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Question: No service for them.
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John Adams		  
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John Quincy Adams		  
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Martin Van Buren		  
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Grover Cleveland		  
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William Howard Taft		  
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Woodrow Wilson		  
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Waren Harding		  
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Calvin Coolidge		  
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Herbert Hoover		  
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Franklin Roosevelt		  
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Bill Clinton		  
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Barack Obama		  
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Oswald Acted Alone, You Kook
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« on: May 04, 2014, 11:35:47 PM »
« edited: May 05, 2014, 06:10:47 PM by False Leftist »
I was think about this and made a poll. It's obvious FDR is going to win, but who knows who will be 2nd? (Obama's my guess, if not him Clinton)
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« Reply #1 on: May 04, 2014, 11:40:29 PM »
Good ol' Brover Cleveland
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« Reply #2 on: May 04, 2014, 11:42:33 PM »
FDR
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« Reply #3 on: May 05, 2014, 12:10:05 AM »
FDR far and away.
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« Reply #4 on: May 05, 2014, 06:34:07 AM »
FDR, Wilson second.
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« Reply #5 on: May 05, 2014, 06:52:57 AM »
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« Reply #6 on: May 05, 2014, 07:47:28 AM »
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« Reply #7 on: May 05, 2014, 10:32:49 AM »
"Military-free"
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« Reply #8 on: May 05, 2014, 10:53:41 AM »
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« Reply #9 on: May 05, 2014, 11:22:27 AM »
FDR is the best President, period.
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Oswald Acted Alone, You Kook
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« Reply #10 on: May 05, 2014, 02:08:40 PM »
Huh
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« Reply #11 on: May 05, 2014, 03:27:05 PM »
FDR
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« Reply #12 on: May 05, 2014, 03:57:56 PM »
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« Reply #13 on: May 05, 2014, 04:41:54 PM »
That's strange, the libertarian presidents are getting the most votes other than FDR.
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« Reply #14 on: May 05, 2014, 04:43:01 PM »
Quote from: False Leftist on May 05, 2014, 04:41:54 PM
That's strange, the libertarian presidents are getting the most votes other than FDR.
No, it really isn't.
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« Reply #15 on: May 05, 2014, 04:44:15 PM »
Do you mean "best non-veteran president?"

"Military-free president" sounds so Engrish.
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« Reply #16 on: May 05, 2014, 06:11:42 PM »
« Edited: May 05, 2014, 08:06:17 PM by False Leftist »
I'll change the title then.
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« Reply #17 on: May 05, 2014, 06:50:47 PM »
FDR then Wilson. Preference to Wilson and Grover Cleveland, but I try to be objective.
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« Reply #18 on: May 05, 2014, 09:36:19 PM »
Umm...does FDR's stint as Secretary of the Navy not count as "military" service?

In fact, all Presidents could be said to have served in the military by virtue of being Commander-in-Chief.   
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« Reply #19 on: May 05, 2014, 10:30:55 PM »
Does the Alabama National Guard seriously count as military service? (Dubya)

Also, how many presidents would be added to the list if we restricted it to participating in combat in military service?
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« Reply #20 on: May 05, 2014, 11:58:34 PM »
« Edited: May 06, 2014, 12:08:55 AM by False Leftist »
Quote from: Indy Texas © on May 05, 2014, 10:30:55 PM
Does the Alabama National Guard seriously count as military service? (Dubya)

Also, how many presidents would be added to the list if we restricted it to participating in combat in military service?

A few of the presidents that served didn't see combat, mostly the WW2 veterans (Bush and Kennedy being the exceptions)

EDIT: Of the presidents that served, apparently 7 didn't see combat:

Thomas Jefferson
James Madison
James Monroe
James K. Polk
Millard Fillmore
Jimmy Carter
Ronald Reagan
George W. Bush
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« Reply #21 on: May 06, 2014, 12:26:58 AM »
Quote from: False Leftist on May 05, 2014, 11:58:34 PM
Quote from: Indy Texas © on May 05, 2014, 10:30:55 PM
Does the Alabama National Guard seriously count as military service? (Dubya)

Also, how many presidents would be added to the list if we restricted it to participating in combat in military service?

A few of the presidents that served didn't see combat, mostly the WW2 veterans (Bush and Kennedy being the exceptions)

EDIT: Of the presidents that served, apparently 7 didn't see combat:

Thomas Jefferson
James Madison
James Monroe
James K. Polk
Millard Fillmore
Jimmy Carter
Ronald Reagan
George W. Bush


Lyndon Johnson's "combat" was of a highly debatable nature.

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« Reply #22 on: May 06, 2014, 01:26:00 AM »
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« Reply #23 on: May 06, 2014, 09:46:28 PM »
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« Reply #24 on: May 07, 2014, 04:05:59 AM »
Either Adams the Elder or Cleveland.
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