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Big Bill ~ Our 27th President

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I was born in Ohio and studied at Yale College.  

I then continued my studies at Cincinnati Law School and worked as a Lawyer, Politician, and statesman before I was elected president.  

I helped New Mexico and Arizona to join the United States, becoming the 47th and 48thstates.  

I had the nickname “Big Bill” because I weighed 332 pounds.   

I died of a heart attack when I was 72 and my funeral was the first to be broadcasted on the radio. 

Who am I?

William Howard Taft

27th President of the United States
In Office
March 4, 1909 – March 4, 1913
Vice President – James S. Sherman

T.R. ~ Our 26th President……

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I was born into a rich family in New York and was home schooled with tutors.  

I continued on to Harvard College.  

My first wife died on the same day as my mother, and I remarried and had five children.  

During my presidency, I took part in the “Square Deal” and The Russo-Japanese War took place.  

I was the first American to ever win the Nobel Peace Prize and my face is carved into Mount Rushmore.  

Who am I?


Theodore Roosevelt

26th President of the United States
In Office
September 14, 1901 – March 4, 1909
Vice President – None (1901 – 1905)
Charles W. Fairbanks (1905 – 1909)

Idol of Ohio ~ Our 25th President………..

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I was born in Ohio as one of nine children.  

I studied Law at the Albany Law School in New York.  
During my presidency, America became a world power.  

I helped suppress the Boxer Rebellion, helped with the Annexation of Hawaii, and led the US through the Spanish-American War.  

I had a pet parrot named Washington Post.  

I was assassinated on September 6, 1901 by a shot to the stomach at the Temple of Music in Buffalo, NY.   

Who Am I?


William McKinley

25th President of the United States
In Office
March 4, 1897 – September 14, 1901
Vice President – Garret Hobart (1897-1899)
None (1899 – 1901)
Theodore Roosevelt (1901)

Little Ben ~ Our 23rd President

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I was born in Ohio and have a rich heritage.  

My great-grandfather signed the Declaration of Independence.  

I studied law and joined the military, serving during the Civil War.  

I am the grandson of the 9thpresident.  

I was the first president to have electricity installed in the White House and I played a big role in the first Pan-American Conference.  

I passed the Sherman Silver Purchase Act and put the first African-American, Frederick Douglass, in a high ranking governmental role.  

Who am I?

Benjamin Harrison

23rd President of the United States
In Office
March 4, 1889 – March 4, 1893
Vice President – Levi P. Morton

Uncle Jumbo ~ Our 22nd President…………..

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I was born in New Jersey and am the only President that has been born in that state.  

I was drafted for the Civil War, but paid someone to go in my place.  

I was both the 22nd and the 24thpresident of the United States and am the only president to have my wedding ceremony in the White House. 

During my presidency, I vetoed more bills that any other president.  

I also was given the Statue of Liberty as a gift from France.   

My portrait appeared on the $1000 bill.  

Who am I?


Grover Cleveland

22nd President of the United States
In Office
March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1889
Vice President – Thomas A. Hendricks (1885)