U.S. Presidents - Nicknames

A reference to his rough-hewn looks

A former job

Name given to him by the Creek Indians whom he fought in 1814

He was known as a heavy drinker

For his persistent vetoing of bills

A reference to his original occupation

A childhood nickname

For his cool demeanor in public

He came to the presidency in the U.S.A.'s centennial year

Coined by Chris Rock

Because none of the scandals afflicting his administration seemed to stick to him

His re-election campaign used the slogan, "Keep it cool with Coolidge"

He was reknowned for his fancy attire

Used in election campaign slogan, "I like Ike"

His football nickname at West Point

Referring to the Roosevelt Administration's "New Deal for the American People"

Commemorating his 1988 election pledge: 'Read my lips - No new taxes', which he failed to keep

Given to him by Newsweek in 1988

For his military strategy during the Revolutionary War

Mount Vernon, Virginia was his family estate

To distinguish between Dad and Son

Also used to refer to wife Laura

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"

From the Texan pronunciation of W

Bush junior is notably smaller than his father, and a little bush is a shrub

Secret Service codename

Most scandals appear to stick to Bush

As a sherrif of Buffalo, NY, he had personally hanged two men

One of his former occupations

His hometown

He was formerly a civil engineer of some distinction

Nickname he picked up in China

Nickname he picked up in China

A shortening of his last name

Wheatland was his estate near Mercersburg, Pennsylvania

Refers to an early occupation

Refers to an early occupation

He was a lay preacher for the Church of Christ

Because he was a protege of "Old Hickory" Andrew Jackson

He only stood 5'4"

His nickname at U.S. Navy training school

For his trademark toothy grin

Latin name referring to his dedication to public service

Soon after he took office, the Whig Party disowned him

His hometown

For his bright red hair and sly ways

A former occupation

Referring to his serious nature

Law school nickname because he studied so hard

For his refusal to face his Democratic oppenent, Hubert Humphrey, in debate during the 1968 election campaign

From his role in the film, Bedtime for Bonzo

Because of his "Dutch-boy" haircut when he was a youth

After his role as George 'The Gipper" Gipp in the film Knute Rockne

Hayes neither drank, smoked nor gambled

He was so myopic that he could only function wearing glasses

Commanded a cavalry regiment nicknamed "The Rough Riders" in the Spaish-American War

For his anti-trust legislation

Monticello was his Virginia plantation

Honouring his role in the Union victory in the American Civil War

He once ran a tannery in Galena, Illinois

Grant was actually born Hiram Ulysses Grant.

His American Civil War rank

Boyhood nickname

His nickname at Yale University

As a acclaimed historian, Wilson had no need for speechwriters to supply his oratorical eloquence

The only U.S. president whith a Ph.D. (history and political science).

He was a bespectacled academic