I Wish I Knew That: U.S. Presidents: Cool Stuff You Need to Know by Editors Of Reader's Digest, Patricia Halbert Page B
Authors: Editors Of Reader's Digest, Patricia Halbert
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as they tried to land on American shores.
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FUN FACTS
George Bush played first base on the Yale University baseball team. His team got to the finals of the College World Series twice (but lost both times).
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George H.W. Bush and his son George W. Bush are the second father and son to become president of the United States. John Adams and John Quincy Adams were the first.
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From Vice President to President
In 1988, George Bush became the first vice president elected to president since Martin Van Buren in 1836.
He faced several foreign problems when he took office. He ordered troops to invade Panama to get rid of its corrupt dictator, Manuel Noriega. They captured Noriega and sent him to trial in Florida for drug trafficking.
When Iraq invaded Kuwait, Bush sent troops into the Persian Gulf to drive Iraq out of the country. He also saw the collapse of the Soviet Union, and more importantly, the end of the Cold War. Bush was popular for a while, but the sagging economy prevented him from getting re-elected.
Humor at the White House
As president, Bush showed his sense of humor. He once said, “I do not like broccoli. And I haven’t liked it since I was a little kid and my mother made me eat it. And I’m president of the United States, and I’m not going to eat any more broccoli.”
His wife, Barbara, became a spokesperson for reading and helped write Millie’s Book, their dog’s best-selling book about life in the White House.
42nd President ~ 1993–2001
WILLIAM J. CLINTON
Slick Willie
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“There is nothing wrong with America that cannot be cured by what is right with America.”
Born
August 19, 1946 Hope, Arkansas
Political Party
Democrat
Vice President
Albert Gore
First Lady
Hillary Rodham
Child
Chelsea
Pets
Socks, a cat; Buddy, a dog
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Meeting a President
When Bill Clinton was 16, he was an elected delegate to Boys Nation, a youth organization. The group gathered in Washington, D.C., where he met and shook hands with President John F. Kennedy. From then on, he said, Kennedy was his hero and role model—and he knew he would make a life in politics.
A Promising Future
A bright student, Clinton studied at Oxford University as a Rhodes scholar and graduated from Yale Law School. At the age of 32, he became the governor of Arkansas, the youngest governor in the country. He was elected president 14 years later.
Success Abroad and at Home
As president, Clinton gained respect in foreign countries, especially for helping to end conflict in central Europe. He also worked hard to make peace a reality in Northern Ireland and the Middle East.
He helped the economy at home, which was booming. He managed to expand international trade, and could brag about low inflation and low unemployment. He was the first Democratic president elected to a second term since FDR.
PRESIDENTIAL FIRST
Although Bill Clinton was the second president to be impeached, he was the first elected president to be impeached. Andrew Johnson (the first to be impeached) had not been elected; he became president when Lincoln was assassinated.
Impeachment
But Clinton had troubles, too. Congress refused to pass his huge health-care reform plan. And he became only the second president to be impeached—or put on trial—by the Senate for misbehavior in office. Still, he remained a very strong and powerful spokesman for the Democratic Party, and he left office as a very popular president.
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FUN FACT
Bill Clinton played the saxophone in a jazz trio called Three Blind Mice in high school. He was offered several music scholarships to college, but chose to study politics instead.
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A Different Kind of First Lady
Hillary Rodham Clinton went on to make history, becoming the first ever former First Lady to run for the U.S. Senate and win, and then run for her husband’s old job—president of the United States. She served as U.S. secretary of state for President Obama.
FAMOUS FIRST LADIES
HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON
October 26,
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FUN FACTS
George Bush played first base on the Yale University baseball team. His team got to the finals of the College World Series twice (but lost both times).
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----
George H.W. Bush and his son George W. Bush are the second father and son to become president of the United States. John Adams and John Quincy Adams were the first.
----
From Vice President to President
In 1988, George Bush became the first vice president elected to president since Martin Van Buren in 1836.
He faced several foreign problems when he took office. He ordered troops to invade Panama to get rid of its corrupt dictator, Manuel Noriega. They captured Noriega and sent him to trial in Florida for drug trafficking.
When Iraq invaded Kuwait, Bush sent troops into the Persian Gulf to drive Iraq out of the country. He also saw the collapse of the Soviet Union, and more importantly, the end of the Cold War. Bush was popular for a while, but the sagging economy prevented him from getting re-elected.
Humor at the White House
As president, Bush showed his sense of humor. He once said, “I do not like broccoli. And I haven’t liked it since I was a little kid and my mother made me eat it. And I’m president of the United States, and I’m not going to eat any more broccoli.”
His wife, Barbara, became a spokesperson for reading and helped write Millie’s Book, their dog’s best-selling book about life in the White House.
42nd President ~ 1993–2001
WILLIAM J. CLINTON
Slick Willie
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“There is nothing wrong with America that cannot be cured by what is right with America.”
Born
August 19, 1946 Hope, Arkansas
Political Party
Democrat
Vice President
Albert Gore
First Lady
Hillary Rodham
Child
Chelsea
Pets
Socks, a cat; Buddy, a dog
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Meeting a President
When Bill Clinton was 16, he was an elected delegate to Boys Nation, a youth organization. The group gathered in Washington, D.C., where he met and shook hands with President John F. Kennedy. From then on, he said, Kennedy was his hero and role model—and he knew he would make a life in politics.
A Promising Future
A bright student, Clinton studied at Oxford University as a Rhodes scholar and graduated from Yale Law School. At the age of 32, he became the governor of Arkansas, the youngest governor in the country. He was elected president 14 years later.
Success Abroad and at Home
As president, Clinton gained respect in foreign countries, especially for helping to end conflict in central Europe. He also worked hard to make peace a reality in Northern Ireland and the Middle East.
He helped the economy at home, which was booming. He managed to expand international trade, and could brag about low inflation and low unemployment. He was the first Democratic president elected to a second term since FDR.
PRESIDENTIAL FIRST
Although Bill Clinton was the second president to be impeached, he was the first elected president to be impeached. Andrew Johnson (the first to be impeached) had not been elected; he became president when Lincoln was assassinated.
Impeachment
But Clinton had troubles, too. Congress refused to pass his huge health-care reform plan. And he became only the second president to be impeached—or put on trial—by the Senate for misbehavior in office. Still, he remained a very strong and powerful spokesman for the Democratic Party, and he left office as a very popular president.
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FUN FACT
Bill Clinton played the saxophone in a jazz trio called Three Blind Mice in high school. He was offered several music scholarships to college, but chose to study politics instead.
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A Different Kind of First Lady
Hillary Rodham Clinton went on to make history, becoming the first ever former First Lady to run for the U.S. Senate and win, and then run for her husband’s old job—president of the United States. She served as U.S. secretary of state for President Obama.
FAMOUS FIRST LADIES
HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON
October 26,
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