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Signed a major tax cut program, the inaccurately named Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act, and the Medicare Modernization Act (which created Medicare Part D); was criticized for his handling of the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina; and led the country into the Great Recession.
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George W. Bush
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Signed the Voting Rights Act and completely reformed the immigration system with the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965.
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Lyndon B. Johnson
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His New Deal was a series of programs, public work projects, financial reforms, and regulations designed to provide relief for farmers, the unemployed, youth and the elderly; help the economy recover from the Great Depression; and reform the financial system to avoid a repeat of the depression.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
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In post-presidency civil trials, was found liable for sexual abuse, defamation (twice) and fraud (multiple counts). In addition, four grand juries indicted him on a total of 91 felony criminal counts.
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Donald Trump
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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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Created the Environmental Protection Agency (1970) and signed the Endangered Species Act (1973) and amendments to the Clean Air Act (1970).
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Richard M. Nixon
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Without a declaration of war, authorized the deployment of U.S. troops under the auspices of the U.N. to repel North Korea’s invasion of South Korea under Kim Il-sung in 1950.
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Harry S. Truman
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Died in office in 1945, less than 30 days before Germany’s surrender from World War II.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
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The 40th President of the United States (1981-1989).
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Ronald Reagan
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Met with Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev in Vienna in 1961 to discuss tensions over divided Berlin, nuclear testing and nuclear proliferation.
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John F. Kennedy
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Following the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, he began the “war on terror,” created the Department of Homeland Security, and signed the Patriot Act, which authorized the surveillance of suspected terrorists.
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George W. Bush
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In response to the death of a U.S. soldier in a West Berlin disco bombing, this President authorized the use of force against Libya in 1986.
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Ronald Reagan
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Convinced Congress to approve a major increase in funding for NASA in 1961 and committed the country to a crewed lunar landing by the end of the decade.
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John F. Kennedy
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Played a key role in the reunification of Germany and presided over an invasion of Panama and over the Gulf War, ending Iraqi occupation of Kuwait.
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George H. W. Bush
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The shantytowns of packing crates, abandoned cars and other scraps that sprang up across the country to shelter the unhoused during the Great Depression were named after him.
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Herbert Hoover
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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 31st President of the United States (1929-1933).
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Herbert Hoover
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The first of only two Presidents since 1920 to preside over a net loss of jobs from the economy. When he left office, nearly 25% of the workforce was unemployed.
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Herbert Hoover
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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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The only president to have been impeached twice by the House, although the Senate declined to convict him in both instances.
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Donald Trump
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