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The Presidents in Rhyme and Willkie’s Likely Place
A historical essay traces the presidents named in The Presidents in Rhyme, from Washington to Roosevelt, and considers Wendell Willkie as a potential entrant. It notes terms, assassinations, party races, origins, occupations, and religious affiliations, plus Willkie’s possible impact on presidential demographics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmo Scott Watson
Western Newspaper Union
Washington
Adams
Jefferson
Madison
Monroe
Jackson
van Buren
Harrison
Tyler
Polk
Taylor
Pierce
Buchanan
Lincoln
God
Johnson
Grant
Hayes
Wendell L. Willkie
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Ulysses S. Grant
Theodore Roosevelt
McKinley
Roosevelt
Cleveland
Wilson
Grover Cleveland
Benjamin Harrison
William Henry Harrison
White House
Wendell
James
John
William
Andrew
Franklin
George
Thomas
Martin
Zachary
Millard
Abraham
Ulysses
Rutherford
Chester
Grover
Benjamin
Theodore
Woodrow
Warren
Calvin
Herbert
Thomases
Thomas Woodrow Wilson
Willkie
Indiana
Virginia
Old Dominion
Ohio
New York
North Carolina
Massachusetts
Vermont
New Hampshire
Pennsylvania
Kentucky
New Jersey
Iowa
New York City
Empire State
Arthur
Wendell Willkie
John Adams
John Quincy Adams
William Harrison
Garfield
Benj Harrison
Taft
Coolidge
Hoover
Roose
Utilities
Fillmore
Mundison
Franklin Pierce