tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8955094874112299980.post8602943550878745023..comments2023-08-05T08:23:02.621-07:00Comments on National Park Blog: My Favorite PresidentsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8955094874112299980.post-4407991466227073862015-02-16T13:41:36.587-08:002015-02-16T13:41:36.587-08:00Abraham Lincoln - When the "last, best hope o...Abraham Lincoln - When the "last, best hope of man on Earth" was fracturing and destroying itself, Lincoln saved the union and gave it a "new birth of freedom."<br /><br />Theodore Roosevelt - Gave a voice to unborn generations, by making conservation a national value. "Keep it, for your children, your children's children, and for all who come after."<br /><br />Dwight D. Eisenhower - The Allied Supreme Commander won the war, kept the peace, and began our exploration of space.<br /><br />And just for fun ... Martin Van Buren, whose 1840 campaign (unsuccessful though it was) popularized the term "OK."<br /><br />OK?Jim DiPesohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09816838180695186243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8955094874112299980.post-71658557869505444552014-02-18T12:10:31.012-08:002014-02-18T12:10:31.012-08:00Without expounding at your length:
James Madison -...Without expounding at your length:<br />James Madison - for his role in authoring the Constitution (yes, I know, prior to ascending to the White House).<br />James Knox Polk - Manifest Destiny and winning the Mexican-American War (1845-48)<br />Harry Truman - having the guts to do what was necessary to win WWII and save American lives by dropping the atomic bombs on Japan; desegregating the military; and recognizing Israel minutes after her declaration of independence in 1948 amidst much American objection.<br />Ronald Reagan - restoring America's place on the world stage, winning the Cold War, restoring American's confidence in America.Sanford D. Hornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06881858730000397187noreply@blogger.com