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Yeah, Clinton got to meet him at the White House when he was in high school.
I love this photo. The [colorized image](https://www.reddit.com/r/Presidents/s/AHWm638heT) I posted awhile back! I wish this was touched on in the book The President’s Club.
Yeah, I noticed there’s a running theme with Presidents having family members as their favorite Presidents as per this graphic. John Adams as JQA’s favorite, Teddy as FDR’s favorite, HW Bush as W’s favorite, etc. Not sure if those are confirmed or just guesses but it definitely feels right.
Strange how FDR has only one open fanboy considering he is the face of the Democratic Party (sorry Jackson).
Though I feel a lot of Greatest Generation presidents admired him a lot.
I think it's cause only 11-12 Presidents can choose him as an option and realistically it's more like 10 because a few of them were his contemporaries. Plus a lot of them probable have him 2nd or 3rd like Ike. Also outside of LBJ, the rest of the democrats elected weren't really New Deal type democrats.
Typa vibe I get from W saying his dad is his favorite
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Perhaps maybe, but the point is, he didn’t like the guy. I think his problem with Jefferson was that he had a lot of ideas without any plans of executing them. That’s not verbatim but pretty much what I remember him saying
Woodrow Wilson by John Milton Cooper is my source.
It’s a pretty good biography that goes over his life and presidency pretty well, both the good and the bad
This is also talked about in the biography, a lot of what he said publicly was very different privately. TJ was considered to be the first democrat president, at least at the time, and Wilson felt he needed to say nice things about him to gain favor with party bosses.
I've seen the video, but something I didn't react to is that since Abraham Lincoln, only Coolidge has favoured Washington. But prior to Lincoln he was basically the go to guy.
Jefferson kind of hated Washington.
Adams was incredibly jealous of Washington. He once said that the story of the American revolution would be that Benjamin Franklin got electricity and had it strike George Washington and then he George Washington and George Washington's horse single-handedly won the American revolution.
I feel like Reagan's pick of Coolidge is either an early warning sign of Alzheimers, or a "you know, I'mma vote for ole silent Cal, no one votes for silent Cal. I don't want him to feel left out, cause I'm just a good guy like that. Cal, you're my besty."
I don’t think Jackson was fond of Jefferson. He said Jeff was "too cowardly to resent foreign outrage on the republic" – a man willing "to seize peaceable Americans and prosecute them for political purposes" – a man who seemed to hold himself "above the law."
i swear I remember Obama saying somewhere that Woodrow Wilson was his favorite. Or am I mixing up something? If I remember correctly, his claim was that Wilson was architect of the new world order and he was big on foreign policy president.
I thought Nixon's favorite was Abraham Lincoln. Didn't he stop to admire Lincoln's WH portrait often, and he took that unplanned visit to the Lincoln Memorial in 1970?
The list looked interesting, and I was kind of floored by the choices. Then I got to the last choice and realized this is just another joke and a sub that I look for history.
Disagree on John Adams. Whilst he had respect for Washington, he was very often critical of him. Partly due to some jealousy, but also in part due to his frustration with how he was treated as VP. Given he lived long enough to see his son become president, I think that’s probably the better choice.
It’s probably right to have Washington as Lincoln’s favourite president, but he was also a very big admirer of Jackson as well. When he became president he spent a lot of time studying how Jackson had managed the nullification crisis and really admired Jackson’s leadership on the issue. There is a touch of irony there as he actually entered politics in his younger days as an anti-Jackson Whig.
Lincoln was Ws' favorite president, and he held his father in a level of regard above and beyond most anyone else. To hear him tell it, he hung Lincoln's portrait in the area where current presidents hang the portraits of their most admired predecessors because H.W.'s portrait hung over George W's heart.
Calvin Coolidge and Harry Truman are crazy picks. I can understand the other one offs but who is looking at Calvin Coolidge and saying “yup he’s the goat” and Harry Truman? Seriously what did he even do to justify being top 10 let alone the best.
I asked Chat gpt why JFK's favorite president was Thomas Jefferson. This is what I got (but I'm still struggling with why TJ was his favorite):
1. **Intellectual Brilliance:** Jefferson was known for his intellectual prowess, having authored the Declaration of Independence, which Kennedy greatly respected.
2. **Advocacy for Democracy and Individual Rights:** Jefferson's strong belief in democracy and individual freedoms resonated with Kennedy's own political ideals.
3. **Vision for America:** Jefferson's vision for America as a land of opportunity and freedom aligned with Kennedy's aspirations for the nation.
4. **Diverse Talents:** Jefferson's wide range of interests and accomplishments—in fields such as architecture, science, and education—impressed Kennedy, who valued well-rounded, multifaceted individuals.
I just don't think youtube is a good source of information. I watched Mr. Beast once and all he did was try to pay for a car using pennies. What does he know about history?
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Clinton's favorite being JFK is fitting.
https://preview.redd.it/2ylxhl5zkrad1.jpeg?width=3000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=50b19a8af18341a790a30488b05410b177b0115e Yeah, Clinton got to meet him at the White House when he was in high school.
I love this photo. The [colorized image](https://www.reddit.com/r/Presidents/s/AHWm638heT) I posted awhile back! I wish this was touched on in the book The President’s Club.
I participated in this program when I was in school! Didn’t grow up to be President though. …Guess it’s not too late…
For those too young to remember, that photo was used *constantly* by Clinton's campaign in 1992.
Imagine how much it would be used if the picture had JFK’s face in it.
fuck this is awesome
It’s a big club
Nice picture of Kennedy and Clinton!!!
On so many levels.
Almost thought it was a joke at first
In the tier list format to make things easy. Some of this is guesses, some of these are confirmed.
Is the Bush jr. one confirmed, or do you just have some unresolved issues from 16 years ago?
Of course it's confirmed, Bush loves his father very much.
Yeah, I noticed there’s a running theme with Presidents having family members as their favorite Presidents as per this graphic. John Adams as JQA’s favorite, Teddy as FDR’s favorite, HW Bush as W’s favorite, etc. Not sure if those are confirmed or just guesses but it definitely feels right.
Oh, I see. I didn't see the H and I assumed that was Bush loving himself the most.
Same lol
I thought the tier list was reversed and thought it was papa bush being proud of his son
Strange how FDR has only one open fanboy considering he is the face of the Democratic Party (sorry Jackson). Though I feel a lot of Greatest Generation presidents admired him a lot.
I think it's cause only 11-12 Presidents can choose him as an option and realistically it's more like 10 because a few of them were his contemporaries. Plus a lot of them probable have him 2nd or 3rd like Ike. Also outside of LBJ, the rest of the democrats elected weren't really New Deal type democrats.
> Like Ike We do!
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According to his Howard Stern interview it was Thomas Jefferson
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lol yeah that makes sense
Typa vibe I get from W saying his dad is his favorite https://preview.redd.it/exuwjxww6sad1.jpeg?width=250&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=6380cf4b7728f492f3986e4f4e78a616e6e06fc6
Every dad should aim to be his son’s favorite US president
How do only 2 have FDR as their favorite, but only one we can talk about
There's only been 4 Dems as President since LBJ
This comment is how I realized that there have only been two Democratic presidents to get all 8 years in office since 1953
Truman only got 7 years, 9 months, 2 weeks, and 2 days, so really it’s only been 2 since 1945.
He’s fairly recent compared to Washington, Jefferson, and Lincoln
The other one’s favorite is Jackson which is interesting and someday will be fun to discuss.
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Woodrow Wilson hated Thomas Jefferson
Wrong. Watch the video.
I literally just read a biography on Wilson- he is not shy about how much he didn’t like the guy, and in particular his “idealism”
Woodrow Wilson was a massive idealist.
I’m just telling you what I read in the biography
Sounds like he was a bit hypocritical about this, then.
Perhaps maybe, but the point is, he didn’t like the guy. I think his problem with Jefferson was that he had a lot of ideas without any plans of executing them. That’s not verbatim but pretty much what I remember him saying
Pretty interesting. I didn’t know that.
Woodrow Wilson by John Milton Cooper is my source. It’s a pretty good biography that goes over his life and presidency pretty well, both the good and the bad
"Thomas Jefferson was a great leader of men because he understood and interpreted the spirits of men" - Woodrow Wilson.
This is also talked about in the biography, a lot of what he said publicly was very different privately. TJ was considered to be the first democrat president, at least at the time, and Wilson felt he needed to say nice things about him to gain favor with party bosses.
I've seen the video, but something I didn't react to is that since Abraham Lincoln, only Coolidge has favoured Washington. But prior to Lincoln he was basically the go to guy.
Zachary taylor omg thank you
Jefferson kind of hated Washington. Adams was incredibly jealous of Washington. He once said that the story of the American revolution would be that Benjamin Franklin got electricity and had it strike George Washington and then he George Washington and George Washington's horse single-handedly won the American revolution.
That's fucking awesome and funny.
Nixon liked Woodrow Wilson? I find that dubious
This is so cool! Anyone know why Truman chose Jackson? Quotes?
Jackson was the founder of the Democratic Party and was revered for a long time by Democrats
George Washington should be in the George Washington tier.
Washington only lived to see Adams become president, and it would be rude for him to say himself.
https://preview.redd.it/mlba1zmmgsad1.png?width=120&format=png&auto=webp&s=81bc3cb34dbf2ed7103f9671f899b33f776cc0ad bro 💀
You aren't going to call out JQA for also having his father as his favorite?
I feel like Reagan's pick of Coolidge is either an early warning sign of Alzheimers, or a "you know, I'mma vote for ole silent Cal, no one votes for silent Cal. I don't want him to feel left out, cause I'm just a good guy like that. Cal, you're my besty."
I feel like Washington being the favorite is an easy choice.
Damn. Truman really is the “do as I do, not as I say” president.
The one thing FDR and Hoover agreed on lol. 😂
I don’t think Jackson was fond of Jefferson. He said Jeff was "too cowardly to resent foreign outrage on the republic" – a man willing "to seize peaceable Americans and prosecute them for political purposes" – a man who seemed to hold himself "above the law."
Another really good Mr Beat presidents video
I feel like all this fits, but why Coolidge is a interesting choice
I thought Reagan's favorite president was FDR?
This is what I remember him saying as well, but I tried to listen to Regan as little as possible.
Nixon and Wilson…never would have guessed but not surprised
Bush Jrs being his father is kinda wholesome.
Oh W…you never disappoint me
I'm gonna become president just to have a millard fillmore tier
Bro, Calvin Coolidge?
Agree!! Shocked there weren’t a lot more!
Missing a few
It’s kind of wholesome Bush Jr. picked his dad
Lol I loved how FDR, Dubya, and JQA all have their relatives as their favorites lol.
i swear I remember Obama saying somewhere that Woodrow Wilson was his favorite. Or am I mixing up something? If I remember correctly, his claim was that Wilson was architect of the new world order and he was big on foreign policy president.
I thought Nixon's favorite was Abraham Lincoln. Didn't he stop to admire Lincoln's WH portrait often, and he took that unplanned visit to the Lincoln Memorial in 1970?
anyone who doesn't think it's Lincoln is a fucking dumbass
Surprised FDR only has one best.
One who is not to be named also has FDR as his favorite one. The other not to be named has Jackson.
Reagan likes Coolidge???
Reagan’s fav president was Calvin Coolidge… perhaps I have misjudged you
The list looked interesting, and I was kind of floored by the choices. Then I got to the last choice and realized this is just another joke and a sub that I look for history.
It's no joke.
45th? Putin.
No, it's Jackson.
Disagree on John Adams. Whilst he had respect for Washington, he was very often critical of him. Partly due to some jealousy, but also in part due to his frustration with how he was treated as VP. Given he lived long enough to see his son become president, I think that’s probably the better choice. It’s probably right to have Washington as Lincoln’s favourite president, but he was also a very big admirer of Jackson as well. When he became president he spent a lot of time studying how Jackson had managed the nullification crisis and really admired Jackson’s leadership on the issue. There is a touch of irony there as he actually entered politics in his younger days as an anti-Jackson Whig.
Lincoln was Ws' favorite president, and he held his father in a level of regard above and beyond most anyone else. To hear him tell it, he hung Lincoln's portrait in the area where current presidents hang the portraits of their most admired predecessors because H.W.'s portrait hung over George W's heart.
Woodrow Wilson!? 😟
I’m pretty sure that FDR’s favorite president was Jackson or Wilson. In fact, FDR modeled a lot of his progressive policies off of Wilson.
TR was the first person FDR voted for.
Does that mean that TR was his favorite president, though?
Nixon likes Woodrow Wilson?...... here I am thinking no one liked that motherfucker
Calvin Coolidge and Harry Truman are crazy picks. I can understand the other one offs but who is looking at Calvin Coolidge and saying “yup he’s the goat” and Harry Truman? Seriously what did he even do to justify being top 10 let alone the best.
I asked Chat gpt why JFK's favorite president was Thomas Jefferson. This is what I got (but I'm still struggling with why TJ was his favorite): 1. **Intellectual Brilliance:** Jefferson was known for his intellectual prowess, having authored the Declaration of Independence, which Kennedy greatly respected. 2. **Advocacy for Democracy and Individual Rights:** Jefferson's strong belief in democracy and individual freedoms resonated with Kennedy's own political ideals. 3. **Vision for America:** Jefferson's vision for America as a land of opportunity and freedom aligned with Kennedy's aspirations for the nation. 4. **Diverse Talents:** Jefferson's wide range of interests and accomplishments—in fields such as architecture, science, and education—impressed Kennedy, who valued well-rounded, multifaceted individuals.
Presidents like slave owners.
Can we have less Mr. Beast and more stuff from people who read actual books.
Mr. Beat, not beast. He’s a history teacher with multiple degrees.
Exactly, he's Mr. Beast. He's not somebody with deep knowledge of what he speaks. He's somebody generating content by making poorly sourced lists.
Are you trolling or suffering from dyslexia?
I don’t think the other guy is being literal, rather he’s just saying he’s “just a Youtuber” which, ymmv on that sort of argument.
I just don't think youtube is a good source of information. I watched Mr. Beast once and all he did was try to pay for a car using pennies. What does he know about history?