Here’s every U.S. president and their preferred read.
The 44th President of the United States will be a guest of honor and keynote speaker at the Global Summit in Seville, Spain.
Served: 1881-1885Book: Something by Charles Dickens or William Makepeace ThackerayChester A. Arthur was a relative unknown thrust into the presidency, but his dedication to reform earned him public gratitude by the time he retired at the end of his term, due to poor health. In summing up his career, one journalist wrote, “No man ever entered the Presidency so profoundly and widely distrusted as Chester Alan Arthur, and no one ever retired... more generally respected, alike by political friend and foe." Arthur’s biographers don’t mention any specific book or novel that he loved but one does mention that he enjoyed reading either Dickens or Thackeray in his off time, while another cites him frequently quoting both.
In an embrace at the Joe Biden inauguration that adorned tabloids across the globe, we saw Obama's Rolex Cellini Time on full display.
This bundle of (45) two-sided tri-fold biography brochure templates allows students to dig deeper into facts about all of the United States of America's presidents. CLICK HERE to save 30% on this resource in the USA Presidents Bundle! An interactive notebook pocket has been provided for each figure, however, these brochures can be created as a stand-alone project as well. Have the whole class work on one president at a time, or allow your students to have fun researching their favorite. There are so many ways to introduce these research mini books to your class! PRESIDENTS INCLUDED: George Washington John Adams Thomas Jefferson James Madison James Monroe John Quincy Adams Andrew Jackson Martin Van Buren William Henry Harrison John Tyler James Polk Zachary Taylor Millard Fillmore Franklin Pierce James Buchanan Abraham Lincoln Andrew Johnson Ulysses S. Grant James Garfield Chester A. Arthur Grover Cleveland Benjamin Harrison William McKinley Theodore Roosevelt William Howard Taft Woodrow Wilson Calvin Coolidge Harry Truman Herbert Hoover Harry Truman Dwight D. Eisenhower John F. Kennedy Lyndon B. Johnson Richard Nixon Gerald Ford Jimmy Carter Ronald Reagan George H. W. Bush William "Bill" Clinton George W. Bush Barack Obama Donald Trump Joe Biden Copyright © Project Based Learning with Elle Madison
Obama went to the annual nerd prom that is the White House Correspondents' Dinner. Then he busted out a killer routine. I wish he did this every week.
Here’s every U.S. president and their preferred read.
Here’s every U.S. president and their preferred read.
From stronger spirits to lighter cocktails, champagne and even just water, each president had his favorite adult beverage while in office. A look at the drinking habits of each commander-in-chief:
Served: 1829-1837Book: The Vicar of Wakefield by Oliver GoldsmithA president doesn’t earn the nickname “Old Hickory” by being well read. Jackson, most would agree, wasn't exactly a scholar. Some have argued that criticism of Jackson’s non-literary attributes were a bit unfair and somewhat unfounded. Yet the common claim is that the only non-secular book that he’d read was the Victorian melodrama The Vicar of Wakefield. The truth of such a claim is doubtful, but it appears that Jackson really did hold the book in high regard.
Served: 1897-1901Book: Collected poems by Lord ByronWilliam McKinley was the last president who was also a veteran of the Civil War. As a boy growing up in Ohio, he developed an affinity for romantic poets like Longfellow, Whittier, and Byron. In fact, McKinley reportedly brought a book of Bryon’s poems with him on his way to fight in the war. Of course, as one biographer explained he had to give up the Byron in exchange “for the more pertinent pages of Hardee’s Tactics — a military manual.”
Here’s every U.S. president and their preferred read.