Who would you want as President

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by eurobounce

What is neat about Washington is that he was tall. I believe he was like 6'1. Back then that was very tall. Washington was the brightest of man, but he physical stature was very respected and that is one of the reasons why they selected him as President. But I agree, he should be #1.

i have read several books about washington, as well as the other founding fathers. amazing we had so many right men for the job, they were all around when we needed them most. he was imposing-and very standoffish. matter of fact, a man was dared to go up to washington at a social gathering and pat him on the back when he said hello. he said the look he got made him very, VERY sorry for doing so! lol it's funny how many places you can visit up and down the east coast and see signs saying 'washington slept here'.

[GenuineRisk]

Of course, Truman's approval ratings were in the toilet at more than one point, and he had his own scandals to deal with. History has been kinder to him than his contemporaries were. I like Truman (LOVED McCullough's biography of him), but it's interesting how history shapes things.

Famous Truman quote, on the firing of McArthur: "I fired him because he wouldn't respect the authority of the President. I didn't fire him because he was a dumb son of a bitch, although he was, but that's not against the law for generals. If it was, half to three-quarters of them would be in jail."

Man did not pull punches, which got him in trouble a lot.

In fact, here's a link to a TIME article from 1973, full of Truman quotes:

http://www.time.com/time/magazine/ar...romoid=googlep

[Danzig]

lol
pols were a different breed back then--but then, so were the generals! patton especially. we need someone like him now! he might not have been p.c., but we need strength now, not p.c.

[post2post]

of the 4 listed Truman.....