/r/Presidents
A subreddit discussing U.S. presidents.
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Rules:
All posts must relate to U.S. presidents. Posts about vice presidents, first and second families, and Cabinet officials are also allowed.
Remain civil. Personal attacks (e.g., threats, insults, clown emojis), bigotry (e.g., racism, sexism, genocide denial), celebrating death, and other violations of Reddit's Content Policy are not permitted. Extreme or repeated offenses will result in a ban.
No recent or future politics. As this is a historical subreddit, posts and comments about recent and future politics are not allowed. This includes absolutely all references to Presidents Trump and Biden in any context whatsoever. Please do not rank Trump and Biden in your tier lists.
No NSFW posts.
No unreasonable hypotheticals or outlandish fiction. For example, posts about “what if so and so became president?” should be limited to figures who had a reasonable chance at the presidency; Benjamin Wade is fine, Kanye West is not.
No low-effort posts. Low-effort posts (e.g., "What if all the presidents met in a room", "Who would win in a fight", "Describe me based on my favorite presidents or voting history") will be removed at moderators’ discretion.
Memes (including meme tier lists) and AI images are only allowed on Mondays. Memes (including meme tier lists) and AI-generated images are only allowed from 12 AM EST to 11:59 PM PST on Mondays. Note that Rule 6 still applies to these posts.
No reposts.
No polls.
Consider posting your polls to r/Presidentialpoll or another polling subreddit. If you are interested in creating a presidential poll, please submit it there.
General comments: /r/Presidents is devoted to the historical outlook, lessons, history, campaigning, and ramifications of the U.S. Presidency and those who have held the highest office in the land.
We encourage your contributions of Presidential trivia, historical facts and insight, news articles, pictures, Presidential runner-ups and their campaigns, and thoughtful discussion in hopes of growing a large and active community.
This is not a place for bashing Presidents for bashing's sake. However, a cordial debate over policy decisions is always welcome.
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/r/Presidents
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What did the President do on the day you were born?
For example, on the day I was born President Bush signed the Voting Rights Act Reauthorization and Amendments Act of 2006. What did the President on the day of your birth accomplish? (If it isn’t documented you can search for the general time frame of your birth and post their greatest accomplishment during that time.)
06:30 UTC
What if George W. Bush nominated Condoleezza Rice as his running mate instead of Dick Cheney?
How would she perform as VP? What would she do differently? How would the American public and government react? And most importantly will she shoot someone in the face? (This question applies to both the 2000 and 2004 elections since Dubya was considering replacing Dick in the latter election.)
06:18 UTC
Why did Dan Quayle never try for the White House?
05:40 UTC
Why is Reagan still well-regarded among conservatives if his economic policies turned out to be so bad for everyday Americans?
04:48 UTC
My Somewhat Well Researched Rankings
I tried my best to remain fair and ignore my personal views, especially with more recent presidents. I judged each president based on ten criteria with an x out of ten ranking. Most of the criteria are related to policy and their actions as president, but there was also a moral character and background/qualifications category. Also involved was: Leadership, Relationship with Congress, Compromise Ability, Use and Abuse of Presidential Power, Domestic Policy, Foreign Policy, Economic Policy, and Appointments.
04:42 UTC
Despite this being a popular Taft slogan, Taft and a lot of people genuinely believed that Bryan would run again in 1912. If he did run again and won like Wilson, how would his Presidency go?
03:11 UTC
What would a George Kennan presidency look like?
He wasn’t really interested in running for office, but I’ve long wondered how he would have handled that job.
02:56 UTC
What is every bodies opinion on Henry Clay?
02:48 UTC
List of books written by presidents?
Is there a comprehensive list of the different books written by the presidents? I've been reading the University of Kansas's American Presidency series, and I want to supplement it with the books written by each president himself.
02:43 UTC
Why was the Reagan administration so corrupt? 138 officials were implicated during his presidency, the most for any president
02:32 UTC
Are there any factual accusations against Barack Obama of personal scandals?
I think every recent president has some sort of undeniable scandals that either enriches their pockets or advances their private interests while in office. But I can’t quite point to an Obama scandal that lined his pockets or such. Maybe fiascos or political misjudgment, but not downright illegal?
02:21 UTC
Who’s an example of a vice President that likely could have been a way better President if they had switched places with their president?
01:42 UTC
Presidential Mural
Mural on the wall at TBonz, West Ashley Charleston SC. On the way into the bathroom I said “Hey, the chef’s hat guy looks like… Oh yeah”. Wouldn’t have recognized the other two otherwise. Still not sure about the guy in the back right.
01:35 UTC
Where are my Polk gang members at? 🦅🇺🇸
Check out the new edition to the house. Wife approved!!
00:38 UTC
Interview/Podcast
What is your favourite long-form interview or podcast with a former president, vice president or presidential candidate which you enjoy listening to?
00:37 UTC
Why did this sub become so political?
Yes I know, it sounds ironic for a sub about politics. But I miss the days when this sub was about an interest in presidents. I remember the days when this sub had 5-10k members(though different accounts). I seriously miss that. Today, it's about political opinions. This guy bad, this guy good. It sucks that we can't just return to a general interest in presidents as the human they were. Now, it's just r/politics 2.0. There's no nuanced views, The fact that the mods had to ban any talk about "rule 3" is just illustrating that. We can't accept different opinions, because everything is so black and white on this sub. There's no accepting that people can have different views on the world that's still valid. It's all about proclaiming how some people are bad, and some people are awesome. I seriously wish this sub could return to what it once was. It's a shame what is has turned into.
23:26 UTC
Which Presidents would’ve likely gotten a 3rd term if it weren’t for the 22A?
23:25 UTC
23:23 UTC
I’m gonna be completely honest here, and I’m sure this has been said by many different people many times before, but as someone who is more into presidents from the historical factor rather than the political factors, I can safely say the more I learn about him the more I start to hate him
He was unironically a evil scumbag, a terrible president and an even worse human being
23:08 UTC
Who’s a candidate who never became president yet could’ve been a really great one if they did?
22:44 UTC
Day 1 of making a Presidents Tier List! Top Comment decides the tier. Today, its' George Washington
Please keep discussion in good faith and high quality
Rankings so far!
22:43 UTC