Over the past two-plus weeks, my photographer has published four more YouTube videos from his two shows – Jefferson’s Salute to the Presidents, and The Spirits of Independence. The first show, which features the life of our 21st President Chester…
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372: GARFIELD CAME TO LIFE FOR ME AND REESE ON TOM’S YOUTUBE PRESIDENTIAL TRIBUTE
While James A. Garfield’s Presidency was only 200 days long, his extraordinary life of hard work and perseverance makes him one of my favorite men to have ever lived in the White House. Combine those ethics, along with the fact…
370: MY YOUTUBE SALUTE TO RUTHERFORD AND LUCY HAYES TURNED LEMONS INTO LEMONADE
Rock legend Meat Loaf once said, “Life is a lemon, and I want my money back.” While my photographer and I are huge fans of the Bat out of Hell icon, we didn’t want our money back when we explored…
369: I COULDN’T LET A CIGAR COME BETWEEN ME AND GRANT DURING OUR YOUTUBE SALUTE
When it came to cigars, President Ulysses S. Grant wasn’t about to come up short. In fact, the Savior of the Union allegedly smoked 20 stogies per day and in 1885, Grant’s habit finally caught up with him as he…
367: ANDREW JOHNSON FILLED BIG SHOES DURING HIS YOUTUBE APPEARANCE
When President Abraham Lincoln was shot in Ford’s Theater on April 14, 1865 and died the next morning at 7:22am, Vice President Andrew Johnson knew he had big shoes to fill. And while most people remember Johnson for being the…
365: THE LIFE OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN IS CELEBRATED ON OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL
Although Thomas Jefferson is Tom’s and my favorite President, it’s hard to argue that Abraham Lincoln was America’s greatest President. After all, Lincoln devoted his life to keep our country united during the Civil War and he died in that…
364: AMERICA’S WORST PRESIDENT CAME FROM PENNSYLVANIA – SURPRISE, IT’S NOT JOE BIDEN
Have you ever said to yourself, “Self, I wonder who the worst President in American history was?” Well, in the past 26 years, it could have been a few men who fit that category – and some might think he’s…
362: TWO MORE YOUTUBE VIDEOS FEATURE PRESIDENT PIERCE & THE D of I TRIP PART 3
Followers of my photographer’s videos will get a lot of bang for their buck today as Tom has published two more shows on his YouTube channel. Help celebrate America 250 and be part of our nation’s great history. The first…
361: MILLARD FILLMORE GOES FROM “ACCIDENTAL PRESIDENT” TO YOUTUBE STAR
While 13th President Millard Fillmore and actor Alec Baldwin share an uncanny resemblance, one of their biggest glaring differences is the fact that Fillmore never accidentally shot and killed someone. Fillmore was called the “Accidental President” by his political foes,…
360: ZACHARY TAYLOR’S LIFE WAS MORE THAN A BOWL OF CHERRIES ON JEFFERSON’S SALUTE TO THE PRESIDENTS
On my photographer’s show Jefferson’s Salute to the Presidents, the two of us pay tribute to the life of our 12th President Zachary Taylor. It turned out Ol’ Rough and Ready’s life was more than a bowl of cherries. Since…