what president do you remember thats done some spectacular things?
By annjilena
@annjilena (5618)
United States
September 22, 2008 6:07pm CST
Abrahan Lincoln was born february 12,1809 birth place-near hodgenville,kentucky in a log cabin,died April 1865 assassination by gunshot he was president from 1861 to 1865 he was president for 8 yearshe married mary anne todd in 1842he is on the penny,and the five dollar bill he was the first president born outside the orginal states he was the first on to wear a beard in office. he also freed the slaves. is there a president that you remember that did something spectacular.
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@salonga (27775)
• Philippines
23 Sep 08
Abraham Lincoln is remarkable! He is one President I remember most because of his great faith in God and his proven honesty from which he was called "Honest Abe". Honest Abe, the most common nickname for Abraham Lincoln, was inspired by the “every schoolboy knows” stories of his honesty as a child and young man. The Rail Splitter is another well-known Lincoln nickname, from his splitting fence rails as a young man in Illinois. Least known is his derogatory nickname Spot Lincoln, because as a congressman he had questioned President Polk’s story that Mexico started the Mexican War on U.S. soil, Lincoln demanding that the spot where this had happened be identified. In the South Lincoln was often called Old Abe and his enemies also called him the Ape. His White House staff affectionately called him the Tycoon, the first use in America of this Japanese term for a military leader. Lincoln, of course, is also known as the Liberator, the Emancipator and the Great Emancipator, for his freeing of 4 million slaves.
I remember with great admiration the following anecdote about President Lincoln:
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"Landing without notice or fanfare, the President was first recognized by some black workmen. Their leader, a man about sixty, dropped his spade and rushed forward, exclaiming, “Bless the Lord, there is the great Messiah!… Glory, Hallelujah!” He and the others fell on their knees, trying to kiss the president’s feet. “Don’t kneel to me,” Lincoln told them,embarrassed. “That’s not right. You must kneel to God only, and thank him for the liberty you will hereafter enjoy.” Quickly word of the President’s arrival spread, and he was soon surrounded by throngs of blacks, who shouted, “Bless the Lord, Father Abrahams Come.”
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@annjilena (5618)
• United States
24 Sep 08
wow,it was so good to read more in detail about abraham how he did not want to bring glory to him self but he wanted the glory to go to god. and the people recoginized he was a rightous man and they notice that he loved god and wanted to give praised to him.thank you for more detail it really made my day
@Rachel85044 (426)
• United States
24 Sep 08
I love Bill Clinton! He did his job and made us laugh! :)
@annjilena (5618)
• United States
24 Sep 08
president clinton, was born william jefferson blythe 111 he was born on august the 19, in arkansas.his father was killed in a traffic accident.his mother remarried to roger clinton of hot springs,arkansas in high school he took the family name.while in high school he met president john kenndy he met him in the white house rose garden this led to the house of public.he played the saxophone player,he was the first democratic president since franklin d, roosevelt he pointed to the lowest unemployment rate in modern times.he had the lowest inflation in 30 years.he had the highest home ownership in the country.even the rate of crime was dropping in many places.he reduced welfare rolls.he had the first balanced budgetin decades.clinton grduated from georgetown unversity in 1968 he recieved a law degree.he was the four second president.so clinton has done a lot for the people.
@Rachel85044 (426)
• United States
25 Sep 08
Its a shame we all forget these things when we had a chance to elect his other half!
@eddie42 (270)
• United States
23 Sep 08
i have to say jimmy carter the 39th president he was born october 1,1924 he was a naval academy for seven years in annoplis,maryland married rosalynn smith they had 3 sons. 8 years later he was elected governor of georgia he attracted attention by emphasizing Ecology,in the goverment and he removed the racial barriers. he dealt with energy shortage.he protected 103 million acres of alaskan lands.he created department of education.he appointed a number of women blacks,hispanics to goverment jobs,
@annjilena (5618)
• United States
24 Sep 08
jimmy carter was a good president the people felt he gave a lot to the people and he did i remember well when he was in there we had plenty of everthing was not many people homeless like it is now he was giving voucher for heat and everything. during his term.