Potus Geeks

#PotusGeeks look at how Theodore Roosevelt came to regret his statement that he would not seek re-election i 1908 and how his lame duck status enabled a rift in his party between the progressives and the conservatives. potus-geeks.livejournal.com/…

#PotusGeeks looks at how Ulysses Grant, once the most popular man in the Union, lost much of that popularity toward the end of his second term because of economic recession and a plethora of scandals in his administration. potus-geeks.livejournal.com/…

#PotusGeeks looks at how, near the end of his second term, Dwight Eisenhower lost popularity because of a bad economy, because of falling behind the Soviets in the space race and because of being caught in a lie by the Russians in the U-2 incident. potus-geeks.livejournal.com/…

#PotusGeeks looks at how two unpopular wars, a financial crisis, his party's loss of control of Congress and record low approval ratings turned George W. Bush into a lame duck president. potus-geeks.livejournal.com/…

#PotusGeeks looks at how going into the War of 1812 unprepared cost James Madison support in New England and other areas, but was still able to accomplish some tasks despite his lame duck status at the end of his term. potus-geeks.livejournal.com/…

#PotusGeeks looks at the history of #VeteransDay, a day to remember the end of the first world war and also a day to appreciate the service and sacrifice of all of our veterans. potus-geeks.livejournal.com/…

#PotusGeeks looks at how the Compromise of 1850 and the issue of slavery divided the Whig Party, making Millard Fillmore the last Whig President and a lame duck for the rest of his term. potus-geeks.livejournal.com/…

#PotusGeeks looks at how John Adams seemed to alienate almost everyone right from the beginning of his presidency and how diminishing chances of his ever being re-elected soon turned him into a lame duck president. potus-geeks.livejournal.com/…

#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/…