Students in Mrs. Burns second grade class wrote reports about a President.
Dwight D. Eisenhower
By Steven
Dwight D. Eisenhower was born on October 14, 1890 in Topeka, Kansas. He was a general for the U.S. Army. He served as President for two terms from 1953 to 1961. During one of his terms, a rocket orbited around the Earth. He had several heart attacks and on Friday, March 28, 1969 he died of heart failure.
Theodore Roosevelt
By Casey
Theodore Roosevelt was born in New York City. He was the first President to win the Nobel Peace Prize. He was the 26th President. His jobs before he was President were as Vice President and a New York Governor. He was President from 1901 to 1909. He died on Monday, January the 6th, 1919 from a blood clot in the heart.
Thomas W. Wilson
By Henry
Thomas W. (Woodrow) Wilson was born on Sunday, December 28, 1856 at Stanton, Va. He was named president of Princeton University. He was elected governor of New Jersey. Then he was elected President of the United States. He was the 28th President. He served 8 years as President from 1913-1921. He led during World War I. Thomas W. Wilson died Sunday, February 03, 1924. He died in his sleep.
John Adams
By Brendan
On October 25, 1735 John Adams was born. He was a teacher, lawyer, surveyor, a member of the First Continental Congress, and Vice-President. He was in the office from 1797 to 1801. While he was President, the Naval War was going on. He was the first president to live in the White House. On July 4,1826 John Adams died.
Franklin D. Roosevelt
By Courtney
Franklin D. Roosevelt was born on January 30, 1882 in Hyde Park, N.Y. Before he was President he was a lawyer, appointed Assistant Secretary of the Navy, ran for President of the United States, and elected Governor of New York. Then he was President. When he was President World War II was going on. Franklin D. Roosevelt was elected 3 times. He died April 12, 1945. He died because he had a cerebral hemorrhage.
George W. Bush
By Fallyn
On July 6, 1946 George W. Bush was born in New Haven, Connecticut. Before he was President, he was in the oil business. Then he was in the House of Representatives. Then he was Governor of Texas. George W. Bush is currently President. While George Bush was president, the terrorists plane crash in New York happened.
Ronald Wilson Reagan
By Samantha
Ronald Reagan was born on February 6, 1911 in Tampico, Illinois. He was President from 1981 through 1985. Before becoming President, he worked as a radio sports announcer. He had been a movie star for 30 years. He was elected Governor of California. While he was President, the US military power built up with increased defense spending. Ronald Wilson Reagan is still living.
Andrew Johnson
By Jaedyn
Andrew Johnson was born on Thursday, December 29, 1808. He was born in Raleigh, N.C. Before he was elected for president he was elected to the House of Representatives. He also was elected Governor of Tennessee. He was also elected to the United States Senate. Also he was appointed military governor of Tennessee. He served one term as President, 1865 to 1869. While he was President, plans for the Reconstruction were made. He died on July 31, 1875 at the age of 66 because of a stroke.
James Earl Carter
By Jillian
James Earl (Jimmy) Carter was born on Oct.1, 1924. He was born in a city in Georgia. The city’s name is Plains. Before James was President, he was the Governor of Georgia, he was in the Navy, and he was elected to the Georgia Senate. James was President for 4 years, from 1977-1981. When he was President there was peace treaty between Egypt and Israel. When he retired from politics, he went back to being a farmer and wrote books.
Andrew Jackson
By Andrew
Andrew Jackson was born in March 15, 1767 in Waxhaw, New Lancaster, South Carolina. He was a farmer and then he was a storekeeper. Then he was a lawyer. He was President from 1829 to 1839. He was the first President to ride on the railroad. On Sunday, June 8, 1845 he died.
Bill J. Clinton
By Marcus
His name is Bill Clinton. He was born on August 19, 1946 in Hope, Arkansas. He was a professor and lawyer. He was elected Governor of Arkansas. He was elected to the Presidency 2 times. His terms were from 1993 to 2001. Improving the nation’s health care system was a main goal while he was President.
James Knox Polk
By Mandi
James K. Polk was born on Monday, November 2, 1784 in Pineville, N.C. He was elected to the US House of Representatives. He was elected Speaker of the House. He was elected Governor of Tennessee. He served as President from1845 to 1849. While he was President, they discovered gold in California. He died on June 15, 1849. He had been ill with cholera.
George H. Bush
By Brooke
George H. Bush was born June 12, 1924 in Milton, Massachusetts. Before he was President, he was in the U.S. Navy. He served as U.S. envoy to Communist China. Later after that, he was president of Zapata Off-Shore Oil Company. A little after that, he was head of CIA. He served as Vice-President. His term in Office as Presidnet was 1989-1983. Something that happened while he was president was the Persian Gulf War.
Richard Nixon
By Kristen
Richard Nixon was born January 9, 1913 in California. He was a lawyer, Representative, Senator, and served two terms as Vice-President. He was President from 1969 to 1974. While President, Nixon restored relations with the Peoples Republic of China. He died of a stroke on April 22, 1994.
John F. Kennedy
By Blake
John F. Kennedy was born on Tuesday, May 29, 1917 in Brookline, Massachusetts. He served in the U.S. Navy. Then he was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives. Then he was elected for President. When he was President, a man landed on the moon. He was President from 1961 unti1 1963. On Friday, November 22, 1963, he was assassinated.
Lyndon Baines Johnson
By Brian
Lyndon Baines Johnson was born on Thursday, August 27, 1908 in Stonewall, Texas. He lived in a small farmhouse. He was in the Navy during World War II. He was in the Senate. In 1955 he became senate majority leader. In 1960 he was elected vice-president of the United States. On November 22, 1963, he was sworn in as president of the United States in Dallas after the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. His term in office was six years. The Vietnam War happened when he was President. He died from heart attack.
Thomas Jefferson
By Eric
Thomas Jefferson was born on April 13, 1743. He was born in Virginia. He was elected Governor of Virginia. He was elected Vice-President of the United States. He became the President of the United States. He had 2 terms in the White House. He died July 4, 1826 on a Tuesday. He died of old age. When he was president there was the Louisiana Purchase and the War of Tripoli.
Gerald Rudolph Ford
By Alexis
Gerald R. Ford was born on July 15, 1913. He was born in Omaha, Nebraska. His jobs included being in the Navy, Senate Minority Leader, and Vice-President. As President, from 1974 to 1977, he improved relations with China.
James Madison
By Maddie
James Madison was born on March 16, 1751. He was born in Port Conway, Virginia. His jobs before he was President were elected to the Continental Congress, served at the Constitutional Convention, and elected to the U.S. House of Representatives. His term in office as President was from 18O9-1817. Something that happened while he was the President was the British Army attacked and burned Washington, D. C. The day he died was June 28, 1836. He died of old of age.
Harry S. Truman
By Meih
Harry S. Truman was born May 8, 1884 in Lamar, Missouri. He served in the U.S. Army during World War I. He married Elizabeth Virginia Wallace. He was elected judge of Jackson County Missouri. He was elected President and served from 1945 to 1953. On August 6, 1945 the United States drooped the first atomic bomb used in warfare on the Japanese city of Hiroshima and World War II ended.
John Tyler
By Lacey
John Tyler was born on Monday, March 29, 1790 in Charles City County, Virginia. John Tyler was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives. He was elected Governor of Virginia, elected to the United States Senate, and elected Vice President of the United States. He was President from 1841 to 1845. John Tyler died on January 18, 1862. While he was President, the first public telegraph message was sent by inventor Samuel L. Morse.
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