Presidency
House GOP Leader Highlights Obama Connection
Although a frequent critic of the president and Obamacare, Chief Deputy Whip Peter Roskam proudly underscores his old relationship with Obama on his House website.
Read MoreGeorge H.W. Bush: Hater of Broccoli
Obama may love the food, but the 41st President used his distaste for the green vegetable as a punchline dozens of times during his four years in office.
Read MoreThe Historically Undersized Pennsylvania Democratic US House Delegation
The 2012 cycle yielded the lowest number and percentage of major party Pennsylvania U.S. House members from the state’s winning presidential candidate since the birth of the two-party system in 1828.
Read MoreScoreboard: Navy 21, Army 14 (Presidential Commencement Addresses)
Although it is 43 years its junior, the Naval Academy has hosted 50 percent more commencement addresses by sitting U.S. Presidents than West Point.
Read MoreTired of ‘Scandals?’ Try These Words On for Size
Some broadcast reporters and commentators have departed from the standard nomenclature and opened a thesaurus to give viewers a break from the Obama ‘scandals.’
Read MoreA Presidential Mother’s Day Word Cloud
What words do presidents use as they honor women each year in presidential proclamations?
Read MoreGathering of the Presidents: Trivia Edition
Who was the last president to serve without any living ex-presidents? Who lived to see the most subsequent presidents? Who saw the most presidents die while in office?
Read MoreOff the Radar? Chechnya Never Mentioned in Public by Obama
Bill Clinton and George W. Bush discussed the troubled region nearly 100 times over a 10-year period that saw two Chechen wars and high-profile terrorist acts that killed several hundred Russians.
Read MoreObama Has Mentioned Terrorism Nearly 1,500 Times as President
Although accused by some of being too gun-shy in using the term, the president has mentioned terrorism (and terror-derived words) an average of one time per day while in office.
Read MoreHow US Presidents Talked about Margaret Thatcher
One respected her more than any other world leader. One gave her the Presidential Medal of Freedom…and another celebrated Meryl Streep’s portrayal of her on film.
Read More