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President Trump, it can objectively be said, does not read much and knows little history. He keeps saying that no president has been turned out of office amid low unemployment. Actually, it happens all the time (more):
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Between Feb. 1951 and Dec. 1952, unemployment ranged from 2.7% to 3.4% (much lower than today). Harry Truman's approval (Gallup) ranged from 22% to 32%. He chose not to seek re-election (more)
Between Feb. 1951 and Dec. 1952, unemployment ranged from 2.7% to 3.4% (much lower than today). Harry Truman's approval (Gallup) ranged from 22% to 32%. He chose not to seek re-election (more)
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Between June 1967 and Dec. 1968, unemployment ranged from 3.4% to 3.9%. Lyndon Johnson's approval (Gallup) ranged from 35% to 51%. He chose not to seek re-election (more)
Between June 1967 and Dec. 1968, unemployment ranged from 3.4% to 3.9%. Lyndon Johnson's approval (Gallup) ranged from 35% to 51%. He chose not to seek re-election (more)
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Between Aug. 1973 and Dec. 1973, unemployment ranged from 4.8% to 4.9%. Richard Nixon's approval (Gallup) ranged from 29% to 34%. He resigned the next year (more)
Between Aug. 1973 and Dec. 1973, unemployment ranged from 4.8% to 4.9%. Richard Nixon's approval (Gallup) ranged from 29% to 34%. He resigned the next year (more)
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-Jimmy Carter created far more jobs - even with a population 1/3 smaller - than Trump has thus far. He was shown the door
-George H.W. Bush won the Iraq war, presided over the fall of the Berlin Wall, collapse of the Soviet Union and peaceful end the Cold War - and lost
-Jimmy Carter created far more jobs - even with a population 1/3 smaller - than Trump has thus far. He was shown the door
-George H.W. Bush won the Iraq war, presided over the fall of the Berlin Wall, collapse of the Soviet Union and peaceful end the Cold War - and lost
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Presidents are evaluated on many variables (this list @CSPAN uses for its surveys of historians is a starting point). The things that have brought down numerous Presidents since 1800 (when Adams lost) offer Trump numerous lessons - that he'll never learn watching Fox & Friends
Presidents are evaluated on many variables (this list @CSPAN uses for its surveys of historians is a starting point). The things that have brought down numerous Presidents since 1800 (when Adams lost) offer Trump numerous lessons - that he'll never learn watching Fox & Friends
