History Lesson

[CoventryCat86]

Okay, who was the only other president to die in office who was NOT elected in a year ending in zero?

I've seen this before and I remember everyone talking about it when Reagan got elected in 1980.

He broke the trend. Oh and by the way, the president elected in 1800 & the one in 1820 did not die in office so that's a total of three

Lincoln was a great man and JFK was a complete scumbag.....

[slcraiders]

[QUOTE=CoventryCat86]Okay, who was the only other president to die in office who was NOT elected in a year ending in zero?

Zachary Taylor ???

[SuperChuck]

I've seen this before and I remember everyone talking about it when Reagan got elected in 1980.

He broke the trend.

Well, kind of. A pretty serious attempt was made on his life. He was also the first of the "elected in a year ending in 0" presidents to have secret service protection.

(What's never made the Kennedy/Lincoln list is the Lincoln created the Secret Service and after Kennedy's death, the Secret Service was extended to include protective services)

Oh and by the way, the president elected in 1800 & the one in 1820 did not die in office so that's a total of three

No one was elected in 1820.
Jefferson was elected in 1800, but I guess you could make the argument he was elected by the House. (whatever keeps the myth alive, right?)

[Kayakinboy]

Lincoln was a great man and JFK was a complete scumbag.....

You know Lincoln was a democrat.

And as for the JFK comment...

[Lopaka]

You know Lincoln was a democrat.

I know your messing with CC here because Lincoln was the first Republican President.

Zachary Taylor was second President that died in office and was voted into office in 1848 and died in 1850 after only being in office for 16 months.

And Roosevelt was elected into Office for his 4th term in 1944 and then died in 1945.

[reaganyouth84]

JFK was a piece of shit.

I've seen this done before, but the curse didn't take place until after a certain time I believe. So that would allow the 2 earlier presidents to squeek by. I'm not for sure when the first cursed president took office, so don't quote me. I count Reagan in the list simply because he was EXTREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEMELY lucky to live.

Lincoln wasn't a Democrat, but at the time the Republicans weren't conservative. Conservatism didn't take hold in the Republican Party until the 1912 Presidential Election when Teddy Roosevelt ran against his former VP Howard Taft. The more conservative Taft pulled more votes than the Progressive Teddy. Democrat Woodrow Wilson won the Presidency, but the foundation for the conservative ideals of the Repulican Party were pretty much set into motion with that single election.

-Mike

[Kayakinboy]

I know your messing with CC here because Lincoln was the first Republican President.

The ideals he lived by, would have made him democrat in today's age....

And JFK is considered the #1 most hated democrat but republicans so I'm not even gunna begin to defend him here... there's too much shit in his past.

[reaganyouth84]

And JFK is considered the #1 most hated democrat but republicans so I'm not even gunna begin to defend him here... there's too much shit in his past.

I hate FDR more than JFK, but I like Harry Truman. Truman is probably my 3rd favorite president.

-Mike

[upinsmoke]

The ideals he lived by, would have made him democrat in today's age....

And JFK is considered the #1 most hated democrat but republicans so I'm not even gunna begin to defend him here... there's too much shit in his past.

Really? I always thought Republicans hated FDR for setting the welfare state in motion. Or the hate Jimmy Carter or even the Clintons. But Kennedy? Huh.

[reaganyouth84]

Really? I always thought Republicans hated FDR for setting the welfare state in motion. Or the hate Jimmy Carter or even the Clintons. But Kennedy? Huh.

Exactly. FDR is #1 in my book. I just hate how Kennedy is made out to be this great president, but he wasn't around long enough to do anything (except Marylin Monroe, lol). It's just the fact that he met a tragic end that make people glamorize him. It's a proven fact, if a president is assasinated, or there is an attempted assasination, his approval ratings go up.

-Mike

[Lopaka]

That interesting because no one remember McKinley or Garfield and they were assassinated!

Also, Ford had an attempt on him in San Fransisco and the only thing he is remember is taking over for Nixon.

[SuperChuck]

It's a proven fact, if a president is assasinated, or there is an attempted assasination, his approval ratings go up.

I gotta ask... Does this rule also apply to Reagan?

[Kayakinboy]

Really? I always thought Republicans hated FDR for setting the welfare state in motion. Or the hate Jimmy Carter or even the Clintons. But Kennedy? Huh.

the poll was taken during the last election and it was:

1. JFK
2. FDR
3. Bill Clinton
4. John Kerry
5. Hillary

Wes Clark 08!