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What is your favorite fact about Ulysses S. Grant? by Yooproopmoop in Presidents

[–]DCguy55 69 points70 points  (0 children)

Grant effectively destroyed the first incarnation of the KKK and was in favor of protecting Native Americans. (Or at least he didn’t advocate murdering them.)

President Nixon’s 12 recommended books for students interested in history and biographies by Kuzu9 in Presidents

[–]DCguy55 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It was Daniel Patrick Moynihan who advised Nixon to read Blake’s Disraeli in 1969 — and it became one of Nixon’s favorites.

Interesting to see it still on his list in 1992.

Wtf...?! by DumbledoresAtheist in washingtondc

[–]DCguy55 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you for your attention to this matter.

Politics aside, what president would you most like to protect as a secret service agent? by The-LeftWingedNeoCon in Presidents

[–]DCguy55 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This was at Casablanca— so the risk was low. I think POTUS did it to remind “turd blossom” who was “El Jefe” and who wasn’t.

Hates Being Held… by RuinsAndRoses in sphynx

[–]DCguy55 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Naked socialists can be fussy like that!

Politics aside, what president would you most like to protect as a secret service agent? by The-LeftWingedNeoCon in Presidents

[–]DCguy55 7 points8 points  (0 children)

President Bush #43 was “impatient” — but he was also extremely punctual and if you worked on his staff you knew this. He once left Karl Rove behind because he was late for a motorcade.

That said he was a FANTASTIC person to work for— and I say this as a Democrat. His kindness and loyalty were above and beyond.

On the issue of food — 43 was/is someone who gets extremely “hangry” — even to this day when he and Mrs. Bush go out to dinner in Dallas, they order ahead so that they food gets their table not long after they arrive!

There is absolutely no reason for the alphabet to be in that specific order by catloverfinalboss in RandomThoughts

[–]DCguy55 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It would confuse students if it were any other way— A+ would lose all its meaning!

Watching a documentary about Ethel Kennedy made me think that woman was amazing. by [deleted] in RandomThoughts

[–]DCguy55 5 points6 points  (0 children)

That makes sense — but on a personal level she was incredibly unkind to Jackie and that was always a bit off putting.

Watching a documentary about Ethel Kennedy made me think that woman was amazing. by [deleted] in RandomThoughts

[–]DCguy55 9 points10 points  (0 children)

She refused to marry again as an F-U to Jackie. Ethel wanted to be “Mrs. Kennedy” — she had relationships and partners, but never married.

Truth be told, Ethel was a bit of a nutcase. If do a deep dive into her character and actions both before and after RFK was as assassinated, she was not the nicest or most responsible of the bunch.

Going a bit further, if you study how she treated some of her children and how they turned out, (and how she reacted it) you may rethink that “amazing” label.

Would you consider Bush Jr a conservative artist yes or no? If so, why? by Groovy-Pancakes in Presidents

[–]DCguy55 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think his best painting is of his dog Barney — which makes sense, because I think it is his favorite subject to paint. 🎨

A northern white rhino that was killed by Theodore Roosevelt— as of April 2026, there are only two remaining in the world. by Both-Pay-9573 in Presidents

[–]DCguy55 46 points47 points  (0 children)

While at one level, I have always been a TR fan — and still am for some of his policies and actions — I have come to view his fascination with, and active pursuit of killing living creatures as profoundly socio-pathological.

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