THIS close to a president

John Tyler has two grandsons still alive!

This site has great stories, some of which involve presidents, and the close connection we have to those "long ago."

Scrapping the Coins

No more for the presidential dollar coins!  They are putting a halt to the production - unfortunately, ending well before TR's was to come out in 2013 (I was counting).  My dad tried to keep these in circulation, too, giving them as tips for waiters.  However, you have to appreciate the government trying to do some cost saving measures. 

Story here

Do President Age More Quickly?

Nope...they don't. Even though most of them look to age more than usual during their presidency:

http://news.yahoo.com/aging-office-u-presidents-often-outlive-peers-124048923.html

JQA Tweets

Could it be? Does John Quincy Adams Tweet? Kind of...

JQA Tweets

A Presidential Christmas

As we enter into the Christmas season, here's a nifty little site!

White House Holidays

Presidential Walk

From Ms. F:
Presidential Walk

Amazing!

Ranking the Pres-es

Here it is, the new rankings by C-SPAN!
Ranking of U.S. Presidents article
The actual Ranking

Happy Presidents' Day and Happy Belated 200th to Abe!