Everywhere you look, you're reminded that this is an election year. The thing is this: it does matter who is in office. Every president we've had has made his mark in one way or another. Whether we remember that mark is something else altogether. Which brings up another point. If we're not aware of the mistakes made in the past, we're destined to repeat them.
Let's simplify the whole notion of history even more. I read recently that an astounding number of Americans can't name the first five United States Presidents. Which got me thinking... I honestly was hard pressed to get past three.
It's been a while since I memorized the names and order of the presidents. Yesterday I made flash cards and re-learned the first 20. Today, I'm finishing the list. Tomorrow I'm going to get started on Vice Presidents and then later in the week on to First Ladies.
I just got back from Barnes and Noble with two books. One of them is Presidents For Dummies and the other one is put out by the History Channel about little known presidential facts.
I'm pretty sure I know who's getting my vote, but I want to read up on our past Commanders and Chief to look for clues as to who might be the best candidate.
Also, I'm sure knowing the presidents' names by number will really come in handy if I can ever get on Jeopardy. Let's see... #7 (Andrew Jackson) #18 (Ulysses S. Grant) #35 (J.F.K)
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