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« on: January 01, 2021, 08:15:14 PM »
« edited: January 01, 2021, 08:21:57 PM by Blue3 »
If US Presidents had unique epithets, what would they be?




Some of my takes:

George (Washington) the Wise
John (Adams) the Weak
Thomas (Jefferson) the Pioneering
James (Madison) the Flimsy
James (Monroe) the Boring
John (Quincy Adams) the Diplomatic
Andrew (Jackson) the Unruly
Martin (Van Buren) the Incapable
William (Henry Harrison) the Short-lived

James (Polk) the Conqueror
James (Buchanan) the Terrible
Abraham (Lincoln) the Uniter
Andrew (Johnson) the Despised
Ulysses (Grant) the Unready
Grover (Cleveland) the Resurgent

William (McKinley) the Imperialist
Teddy (Roosevelt) the Bold
Arthur (Taft) the Unremarkable
Woodrow (Wilson) the Academic
Warren (Harding) the Corrupt
Calvin (Coolidge) the Grim
Herbert (Hoover) the Depressed
Franklin (Roosevelt) the Reformer
Harry (Truman) the Bomber
Dwight (Eisenhower) the Practical
John (Kennedy) the Young
Lyndon (Johnson) the Belligerent
Richard (Nixon) the Crooked
Gerald (Ford) the Unlikely
Jimmy (Carter) the Malaised
Ronald (Reagan) the Charismatic
George (H.W. Bush) the Experienced
Bill (Clinton) the Scandalized
George (W. Bush) the Foolish
Barack (Obama) the Hopeful
Donald (Trump) the Dreadful


(I left out some of the 1800s presidents I know very little about: Tyler, Taylor, Fillmore, Pierce - Hayes, Garfield, Arthur, Harrison).

There were those that were very easy to think of: Abraham the Uniter, James the Conqueror, George the Foolish, Barack the Hopeful, Donald the Dreadful, James the Terrible, Ulysses the Unready, Grover the Resurgent.

Some were quite hard to find a good adjective for (like Eisenhower, FDR, Wilson, Jefferson).

Some, like Lyndon Johnson, seemed almost too complex for just one, since LBJ leaves behind 2-3 very distinct and different yet significant and differently-received legacies (Vietnam War, Civil Rights and the Great Society.

Some are humorous, or just about personality, or some historical quirk, but that often happened in real history with epithets too. It's about what makes you stick out and remembered.



What are your takes?
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« Reply #1 on: January 01, 2021, 08:42:19 PM »
Franklin the great
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« Reply #2 on: January 01, 2021, 10:14:04 PM »
In order:
George the Founder
John the Thin-Skinned
Thomas the Wise
James the Writer
James the Peacekeeper
John the Diplomatic
Andrew the Tough
Martin the Disappointment
William the Brief
John the Traitor
James the Conqueror
Zachary the Unaccomplished
Millard the Boring
Franklin the Weak
James the Terrible
Abraham the Savior
Andrew the Divider
Ulysses the Unaware
Rutherford the Mediocre
James the Assassinated
Chester the Forgotten
Benjamin the Unremarkable
Grover the Nonconsecutive
William the Prosperous
Theodore the Mighty
William the Rotund
Woodrow the Intellectual
Warren the Weak-willed
Calvin the Quiet
Herbert the Unlucky
Franklin the Reformer
Harry the Common-Sensed
Dwight the Leader
John the Martyr
Lyndon the Decisive
Richard the Crook
Gerald the Caretaker
Jimmy the Pious
Ronald the Communicator
George the Prepared
Bill the Slick
George the Misspoken
Barack the Eloquent
Donald the Dumb
Joe the Huh
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« Reply #3 on: January 02, 2021, 02:41:51 AM »
Calvin Coolidge would be The Silent

Ronald Reagan would be The Gipper

Bush Jr. would be The Misunderestimated

Trump would be The Boisterous
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« Reply #4 on: January 02, 2021, 07:04:26 AM »
Teddy Roosevelt the Bullnose
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« Reply #5 on: January 02, 2021, 07:16:19 AM »
"Tricky" Dick Nixon
Don "The Con" Trump
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« Reply #6 on: January 02, 2021, 08:17:00 AM »
I’d be tempted to refer to the Bushes as Bush the Greater and Bush the Lesser to distinguish between 41 & 43
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« Reply #7 on: January 02, 2021, 01:14:35 PM »
Who would be “The Great”?
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« Reply #8 on: January 02, 2021, 03:35:21 PM »
"Joe the Sleepy" according to Trump
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« Reply #9 on: January 02, 2021, 06:34:19 PM »
Donald "the Sociopath" Trump
Barack "the Law-Abiding" Obama
George "the Inadequate" Bush
Bill "the Fornicator" Clinton
George "the Stale" Bush
Ronald "the Senile" Reagan
Jimmy "the Unlucky" Carter
Gerald "the Unlikely" Ford
Richard "the Schemer" Nixon
Lyndon "the Bellicose" Johnson
John "the Tragedy" Kennedy
Dwight "the Steady" Eisenhower
Harry "the Rustic" Truman
Franklin "the Savior" Roosevelt
Herbert "the Bungler" Hoover
Calvin "the Sleeper" Coolidge
Warren "the Crook" Harding
Woodrow "the Overreacher" Wilson
William Howard "the Judicial" Taft
Theodore "the Reformer" Roosevelt
William "Mr. Plutocracy" McKinley
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« Reply #10 on: January 02, 2021, 06:34:41 PM »
Donald "Every Word with a Negative Connotation in Existence" Trump.
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« Reply #11 on: January 02, 2021, 06:45:44 PM »
There is one word that could uniquely describe Obama.
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« Reply #12 on: January 02, 2021, 07:04:42 PM »
« Edited: January 02, 2021, 10:16:52 PM by Cosmopolitanism Will Win »
Managed to do all but two of them.

George I the Great, Father of the Nation
John I the Defeated
Thomas the Bold
James I the Warlike
James II the Beloved
John II the Bargainer
Andrew I the Quarreler
Martin the Wily
William I the Posthumous
John III the Traitor
James III the Conqueror
Zachary the Huh
Millard the Mild
Franklin I the Feckless
James IV the Slaver
Abraham the Liberator
Andrew II the Hamstrung
Ulysses the Defender
Rutherford the Usurper
James V the Martyr
Chester the Loyal
Grover the Twice President
Benjamin the Huh
William II, Hammer of the Spanish
Theodore the Strong
William III the Fat
Woodrow the Thinker
Warren the Fool
Calvin the Silent
Herbert the Unread
Franklin II the Builder
Harry the Fierce
Dwight the Affable
John IV the Young
Lyndon the Ruthless
Richard the Crook
Gerald the Found President
James VI the Weak
Ronald the Victorious
George II the Stern
William IV the Green Gallant
George III the Simple
Barack the Word-Weaver
Donald the Mad
Joseph the Old
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« Reply #13 on: January 02, 2021, 08:15:43 PM »
Thinking in more "medieval" terms:

Joseph the Old
Donald the Mad
Barack the Moor
George the Unready
William the Merry
George the Patient
Ronald the Defender
James the Pious
Gerald the Commoner
Richard the Dark
Lyndon the Ambitious
John the Young
Dwight the Commander
Harry the Humble
Franklin the Lame
Herbert the Miser
Calvin the Silent
Warren the Lustful
Woodrow the Learned
William the Fat
Theodore the Brave
William the Conqueror
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« Reply #14 on: January 02, 2021, 09:50:20 PM »
FDR Instrustrial Revolution
Truman End of Imperial Japan and Germany
Eisenhower End of Jim Crow
Kennedy Camelot
LBJ Thurgood Marshall
Nixon Watergate,
Ford End of Vietnam
Carter End of Watergate
Reagan Govt is the problem
Bush I end of Communism
Clinton Beginning of 21st century
Bush W World after 911
Obama Beginning of a Cyber Economy
Trump Last Confederate Prez
Biden Continue to Obama Legacy
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« Reply #15 on: January 03, 2021, 01:54:04 AM »
Dwight the General (Eisenhower)
John the Martyr (Kennedy)
Lyndon the Bold (Johnson)
Richard the Unethical (Nixon)
Gerald the Accidental Caretaker (Ford)
James the Moralist (Carter)
Ronald the Showman (Reagan)
George the Capable (HW Bush)
William the Philanderer (Clinton)
George the Lesser (W. Bush)
Barack the Hopeful Caretaker (Obama)
Donald the Danger (Trump)
Joseph the Savior (Biden)
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« Reply #16 on: January 03, 2021, 01:57:35 AM »
Quote from: MR. KAYNE WEST on January 02, 2021, 09:50:20 PM
FDR Instrustrial Revolution
Truman End of Imperial Japan and Germany
Eisenhower End of Jim Crow
Kennedy Camelot
LBJ Thurgood Marshall
Nixon Watergate,
Ford End of Vietnam
Carter End of Watergate
Reagan Govt is the problem
Bush I end of Communism
Clinton Beginning of 21st century
Bush W World after 911
Obama Beginning of a Cyber Economy
Trump Last Confederate Prez
Biden Continue to Obama Legacy

Everyone else can pack it up; this is the only proper answer in this thread.
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« Reply #17 on: January 03, 2021, 01:58:55 AM »
Quote from: MR. KAYNE WEST on January 02, 2021, 09:50:20 PM
FDR Instrustrial Revolution
Truman End of Imperial Japan and Germany
Eisenhower End of Jim Crow
Kennedy Camelot
LBJ Thurgood Marshall
Nixon Watergate,
Ford End of Vietnam
Carter End of Watergate
Reagan Govt is the problem
Bush I end of Communism
Clinton Beginning of 21st century
Bush W World after 911
Obama Beginning of a Cyber Economy
Trump Last Confederate Prez
Biden Continue to Obama Legacy

Thank you for your insight, king Purple heart
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« Reply #18 on: January 03, 2021, 10:39:55 AM »
Donald the Worst.

Donald the Traitor.

Donald the Racist.

Donald the Corrupt.
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« Reply #19 on: January 03, 2021, 11:35:19 AM »
James the Conqueror
Zachary the Striken
Millard the Cuckhold
Franklin the Unsteady
James the Terrible
Abraham the Great
Andrew the Weak
Ulysses the Ironcutter
Rutherford the Usurper
James the Fallen
Chester the Hand
Grover the Redeemed
Benjamin the Interloper
William the Spaniard Slayer
Theodore the Strong
William the Rotund
Woodrow the Wizard (for multiple reasons)
Warren the Thief
Calvin the Silent
Herbert the Miser
Franklin the Great
Harry the Firebringer
Dwight the Brave
John the Martyr
Lyndon the Loud
Richard the Burglar
Gerald the Hand
James the Confessor
Ronald the Silver Tongued
George the Gentle
William the Slick
George the Proud
Barack the Stranger
Donald the Mad
Joseph the Old
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« Reply #20 on: January 03, 2021, 02:55:04 PM »
Zachary the Unready/Zachary the Reluctant
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« Reply #21 on: January 03, 2021, 05:08:34 PM »
Most of those are just godawful.
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« Reply #22 on: January 03, 2021, 07:33:55 PM »
What are your choices? Smiley
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« Reply #23 on: January 04, 2021, 02:12:37 PM »

Genuine creativity is excellent. Forcing it of "I have to come up with an epithet for everyone" however can be cringeworthy. You'd've been better off just coming up with say 10 instead of slogging through everyone.
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« Reply #24 on: January 04, 2021, 02:22:56 PM »
Ronald the Repugnant
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