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Enthusiastically approved the plan his predecessor created to invade Cuba at Bahía de los Cochinos (Bay of Pigs), a plan that proved disastrous for the U.S., and presided over the Cuban Missile Crisis in the wake of the growing economic and military alliance between Cuba and the Soviet Union.
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John F. Kennedy
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Only President born in Connecticut.
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George W. Bush
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The charity he founded underwent a court-ordered dissolution beginning in 2018 as the result of “a shocking pattern of illegality” that included self-dealing, illegal campaign contributions, and failure to register.
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Donald Trump
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Successfully pursued the Camp David Accords (brokering peace between Egypt and Israel), the Panama Canal treaties (giving Panama full control of canal operations, ensuring permanent neutrality of the canal, and providing for its defense), and the second round of Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT) with the Soviet Union.
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Jimmy Carter
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The second of two presidents since 1920 to leave office with a net loss of jobs from the economy.
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Donald Trump
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The 43rd President of the United States (2001-2009).
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George W. Bush
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Despite having supported civil rights during his presidency, he became critical of the civil rights movement in the 1960s.
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Harry S. Truman
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Faced with increasing unemployment (from 5.9% in 1989 to 7.8% in mid-1991) and a ballooning federal deficit (from $152.1 billion in 1989 to $220 billion in 1990), he was forced to renege on his campaign promise: “… read my lips. No new taxes.”
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George H. W. Bush
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Approved the schedule for dropping atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
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Harry S. Truman
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The 39th President of the United States (1977-1981).
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Jimmy Carter
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The 38th President of the United States (1974-1977).
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Gerald Ford
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The 33rd President of the United States (1945-1953).
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Harry S. Truman
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His visit to mainland China in 1972 led to the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and the U.S.
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Richard M. Nixon
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Signed an agreement at Doha in 2020 that released 5,000 Taliban fighters and effectively turned Afghanistan over to the Taliban.
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Donald Trump
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Presided over the longest period of peacetime economic expansion in American history and was the first President of the Baby Boomer generation.
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Bill Clinton
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Only President born in Iowa.
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Herbert Hoover
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Broke ties with Cuba after the overthrow of Fulgencio Batista by Fidel Castro, and authorized a CIA operation to carry out a campaign of terrorist attacks and sabotage, kill civilians, and cause economic damage.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
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The 32nd President of the United States (1933-1945).
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Guided the economy’s recovery from the Great Recession, partially extended his predecessor’s tax cuts, reformed financial regulations, and issued an executive order limiting carbon emissions.
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Barack Obama
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Only President born in Nebraska.
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Gerald Ford
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