The U.S. Presidents – Facts You Might Not Know

Published on 01/16/2019
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Ronald Reagan’s Death

Ronald Reagen, one of the former presidents of the United States, was suffering from Alzheimer’s disease, and a complication arose which led to him getting pneumonia. On June 5, 2004, Ronald Reagan passed away due to his Alzheimer’s and pneumonia. He had Alzheimer’s for ten years and passed away at the age of 93. He is buried at the Ronald Regan National Library in California.

Ronald Reagan's Death

Ronald Reagan’s Death

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Richard M. Nixon – 142.9

The 37th President of the United States, Richard M. Nixon was respected for his talent when it comes to foreign affairs negotiation. He held the position from 1969 to 1974 during which he ended the involvement of the country in the Vietnam War. He also started diplomatic relations with China, signed the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty with the USSR, and took home the prisoners of war. Even as the vice president to President Dwight “Ike” Eisenhower from 1953 until 1961, he was able to accomplish numerous impressive achievements. He is credited for the implementation of desegregation in the South, helped fund the Environmental Protection Agency, launched the “War on Cancer”, and signed the anti-crime bill. In 1960, he ran for another term but he lost the elections to the Democrat candidate, John F. Kennedy. If it weren’t for the Watergate scandal, you can bet Nixon would have placed higher. Easily one of the most controversial figures to ever be president, Richard Nixon most definitely wasn’t the dumbest. He apparently had an IQ of 142.9. That just goes to show that intelligence isn’t everything. All the same, there were presidents with lower IQs that did just as well as him if not better while in office

Richard M. Nixon

Richard M. Nixon

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