1994: the non-crossover #1s, AC and RB
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Well, that pretty sums them all up. Hoover, though, would probably not be well regarded even if he didn't become president. After all, it was many of his economic policies (i.e. support business, screw the citizen) that compounded the U.S. Depression. Once President, though, he decided to blame others for the economic collapse (particularly Mexican immigrants -- Gee, we wouldn't hear that again...).
I've always been oddly fascinated by the "loser" Presidents like Pierce, Buchanan and Harding - there's been some interesting fictional accounts written around them, like Glen Carter Gold's "Carter Beats The Devil" and John Updike's "Memories Of the Ford Administration" (which despite the title, actually includes lengthy patches on Buchanan's life)
Nixon was the first president I remember. I would read the stories about Watergate in the paper when I would eat breakfast before going to school.
There was a pretty good (for the History Channel)doc on about the Nixon presidency this weekend. Focused on the whole presidency and not just Watergate.
There were some things he did--EPA, Black Lung benefits (I live in a coal-mining state), emphasis on drug treatment as a crime prevention method--which were actually laudable. Bob Dole made the comment that Nixon would actually be too liberal for today's Republican party!
Ford, all I remember are the assasination attempts and Chevy Chase.
Reagan had one of the most scandal-ridden administrations in history, above and beyond Iran-Contra. I remember a Time magazine cover story "Whatever happened to ethics?" in response to something or another in his administration. People forget that in the rush to villify Clinton and canonize Reagan. Why hewasn't impeached is beyond me.
The thing that I will always remember Reagan for, however, is the thousands of people in this country who died while he refused to address the scourge of AIDS.
Let's also not forget that Clinton was responsible for the Defense of Marriage Act.
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