Bush, Kennedy,...

What Presidents Took the Oath of Office the Most Number of Times?

by Mike Purdy | Feb 26, 2013 | Barack Obama, Calvin Coolidge, Dwight Eisenhower, Franklin Roosevelt, Inaugurations, Ronald Reagan, Woodrow Wilson

FDR’s 4th oath of officeWhen we think about which presidents took the oath of office the most number of times, obviously Franklin D. Roosevelt immediately comes to mind.  FDR was elected to an unprecedented four terms as president and took the oath of...

President Obama Reflects on the History of the Moment

by Mike Purdy | Jan 30, 2013 | Barack Obama, Inaugurations

After taking the ceremonial oath of office for his second term on January 21, 2013, President Obama left the inaugural stage on the west front of the U.S. Capitol to re-enter the building.  One more time:  But as he got to the top of the stairs and...

Presidents Who Have Been Named Time Magazine’s Person of the Year

by Mike Purdy | Dec 21, 2012 | Barack Obama, Calvin Coolidge, Franklin Roosevelt, Gerald Ford, Herbert Hoover

Time Magazine began its Man of the Year (now Person of the Year) in 1927.  Since that time all U.S. Presidents except for three, have been named Man/Person of the Year at least once.Not Men of the Year – Coolidge, Hoover, FordCalvin Coolidge, Herbert...

The President as Comforter-in-Chief

by Mike Purdy | Dec 15, 2012 | Abraham Lincoln, Barack Obama, Franklin Roosevelt, George W. Bush, Ronald Reagan, Speeches

Tragedies in our nation’s history have historically tugged at the President of the United States to not only lead the government, but to act as Comforter-in-Chief to the grieving nation.  This has become particularly a role for the President with the advent...

Bo in the Snow! President Obama’s 2012 Christmas Card

by Mike Purdy | Dec 6, 2012 | Barack Obama, Christmas Card

President Barack Obama and his family have sent out their 2012 Christmas cards that feature a picture of their dog, Bo, playing in the snow on the White House lawn.  The text of the card is:This season, may your home be filled with family, friends, and the...