American Presidents

Tom Hanks has an all-American air about him that has served him well in such films as “Forrest Gump,” “Apollo 13,” and “Saving Private Ryan.” He would be a natural for the role of president of the United States.

In the late 1960s an anthropology grad student and single mom goes to Yale and meets and falls in love with the son of a famous congressman. History takes a different course.

In it they asked who respondents believed was the "greatest" American president ever. Not surprisingly, a president reflecting the overall conservative bent of the nation and not a quarter-century out of office won the poll -- Ronald Reagan...

Which Presidents were left handed? Who didn't belong to any political party? Who was an ordained minister? Who had pet bear cubs? Who was the first president to attend a baseball game? Find out the answers to these questons and more!

Political films are not always serious, and these 10 American President movies are a mixture of comedy and drama.

This is a handy reference if you need to know which American presidents are depicted on which American currency.

There is a lot more at the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C. than oil paintings of presidents. You can see exhibits representing every aspect of American life.

Humor in the White House, from both sides of the aisle.

His life ended six years ago, but his quotes are timeless.

Barack Obama has thus far presided over this nation exactly as those of us who did not vote for him feared he would. He seems as if he really is the Manchurian Candidate.

This article is a continuation of my list of greatest U.S. presidents.

When you think of an American president is the first thought that pops into your head, "I would want to grab a beer with him." For me, this is one of my first thoughts.

Here are a few unusual bits of trivia you might not know about some of the first American Presidents.

"The American President" is one of Hollywood's best examples of a popular, liberal President. However, Michael Douglas's President wouldn't go negative, paid dearly in the polls, and tended to sell out progressives- much like President Obama these days.

Interesting true information about several US presidents republished from the www.odd-info.com website by the author.

How do American's really feel about having a Black president? Our humor can tell a lot about what we are really thinking. Get the lowdown on two videos circulating the web.

MLK's dream for America was the stepping stone for the quest of Barack Obama to become America's president. Now Obama speaks of how his role as president will influence the youth of America.

The "one drop rule," as it has been referred to, came out of America's early experience with race-mixing during slavery and afterward in the Jim Crow south. No other nation in the world defines race in quite this same way.

Obama, the new president

Counting down the greatest leaders in the history of the United States

Is it possible that some white voters are lying to pollsters when they say that they will vote for Barack Obama? Will racism deny Barack Obama the chance to be America's first African American president?

In the time where the child-free revolution has risen among singles and married couples who have made the conscious choice and decision to not have children, but there were four U.S. Presidents who never had children.

Presidency with no vice president in office

By examining the history of presidential leadership and observing many of the political theories that accompany it, I will demonstrate how ultimately skill is not relevant in regard to presidential leadership.