Harding, Reagan, H.W. Bush, Obama

Many presidents have been mentioned in posts.  Here is a smattering of them.

Warren G. Harding

1 Degree

See the post on Albert Einstein to learn more.  Here is newsreel footage of his inaugural address.

Ronald W. Reagan

1 Degree 

Reagan is in the Charles Manson post.  He had a fabulous sense of humor.  Here are some of his jokes.

George H. W. Bush

1 Degree

Featured in the Lizzie Borden post, George H. W. Bush is just one degree away.  I think that many of us are regretting that this particular Bush was just one term.  Perhaps things would have been very different if H.W. had 2 terms and W., just the one.  If you have an hour, try checking out this feature of George Senior on PBS American Experience.  The next video is Dana Carvey doing George Bush.  The President enjoyed the impersonation.

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Photo from Time Magazine

Barak H. Obama

2 Degrees

The first new president inaugurated after the death of John Paul II, President Obama got his own post.  In that post, I connected him in 3 degrees.  Look for the post on First Ladies on February 28th for footage of Obama and Benedict XV.

Albert Einstein

Albert Einstein was an admirer and friend of Paul Robeson.
Robeson is 5 degrees from JP2, see the post on
"Chairman Mao," November 5, 2010

4 Degrees

Fourth Degree: Albert Einstein and Marie Curie took part in the First Solvay Congress in Brussels, 1911.  The theme of the congress was radiation and the quanta.

Einstein is second from the right
Madame Curie is seated with her head on her hand

Third Degree: Madame Curie was a guest of President Warren G. Harding in May of 1921.

Second Degree: President Warren G. Harding

Pope Benedict XV, in July 1921,  issued an encyclical which praised US President Warren G. Harding for his efforts in international disarmament.  Read the original New York Times story here.

Benedict XV

First Degree: Pope Benedict XV was pope #259

Pope John Paul II was pope #265

To learn more about the name "Benedict," the name of our current pope, click here.