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| | 43 ||] ||W, often pronounced and/or spelled "Dubya".<br />GW<br />GWB<br />43, or Bush 43<br />Bush Jr.<br /> Bushie (also belongs to wife ])<ref>http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/side2/2989769.html/ </ref><br />Bush the Younger<ref>Robert Scheer, , ''The Nation'' (web-only content posted February 19, 2002). Accessed 16 October 2006.</ref><ref>Ian Williams, , ''The Nation'' (web-only content posted September 9, 2004). Accessed 16 October 2006.</ref><br />Shrub (used by ] as the title of a book)<br />Temporary (Bush's nickname in ], never altered by Bush)<ref>http://www.indiancountry.com/content.cfm?id=1096413077 </ref><br /> | | 43 ||] ||W, often pronounced and/or spelled "Dubya".<br />GW<br />GWB<br />43, or Bush 43<br />Bush Jr.<br /> Bushie (also belongs to wife ])<ref>http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/side2/2989769.html/ </ref><br />Bush the Younger<ref>Robert Scheer, , ''The Nation'' (web-only content posted February 19, 2002). Accessed 16 October 2006.</ref><ref>Ian Williams, , ''The Nation'' (web-only content posted September 9, 2004). Accessed 16 October 2006.</ref><br />Shrub (used by ] as the title of a book)<br />Temporary (Bush's nickname in ], never altered by Bush)<ref>http://www.indiancountry.com/content.cfm?id=1096413077 </ref><br /> | ||
| ], name of Bush's oil company and the Spanish word for "bush" or "shrub" (used mostly by ])<br /> | ], name of Bush's oil company and the Spanish word for "bush" or "shrub" (used mostly by ])<br /> | ||
| ]<br /> | ] refers to Bush's sometimes effeminent mannerisms<br /> | ||
| American ], referring to his indifference to the ] disaster of 2006 and the saying that "Nero fiddled while ] burned"{{fact}}.<br /> | American ], referring to his indifference to the ] disaster of 2006 and the saying that "Nero fiddled while ] burned"{{fact}}.<br /> | ||
| George II, implying he acts like a monarch.<br /> | George II, implying he acts like a monarch.<br /> | ||
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This is a list of nicknames of each President of the United States. It is worth noting that most of these are political nicknames; the remainder are initialisms, personal nicknames (Jimmy, Cleve) or personal endearments (Poppy).
| # | President | Nicknames |
|---|---|---|
| 43 | George W. Bush | W, often pronounced and/or spelled "Dubya". GW GWB 43, or Bush 43 Bush Jr. Bushie (also belongs to wife Laura) Bush the Younger Shrub (used by Molly Ivins as the title of a book) Temporary (Bush's nickname in Skull and Bones, never altered by Bush) Arbusto, name of Bush's oil company and the Spanish word for "bush" or "shrub" (used mostly by Al Franken) |
| 42 | Bill Clinton | Comeback Kid Bubba Big Dog Elvis (his Secret Service code name) "The first black president" (coined by Chris Rock, later used by Toni Morrison (Clinton as the First Black President, The New Yorker, October 5, 1998)) 42, a play on the 41 and 43 nicknames of the Bushes and Clinton's post-presidency relationship to Bush 41. Slick Willie or occasionally Ol' Slick BJ Clinton The Big Creep, based on the infamous conversation between Linda Tripp and Monica Lewinsky (As with Jimmy Carter, President Clinton is better known by his nickname "Bill" than by his legal name, William Jefferson Clinton.) |
| 41 | George H. W. Bush | Poppy King George (allusion to King George III) 41, or Bush 41 (this and the below after his son's political rise) Bush Sr. Bush I Bush the Elder George Herbert Bush (to distinguish him from his son) Daddy Bush Bush père |
| 40 | Ronald Reagan | The Gipper - after his role as George "The Gipper" Gipp in the film Knute Rockne, All American The Great Communicator Ronnie Raygun - a term coined in the introduction to the song Drug Store Truck Drivin' Man sung by Joan Baez and Jeffrey Shurtleff at the 1969 Woodstock Festival." Teflon President/Teflon Ron - because supposedly nothing negative "stuck" on him Dutch Reagan Rawhide (his Secret Service codename) Rockin' Ronnie, or Rotten Ronnie (depending on one's view of Reagan) The Great Prevaricator |
| 39 | Jimmy Carter | Peanut Farmer Jimmy Peanut (As Carter's legal first name is "James"; "Jimmy" is actually a nickname. Carter successfully sued to be placed upon the ballot as "Jimmy" in several states.) |
| 38 | Gerald Ford | Jerry Mr. Nice Guy His Accidency |
| 37 | Richard Nixon | Tricky Dick The Trickster Gloomy Gus (law school nickname) Richard the Chicken-Hearted (because he would not debate Hubert Humphrey during the 1968 U.S. presidential campaign) Iron Butt (from college football team and college study where hard work, not so much talent, got him through) |
| 36 | Lyndon B. Johnson | LBJ Landslide Lyndon—ironically dubbed for his 87-vote victory in a Senate primary |
| 35 | John F. Kennedy | JFK King of Camelot - after the King Arthur legend, specifically after the 1960 musical Camelot Jack Lancer (his Secret Service codename) |
| 34 | Dwight D. Eisenhower | Ike Alarmist Ike (so called by fellow officers in 1939, because he was sure the U.S. would be involved in a war) Gloomy Face (while a cadet at West Point) Great Delegator |
| 33 | Harry S. Truman | Give 'Em Hell Harry Haberdasher Harry |
| 32 | Franklin D. Roosevelt | FDR That Man in the White House Roosevelt II The Squire of Hyde Park |
| 31 | Herbert Hoover | Hermit Author of Palo Alto Great Humanitarian Defender of Helpless Children The Great Engineer Herb Herby Hoo-Yah and Really Damn two nicknames he picked up while in China |
| 30 | Calvin Coolidge | Silent Cal Cool Cal |
| 29 | Warren G. Harding | President Hardly Babbitt in the White House (reference to a title character in a Sinclair Lewis novel) Great Handshaker |
| 28 | Woodrow Wilson | Schoolmaster of Politics Woody Coiner of Weasel Words The Phrase Maker The Pacifist Professor |
| 27 | William Howard Taft | Big Bill Smiling Bill Old Bill Big Lub (boyhood nickname) |
| 26 | Theodore Roosevelt | Teddy (he personally disliked this nickname) TR Trustbuster Rough Rider Roosevelt I the Cyclone Assemblyman the Hero of San Juan Hill The Lion |
| 25 | William McKinley | Idol of Ohio Stocking-footed Orator The front porch campaigner |
| 23 | Benjamin Harrison | White House Iceberg Kid Gloves Harrison |
| 22/24 | Grover Cleveland | Hangman of Buffalo Veto President Uncle Jumbo Cleve The Beast of Buffalo |
| 21 | Chester A. Arthur | Gentleman Boss Elegant Arthur Muttonchops |
| 20 | James A. Garfield | Preacher President Boatman Jim |
| 19 | Rutherford B. Hayes | Old Eight to Seven Rutherfraud His Fraudulency Granny Hayes President De Facto Great Unknown |
| 18 | Ulysses S. Grant | U.S. Grant Unconditional Surrender Grant Useless |
| 17 | Andrew Johnson | Father of the Homestead Act Sir Veto Tennessee Tailor King Andy |
| 16 | Abraham Lincoln | Honest Abe The Great Emancipator (for the emancipation of the slaves) The Rail-Splitter Father Abraham |
| 15 | James Buchanan | Ten-cent Jimmy Old Public Functionary Old Buck |
| 14 | Franklin Pierce | Young Hickory of Granite Hills Handsome Frank |
| 13 | Millard Fillmore | His Accidency Wool-Carder President |
| 12 | Zachary Taylor | Old Rough and Ready Old Zach Hero of Buena Vista |
| 11 | James K. Polk | Young Hickory Napoleon of the Stump |
| 10 | John Tyler | His Accidency President without a party |
| 9 | William Henry Harrison | Ol' Tippecanoe Granny Harrison |
| 8 | Martin Van Buren | Machiavellian Belshazzar Old Kinderhook (possible popularization of "OK") Red Fox of Kinderhook Little Magician Martin Van Ruin |
| 7 | Andrew Jackson | Old Hickory Hero of New Orleans King Andy Sharp Knife |
| 6 | John Quincy Adams | Old Man Eloquent King John II |
| 5 | James Monroe | Last of the Cocked Hats James the Lesser James the Second |
| 4 | James Madison | Father of the Constitution Little Man of the Palace Sage of Montpelier Withered Little Apple-John (so-called by Washington Irving) Fugitive President (since he was forced to flee the White House in 1814, during the War of 1812) Little Jemmy |
| 3 | Thomas Jefferson | Father of the Declaration of Independence Long Tom Negro President - for his victory in the election of 1800, won because of the three-fifths compromise Red Fox Sage of Monticello Moonshine Philosopher of Monticello Noble Agrarian |
| 2 | John Adams | His Rotundity Atlas of Independence Colossus of Debate Old Sink or Swim Your Superfluous Excellency (called by Benjamin Franklin when Adams was vice president) |
| 1 | George Washington | Father of His Country Sword of the Revolution The General American Fabius - for his military strategy during the Revolutionary War The American Cincinnatus Town Destroyer - used by some Iroquois |
Notes
- http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/side2/2989769.html/
- Robert Scheer, Making Money, the Bush Way, The Nation (web-only content posted February 19, 2002). Accessed 16 October 2006.
- Ian Williams, Bush, Kerry & Vietnam, The Nation (web-only content posted September 9, 2004). Accessed 16 October 2006.
- http://www.indiancountry.com/content.cfm?id=1096413077
- [http://www.thenation.com/doc/20040301/drew
- Elizabeth Drew , The Nation, posted February 12, 2004 (March 1, 2004 issue). Accessed 16 October 2006.
- http://www.uncuriousgeorge.org
- http://www.incuriousgeorge.org
- The Smirking Chimp
- Simply Chimpy
- http://66.39.111.188/demvoices01.html
- http://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/04/18/rumsfeld
- http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/04/20/opinion/meyer/main1523934.shtml
- http://www.residentbush.com/
- http://www.smirkingchimp.com/search.php?topic=35
- http://msnbc.msn.com/id/12228726/site/newsweek
- http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/6123314.stm
- http://www.thenation.com/doc/20040301/drew
- http://www.us.oup.com/us/catalog/general/subject/HistoryAmerican/19001945/?ci=0195168267&view=usa
- http://hoover.archives.gov/exhibits/Hooverstory/gallery01/gallery01.html
- http://www.westernfront.co.uk/thegreatwar/articles/individuals/nicknames.htm
- http://hoover.archives.gov/exhibits/cottages/middleclass/taft.html
References
- Paleta, Lu Ann, and Fred Worth. The World Almanac of Presidential Facts. Pharos Books, 1993.
- DeGregario, William A. The Complete Book of U.S. Presidents. Barricade Books, 1991.
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