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But whatever! That's not going to stop me from telling you shit you should know! Here are the most recent 5 presidents de America. Most people I've spoken to can name them all, but generally not in the correct order. So, from least recent up to our current Commander-In-Chief:
Ronald Reagan- 40th president of the USA. Born in Illinois, raised in California. Reagan worked as an actor for years and served as the President of the Screen Actors Guild before entering politics. Served as governor of California for two terms. Lost the Republican party nomination twice before winning both the nomination and Presidency in 1980. Served two terms. Reagan survived an assassination attempt and took military action in Grenada in his first. His second term was marked by bombing Libya, the Iran-Contra affair and mainly, ending the Cold War through signing the INF Treaty and reducing both The US' and the former USSR's nuclear arsenals.
George H. W Bush, Sr.- 41st president. Born in Massachusetts. After high school he joined the Navy and served until the end of WW2. Became a millionaire at age 40 and served as Reagan's vice president. In 1988 he won the presidency against Democratic candidate Michael Dukakis. Ordered military operations in Panama and the Persian Gulf, oversaw the falling of the Berlin Wall and the dissolution of the Soviet Union. Dan Quayle served as his vice president.
William Clinton- 42nd president. Born and raised in Arkansas. Attended Georgetown and Oxford Universities. Served as Arkansas Attorney General and Governor of Arkansas. Served two terms as president, from 1992-2001. Implemented the armed forces "don't ask, don't tell" policy, ratified NAFTA for the US, survived an assassination attempt from Bin Laden. Conducted an affair with White House intern Monica Lewinsky and was impeached for lying about his relationship with her. Clinton is the second president to be impeached (after Andrew Johnson). Left office with a 66% approval rating, (the highest since WW2) and a $559 billion surplus. His vice president was Al Gore.
George W. Bush, Jr.- 43rd president. Born in Connecticut and raised in Texas. Son of George H.W Bush. (John Adams and John Quincy Adams are the only other father/son president combination). Served as governor of Texas. In the most controversial presidential election ever, Bush defeated Democrat Al Gore in 2001. Gore won the popular vote while Bush won the electoral votes. Served two terms. Bush was in office for the attack on 9/11. Announced a "war on terror" and invaded Afghanistan and Iraq. He signed No Child Left Behind into law, dealt with Hurricane Katrina and entered the US into the first recession since WW2. Left office to heated criticism over the wars in the Middle East, his mishandling of Katrina and the economy. His vice president was Richard Cheney.
Barack Obama- 44th president. First president of African lineage. Born and raised (primarily) in Hawaii. Attended Harvard Law and worked as a Chicago community organizer before serving in the Illinois state senate from 1997-2004. Served as US senator before entering the presidential race. He defeated Hillary Clinton for the Democratic nomination and John McCain for the presidency. Still in his first term, Obama has worked on a national and massive health care reform, raised troop numbers in Afghanistan, nominated Sonia Sotomayer (first Hispanic) to the Supreme Court and made Hillary Clinton his Secretary of State. His vice president is Joe Biden.
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