Thirty-fifth President: John F. Kennedy - 3 comments

Sorry for the drought, loyal readers. All the Presidents in this series have come from the National Portrait Gallery, in which Mr. Kennedy is sadly underrepresented. His most prominent portrait is by Elaine de Kooning, whos abstract expressionist style doesn't really fit with my drawing goals. Instead, I found a photograph that's included in the gallery as well.

Thirty-fourth President: Dwight D. Eisenhower - 2 comments

I like Ike! Sure, we can thank Eisenhower for his pivotal role in WWII, for the space race, for a more powerful Social Security. But personally? I'm big, big fan of the Interstate Highway System. If you've ever driven 200 miles in less than three hours, then you should thank him too.

Thirty-third President: Harry S Truman - 1 comments

What you already know about Harry S Truman: thirty-third President, military officer, from Missouri and had to be shown stuff, FDR's final VP, narrowly defeated Dewey for reelection, saw the end of WWII and authorized nukes in Japan.

But did you know: his middle initial doesn't stand for anything? It's not an initial, really, it's his whole middle name: S.

Also: did not really have two mouths.

Thirty-second President: Franklin D. Roosevelt - 3 comments

FDR was one of our best-loved presidents: he saw the country through the Great Depression, another World War, and was elected four times! He was responsible for the New Deal, he supported Winston Churchill, and he brought the nation little-known senator Harry S Truman.

Thirty-first President: Herbert Hoover - 1 comments

Hoover's presidency coincided with the Great Depression, and sadly that's just about all that we remember him for. It's too bad, really, as he was a successful mining engineer, humanitarian (organizing volunteer forces to help victims and refugees of World War I), and had a spotless career of government service.

Thirtieth President: Calvin Coolidge - 0 comments

Coolidge was Harding's VP, and assumed the office after the President died. He was reelected for the next term. He was notoriously shy.

Twenty-ninth President: Warren G. Harding - 1 comments

Warren G. Harding was widely considered good-looking, so you can assume I haven't done the man justice.