presidents
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No, Lyndon B. Johnson Isn’t Mourning Vietnam War Deaths In That Viral Photo
There’s a photo of President Lyndon B. Johnson currently circulating on Twitter that purports to show LBJ overcome with emotion at the thought of so many deaths during the Vietnam War. It’s an iconic image, but the photo is being taken out of context. In reality, Johnson probably isn’t mourning the deaths of 40,000 U.S.…
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John F. Kennedy Lived With More Pain Than We Realised
A re-evaluation of JFK’s health history and medical records paints a portrait a man who had to endure a surprising amount of physical discomfort throughout his short life. As US president, he did his best to hide his misery from the public — no small miracle, given just how much pain he was forced to…
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Speeches From US Presidents Have Gotten Dumber Over Time
Vocativ analysed over 600 presidential speeches in US history, measuring syllables and keeping track of word and sentence count to determine the Flesch-Kincaid reading level of each speech. In the beginning, presidential speeches were at the level of a PhD, now it’s at the reading comprehension of a 7th grader.
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US Presidents Immortalised In Flash Drive
It’s President’s Day in the US. Here are some facts for you: John Quincy Adams had a pet alligator. Ulysses S. Grant got a speeding ticket in a horse and carriage. And George Washington and Abraham Lincoln have been turned into adorable flash drives from Mimobot.