Potus Geeks

#PotusGeeks looks at how the end of James Monroe's second term as President led to a race to fill his place and a splintering of the party that he had tried to keep united. potus-geeks.livejournal.com/…

#PotusGeeks looks at how a major recession, labor unrest (handled poorly by the President) and a division within his own party over what metal should back the US dollar turned Grover Cleveland into a lame duck President in his second term. potus-geeks.livejournal.com/…

#PotusGeeks looks at how the Vietnam War changed Lyndon Johnson's fortunes from winning a large majority in 1964 into a lame duck President in 1968, following his announcement that he would not run for re-election. potus-geeks.livejournal.com/…

Though eligible for re-election, #PotusGeeks looks at how Jimmy Carter became a lame duck president amid a bad economy, a hostage crisis. losses in the mid-terms and a fellow Democrat competing for his job. potus-geeks.livejournal.com/…

#PotusGeeks looks at how, despite being a lame duck President, John Tyler was able to see one of his major goals accomplished before leaving the Presidency, - the annexation of Texas. potus-geeks.livejournal.com/…

#PotusGeeks looks at how Herbert Hoover was blamed for the Great Depression, how it hurt his party in the mid-term elections of 1930 and how he became a lame duck president as the nation became desperate for change. potus-geeks.livejournal.com/…

It's Warren Harding's birthday today. He was born on November 2, 1865, 161 years ago on this day. #PotusGeeks looks back on the life and Presidency of the man whose administration was scandal-ridden but who also showed great courage in some of his actions potus-geeks.livejournal.com/…

James K. Polk, the 11th President of the United States, and perhaps the most effective one term president. Polk was born on November 2, 1795 (231 years ago today). #PotusGeeks looks at the life and presidency of the man called "Young Hickory." potus-geeks.livejournal.com/…

#PotusGeeks looks at how an unwillingness to follow Abraham Lincoln's policies concerning those formerly enslaved, and losses in the mid-term elections turned Andrew Johnson into a lame duck President constantly overridden by a powerful Congress. potus-geeks.livejournal.com/…

On #Halloween2026, #PotusGeeks looks at another "ghost story" from Presidential history, that of the "Grey Lady" said to inhabit President John Tyler's home on Sherwood Forest Plantation in Virginia. potus-geeks.livejournal.com/…

Today, on #Halloween2026, #PotusGeeks looks at two "ghost stories" from Presidential history. One is the story of Lincoln's ghosts and the many credible witnesses who claim to have encountered it in the White House. potus-geeks.livejournal.com/…

John Adams was born on October 30, 1735 (291 years ago today.) #PotusGeeks looks back on the life of the second US President, its first Vice-President and a most significant founding father (deserving of a memorial in DC). potus-geeks.livejournal.com/…

#PotusGeeks' series on Presidents and Economics looks at how different Presidents have taken different approaches over the years on the issue of protectionism and tariffs as a means of helping the economy and dealing with powerful nations like China.. potus-geeks.livejournal.com/…

#PotusGeeks' series on Presidents and Economics looks at how different Presidents have addressed the issues of tariffs and globalization. potus-geeks.livejournal.com/…

#PotusGeeks' series on Presidents and Economics looks at how Barack Obama inherited the Great Recession of 2008 and the measures he took to confront it. potus-geeks.livejournal.com/…

On October 27, 1858 (168 years ago today) Theodore Roosevelt Jr. was born in a four-story brownstone at 28 East 20th Street, in New York City. #PorusGeeks looks at the life and presidency of the famed Roughrider who spoke softly and carried a big stick. potus-geeks.livejournal.com/…

#PotusGeeks' series on Presidents and Economics looks at the Bush Tax Cuts, created contrary to the advice of the Treasury Secretary, and how their outcome did not match their optimistic predicted results. potus-geeks.livejournal.com/…

#PotusGeeks' series on Presidents and Economics looks at how the coming of internet in every home and the accompanying tech bubble helped Bill Clinton to achieve a surplus budget for the first and last time in recent memory. potus-geeks.livejournal.com/…

#PotusGeeks' series on Presidents and Economics looks at George H. W. Bush and his promise that there would be "no new taxes" and how it came back to haunt him. potus-geeks.livejournal.com/…

#PotusGeeks' series on Presidents and Economics looks at Ronald Reagan and the "Laffer Curve", the theory that in a certain zone lower taxes equate to greater revenue. potus-geeks.livejournal.com/…