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105 Cards in this Set
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grandson of earlier President
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Benjamin Harrison
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fostered Navy expansion
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Benjamin Harrison
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very religiously moral
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Benjamin Harrison
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lost popular vote but won in electoral college
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Benjamin Harrison
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1st billion dollar Congress
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Benjamin Harrison
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implemented high tariffs
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Benjamin Harrison
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refused to listen to opinions of others
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Grover Cleveland
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Pullman RR Strike
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Grover Cleveland
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poorly handled the Panic of 1893
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Grover Cleveland
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first Presdient in a movie
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Grover Cleveland
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Spanish-American War
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William McKinley
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annexed Hawaii
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William McKinley
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shot by anarchist in the Temple of Music
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William McKinley
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didn't want assassin hurt
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William McKinley
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knew nothing about football
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William McKinley
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youngest President ever
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Theodore Roosevelt
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Panama Canal built
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Theodore Roosevelt
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was Rough Rider
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Theodore Roosevelt
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ran for third term with Bull Moose Party
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Theodore Roosevelt
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wrote corollary to the Monroe Doctrine
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Theodore Roosevelt
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President salary to $75,000
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William H. Taft
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biggest Presdient ever, special bathtub installed for him
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William H. Taft
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ran for President at wife's urging
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William H. Taft
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Chief Justice of Supreme Court for 9 years
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William H. Taft
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Great War President
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Woodrow Wilson
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won Nobel Peace Prize for League of Nations idea
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Woodrow Wilson
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wife died while he was in office
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Woodrow Wilson
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woman's suffrage
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Woodrow Wilson
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child labor prohibited
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Woodrow Wilson
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liquor in White House despite Prohibition
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Warren G. Harding
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immigration quota law
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Warren G. Harding
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spent time in sanitarium
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Warren G. Harding
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Tea Pot Dome Scandal
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Warren G. Harding
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1st President to have a radio and speak to public on it
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Warren G. Harding
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born on July 4, 1872
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Calvin Coolidge
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Kellogg Briand Treaty
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Calvin Coolidge
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loved to eat cheese
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Calvin Coolidge
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known for being a friend to Big Business
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Calvin Coolidge
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first to have a son protected by the Secret Service
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Calvin Coolidge
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Stock Market crashed
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Herbert C. Hoover
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orphaned at age 8
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Herbert C. Hoover
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went to Stanford when it first opened
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Herbert C. Hoover
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shanty towns named for him
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Herbert C. Hoover
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"Great Humanitarian"
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Herbert C. Hoover
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created the New Deal
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
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distant nephew of Teddy
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
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wife Eleanor was 1st US representative to UN
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
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died during fourth term
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
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was in a wheelchair due to childhood polio
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Presidential salary to $100,000 plus $50,000 expenses
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Harry S. Truman
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A-Bomb dropped
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Harry S. Truman
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papers said "Dewey Wins"
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Harry S. Truman
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United Nations charter signed in San Francisco
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Harry S. Truman
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swore a lot in speeches
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Harry S. Truman
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Sputnik launch by USSR begins space race
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
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Supreme Commander of D-Day landing
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
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set fed. troops to Little Rock for segregation
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
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"I like Ike" slogan
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
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youngest President ever elected
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John F. Kennedy
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assassination conspiracy?
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John F. Kennedy
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Marilyn Monroe fan
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John F. Kennedy
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started the Peace Corps
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John F. Kennedy
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Bay of Pigs invasion
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John F. Kennedy
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only Catholic President
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John F. Kennedy
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refused salary
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John F. Kennedy
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wife is Lady Bird
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Lyndon B. Johnson
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Oath of Office taken on Air Force One
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Lyndon B. Johnson
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sent more troops to Vietnam
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Lyndon B. Johnson
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Civil Rights Act signed
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Lyndon B. Johnson
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created "Great Society" programs
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Lyndon B. Johnson
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salary to $200,000 plus $50,000 expense account
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Richard M. Nixon
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1st President to visit Communist China/Russia
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Richard M. Nixon
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VP Agnew resigned
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Richard M. Nixon
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Watergate
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Richard M. Nixon
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1st President to resign
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Richard M. Nixon
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1st President never elected
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Gerald R. Ford
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once got locked in White House stairwell
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Gerald R. Ford
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he and wife were models
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Gerald R. Ford
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birth name was Leslie Lynch King, Jr.
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Gerald R. Ford
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pardoned Nixon
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Gerald R. Ford
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peanut farmer before becoming politician
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James E. Carter, Jr.
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Camp David Accords
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James E. Carter, Jr.
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Iran Hostage Crisis
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James E. Carter, Jr.
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Dept. of Education created
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James E. Carter, Jr.
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expert on nuclear submarine warfare
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James E. Carter, Jr.
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once governor of CA
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Ronald W. Reagan
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increased defense spending
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Ronald W. Reagan
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Trickle Down Economics
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Ronald W. Reagan
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wife began "Just Say No" to drugs campaign
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Ronald W. Reagan
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Iran Contra Scandal
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Ronald W. Reagan
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successful actor
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Ronald W. Reagan
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said "Read my lips, no new taxes," then raised taxes
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George H.W. Bush
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Persian Gulf War
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George H.W. Bush
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was ambassador to UN
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George H.W. Bush
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was CIA director
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George H.W. Bush
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negotiated weapons reduction treaty
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George H.W. Bush
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Rhodes Scholar to Oxford
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William J. Clinton
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jogged to McDonald's
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William J. Clinton
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economic upswing
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William J. Clinton
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wife is first, First Lady to be elected Senator
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William J. Clinton
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impeached for scandals, acquitted in Senate
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William J. Clinton
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salary to $400,000 with $50,000 expense account
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George W. Bush
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son of former President
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George W. Bush
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lost popular vote, won in electoral college
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George W. Bush
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owned Texas Rangers baseball club
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George W. Bush
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