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A reference to his rough-hewn looks
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A former job
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Name given to him by the Creek Indians whom he fought in 1814
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He was known as a heavy drinker
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For his persistent vetoing of bills
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A reference to his original occupation
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He came to the presidency in the U.S.A.'s centennial year
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Coined by Chris Rock
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Because none of the scandals afflicting his administration seemed to stick to him
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His re-election campaign used the slogan, "Keep it cool with Coolidge"
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He was reknowned for his fancy attire
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Used in election campaign slogan, "I like Ike"
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His football nickname at West Point
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Referring to the Roosevelt Administration's "New Deal for the American People"
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Commemorating his 1988 election pledge: 'Read my lips - No new taxes', which he failed to keep
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Given to him by Newsweek in 1988
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For his military strategy during the Revolutionary War
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Mount Vernon, Virginia was his family estate
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To distinguish between Dad and Son
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Also used to refer to wife Laura
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Bush gave himself this nickname, though he actually said he was "a commander guy"... that is, he supported what his "commanders" said regarding strategy on the ground in Iraq... not the advice of others... He did not say he was "The Commander Guy"
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From the Texan pronunciation of W
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Bush junior is notably smaller than his father, and a little bush is a scrub
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Secret Service codename
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Most scandals appear to stick to Bush
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As a sherrif of Buffalo, NY, he had personally hanged two men
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One of his former occupations
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His hometown
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He was formerly a civil engineer of some distinction
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Nickname he picked up in China
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Nickname he picked up in China
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A shortening of his last name
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Wheatland was his estate near Mercersburg, Pennsylvania
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Refers to an early occupation
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Refers to an early occupation
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He was a lay preacher for the Church of Christ
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Because he was a protege of "Old Hickory" Andrew Jackson
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He only stood 5'4"
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His nickname at U.S. Navy training school
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For his trademark toothy grin
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Latin name referring to his dedication to public service
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Soon after he took office, the Whig Party disowned him
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His hometown
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For his bright red hair and sly ways
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A former occupation
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Referring to his serious nature
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Law school nickname because he studied so hard
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For his refusal to face his Democratic oppenent, Hubert Humphrey, in debate during the 1968 election campaign
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From his role in the film, Bedtime for Bonzo
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Because of his "Dutch-boy" haircut when he was a youth
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After his role as George 'The Gipper" Gipp in the film Knute Rockne
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Hayes neither drank, smoked nor gambled
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He was so myopic that he could only function wearing glasses
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Commanded a cavalry regiment nicknamed "The Rough Riders" in the Spaish-American War
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For his anti-trust legislation
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Monticello was his Virginia plantation
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Honouring his role in the Union victory in the American Civil War
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He once ran a tannery in Galena, Illinois
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His American Civil War rank
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Boyhood nickname
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His nickname at Yale University
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As a acclaimed historian, Wilson had no need for speechwriters to supply his oratorical eloquence
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He was a bespectacled academic
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