The Gop Presidents Club
The GOP Presidents Club
Nineteen Republicans have occupied the Oval Office since 1861.
Around the table gather GOP presidents from Lincoln to Trump,
Drinking coffee and sipping bourbon, wine, and diet cola,
Reminiscing about old times and basking in each other’s company
With smiles of approval, proud of their service and legacies,
Discussing politics and fishing, their wives and children.
A female partisan from afar stares through the glass pane,
Wishing she could join these gentlemen in their camaraderie.
She knows endurance, charisma, and a message are needed
To win the primaries and then the general election
To become the next President of the United States of America
And join the inner circle with those who have succeeded.
Bigger than life, on a grand scale, their accomplishments shine,
From the abolition of slavery to the crushing defeat of Nazism,
With troops brought back home from Asian offshore countries
Where too many sacrificed their lives in ideological conflicts.
From ratifying the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty to ending the “Cold War”
And defeating terrorist regimes in the Middle East responsible for 9/11.
From digging the Panama Canal and the St. Lawrence Seaway
To building the Alaska pipeline in answer to OPEC’s oil embargo.
They governed while the nation expanded in statehood and territories
Through prosperous times of laissez-faire, defending the Constitution
By appointing Supreme Court Justices sworn to uphold it as written
And recognizing Jerusalem as the capital city of the nation of Israel.
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Notes:
Grand Old Party (GOP): GOP (Grand Old Party) is the nickname for the Republican Party, originating in 1875 in reference to the party's defense of the Union. The Republican Party itself was founded in 1854. In 1860, Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865) was elected the party’s leader and went on to become the first Republican to win the American presidential election that same year.
Laissez-faire: (Fr. "leave alone") is essential to free-market capitalist economics.
3 Republican Presidents of the United States of America:
16th) Abraham Lincoln: March 4, 1861, to April 15, 1865.
18th) Ulysses S. Grant: March 4, 1869, to March 4, 1877.
19th) Rutherford B. Hayes: March 4, 1877, to March 4, 1881.
20th) James A. Garfield: March 4, 1881, to Sept. 19, 1881.
21st) Chester A. Arthur: September 19, 1881, to March 4, 1885.
23rd) Benjamin Harrison: March 4, 1889, to March 4, 1893.
25th) William McKinley: March 4, 1897, to September 14, 1901.
26th) Theodore Roosevelt: September 14, 1901, to March 4, 1909.
27th) William Howard Taft: March 4, 1909, to March 4, 1913.
29th) Warren G. Harding: March 4, 1921, to August 2, 1923.
30th) Calvin Coolidge: August 2, 1923, to March 4, 1929.
31st) Herbert Hoover: March 4, 1929, to March 4, 1933.
34th) Dwight D. Eisenhower: January 20, 1953, to January 20, 1961.
37th) Richard Nixon: January 20, 1969, to August 9, 1974.
38th) Gerald Ford: August 9, 1974, to January 20, 1977.
40th) Ronald W. Reagan: January 20, 1981, to January 20, 1989.
41st) George H.W. Bush: January 20, 1989, to January 20, 1993.
43rd) George W. Bush: January 20, 2001, to January 20, 2009.
45th) Donald J. Trump: January 20, 2017, to January 20, 2021.
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