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Broke ties with Cuba after the overthrow of Fulgencio Batista by Fidel Castro, and authorized a CIA operation to carry out a campaign of terrorist attacks and sabotage, kill civilians, and cause economic damage.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
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Enthusiastically approved the plan his predecessor created to invade Cuba at Bahía de los Cochinos (Bay of Pigs), a plan that proved disastrous for the U.S., and presided over the Cuban Missile Crisis in the wake of the growing economic and military alliance between Cuba and the Soviet Union.
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John F. Kennedy
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After campaigning on eliminating the national debt, he added $8.4 trillion to it in a single term, also substantially increasing the deficit with large tax cuts for corporations and the wealthy that weren’t offset by cuts in spending.
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Donald Trump
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Frequently referred to the press (especially outlets that published unflattering stories about him) as “the enemy of the people” and “the fake news media.”
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Donald Trump
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Only President born in Arkansas.
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Bill Clinton
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During his presidency, Apollo 11 and its crew landed on the moon, 20 July 1969.
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Richard M. Nixon
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During his administration, inflation reached 12%, unemployment reached 9%, and the federal budget ran a deficit every year (as high as $53 billion in 1975 and $73.7 billion in 1976).
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Gerald Ford
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The 45th President of the United States (2017-2021).
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Donald Trump
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After asserting “I’m not a crook,” he resigned in disgrace in 1974 once his role in the Watergate scandal became known.
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Richard M. Nixon
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Despite having supported civil rights during his presidency, he became critical of the civil rights movement in the 1960s.
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Harry S. Truman
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The Iran hostage crisis (1979-1981) was largely responsible for his failure to be elected to a second term.
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Jimmy Carter
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The second of two presidents since 1920 to leave office with a net loss of jobs from the economy.
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Donald Trump
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His visit to mainland China in 1972 led to the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and the U.S.
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Richard M. Nixon
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The 31st President of the United States (1929-1933).
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Herbert Hoover
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Only President born in Iowa.
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Herbert Hoover
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Ended fighting in Korea, but kept a large number of troops on the peninsula to deter North Korean aggression.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
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His assassination in Dallas in 1963 was the subject of a congressional commission and fodder for numerous conspiracy theories.
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John F. Kennedy
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Despite his many accomplishments, he had a rather spotty civil and human rights record, explicitly excluding Mexican Americans from New Deal benefits, forcibly relocating and incarcerating Japanese Americans, and discouraging and disqualifying many Jewish refugees from Europe.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
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The 38th President of the United States (1974-1977).
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Gerald Ford
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Implemented and ratified Amendment XXVI, which lowered the voting age from 21 to 18 (1971).
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Richard M. Nixon
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