We begin with equality.
That's the origin, isn't it?
Welcome to watch Mojo. And today,
we're counting down our picks for those presidents who have
cemented their place in American history,
which will give us more wealth
that are living and greater happiness for our children
#10 Barack Obama. The time for games has passed.
Now is the season for action.
Now is when we must bring the best ideas
of both parties together. Barack Obama had unimpressive presidency,
chalking up a series of historic wins.
The Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare,
was his greatest legacy. An expansion of Medicaid plus the
creation of health insurance marketplaces led to an additional 40
million insured as of
2023. We have worked tirelessly over the past year with
Americans of all walks of life
before the reform package finally worthy of the people when
we're sent there to
serve. Obama began his presidency in the middle of the
Great Recession.
He negotiated with Republicans to provide economic stimulus,
ending the economic bleeding and sparking a prolonged period of
growth.
He worked with congressional Democrats to draft the Dodd Frank
Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.
While imperfect, this helps to regulate the financial industry.
Under his leadership, the US military eliminated Osama bin Laden,
his State Department normalized relations with Cuba and crafted a
nuclear agreement with Iran.
Today, the United States, together with our close allies and
partners,
took an important first step toward a comprehensive solution that
addresses our concerns with the Islamic Republic of Iran's nuclear
program #9 John F Kennedy.
John F Kennedy had a short but memorable presidency before
his tragic assassination.
His youth and oratory inspired an entire generation of Americans.
Kennedy prevented a potential nuclear confrontation by successfully navigating the
Cuban missile crisis.
I don't think we should be gloating
too much. It
was a
just as much a victory for them as it was
for us.
During this tense standoff with the Soviet Union,
the world was brought to the very brink of nuclear
war.
Kennedy's advocacy of the civil rights movement helped give his
successor the momentum to get civil rights legislation passed.
I'm therefore asking the Congress
to enact legislation giving all Americans the right to be
served in facilities which are open to the public.
Hotels, restaurants, theaters, retail stores and similar establishments.
Kennedy established the Peace Corps in
1961, an international symbol of America's commitment to humanitarian aid.
His moon shot speech inspired the entire country.
Before the decade was out,
the US would win the space race against the Soviets,
landing on the moon in
1969. We choose to go to the moon.
We choose to go to the moon in this decade
and do the other things not because they are easy,
but because they are hard
#8 Lyndon B Johnson. But really,
it's all of us
who must overcome the crippling legacy of bigotry
and injustice. While Lyndon Johnson may have increased US involvement
in the Vietnam War,
his impressive list of domestic accomplishments warrants his inclusion on
this list.
His Great Society initiative targeted both economic and racial injustice.
He willingly gave up generations of white votes in the
South to pass both the Civil Rights Act of
1964 and the Voting Rights Act of
1965. We believe all men are entitled to the blessing.
The bills transformed America, striking major blows against segregation and
voter suppression.
He also supported the creation of both Medicare,
a government health insurance program for seniors,
and Medicaid, a health insurance program for low income individuals.
Johnson started the War on Poverty,
launching programs like Head Start and the Economic Opportunity Act
aims to create jobs and provide job training.
I got all kinds of federal programs in mind on
health,
education, literacy, jobs, you name it.
We're going to change this country top to bottom
#7 Dwight D Eisenhower unwanted influence,
whether it's sought or unsought
by the military industrial complex.
Dwight D Eisenhower was president during some of the early
years of the Cold War his policy of containment against
the Soviet Union helped to maintain balance between the world's
two great superpowers. Though he entered the war in Korea
as part of AUN police action,
he avoided greater conflict. But the idea that the
nation's greatest war hero was going to go to Korea
and give it his personal no attention was very reassuring
to people.
Eisenhower was also president during one of the most prosperous
periods in American history,
providing a tax break for large infrastructure expansion.
The Federal Aid Highway Act of
1956 created the Interstate Highway System,
providing arteries for travel and the free flow of goods.
He maintained a balanced budget for three of his eight
years and generally experienced low inflation.
Budgets were balanced and defense spending was down.
The middle class became America's happiest place to be and
they loved Ike number six,
Harry Truman. We will be the first great nation
in all the history of the world
to feed and support our former enemies
as well as our friend.
Harry Truman's presidency had a rough start.
The immensely popular FDR died soon after the start of
his fourth term and during the Second World War,
Truman took the reins and,
for better or worse, ended the war by employing the
use of the atomic bomb in Japan.
How could I face the people when it's finally over
and say that I had the power to possibly end
the water long ago,
spare the lives of their loved ones,
and I chose not to use it?
He then launched the Marshall Plan,
helping to rebuild Europe and contain communism.
The Truman administration played a central role in the establishment
of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization,
or NATO, which helped maintain a prosperous and safe Western
order.
Acting as a bulwark against Soviet expansion.
Truman fought to protect FD Rs economic legacy and his
fair deal attempted to expand FD Rs social safety net
for lower income Americans.
Our country is very fortunate
that we had the right man at the right place
and at the right time
#5 Thomas Jefferson. You simply must
be Thomas
Thomas. Thomas Jefferson has always been lionized as one of
America's greatest Founding Fathers.
In recent years, his more complicated legacy as a slave
owner has surged to the fore.
Still, even critical historians have to acknowledge
Jefferson's accomplishments. Before the Revolutionary War,
Jefferson was responsible for drafting the Declaration of Independence.
As president, Jefferson was responsible for the Louisiana Purchase from
France,
a massive westward expansion of territory.
Napoleon was willing to sell the whole kit and caboodle,
not just New Orleans, but the entire Louisiana Territory,
for a cheap price of $15 million.
He repealed naturalization laws allowing for a greater expansion of
immigration.
He avoided war with Spain and,
most importantly, petitioned Congress to pass a law prohibiting the
importation of slaves.
Thomas Jefferson died on the 50th anniversary of the Declaration
of Independence and almost 40 years before slavery was abolished
#4 Theodore Roosevelt. Teddy Roosevelt too was a president with
a complicated history with racism.
But his progressive reforms can't be ignored.
He foughts to regulate an out of control business sector,
becoming known as a trust Buster.
He again lit into greedy corporations he felt unjustly wielded
their power to gouge the public.
He pushed for health legislation.
He also passed some of America's first consumer protections.
The Pure Food and Drug Act regulated food and medicine
and paved the way later for the Food and Drug
Administration.
Roosevelt also believed in conservation,
establishing the national parks system and preserving vast swaths of
American wilderness.
The conservation of our natural resources and their use constitute
the fundamental problem which underlies almost every other problem in
our national life.
A fierce advocate of the Spanish American War and the
expansion of America's presence in the world,
Roosevelt still fought for peace where he could.
He even earned a Nobel Peace Prize for negotiating an
end to the Russo Japanese War.
The first Nobel given an American in any category #3
George Washington.
George Washington, the father of the American Army,
is about to assume a new role
as the Father of America.
The 1st President of the United States,
George Washington was perhaps a bit reluctant to serve as
the country's first chief executive,
but his dignity and integrity set a precedent for most
who followed him.
Washington established the tradition of having a cabinet of expert
advisors,
he advocated for religious tolerance,
and his leadership led to the ratification of the Bill
of Rights.
His administration created the First Bank of the United States
and the US Mint.
During his second term, he avoided entering the war between
Britain and France.
Hamilton is right, Mr. President Fries of the Start another
fight,
Sir. Do we not fight for freedom?
Sure, when the French figure out who's going to lead
them.
Later, in his famous farewell address,
Washington presciently warned against the dangers of foreign entanglements and
factionalism.
Without Washington's wise, humble, and measured leadership,
American democracy may have ended before it truly began.
If I say goodbye, the nation learns to move on.
It
uplifts me when I'm born
#2 Franklin D Roosevelt Franklin D Roosevelt faced a wide
range of challenges as president.
He was first elected in the depths of the Great
Depression.
His leadership enshrined a series of social welfare programs called
the New Deal.
If you believe in that New Deal that I believe
in,
you will have done your part
towards the restoration of the purity and the success
of representative government through the Works Progress Administration.
He put America to work constructing infrastructure projects all over
the country.
Social Security provided a financial safety net for the country's
oldest citizens.
As Hitler marched through Europe,
Roosevelt pushed for the Lend Lease program to keep America's
allies afloat.
We shall send you in ever increasing numbers,
ships, planes, tanks, guns. That is our purpose and our
pledge.
After Japan attacked Pearl Harbor,
FD Rs Steady leadership during World War Two was pivotal
to preventing the world from falling to fascism.
His diplomatic efforts, as well as those by his wife
Eleanor,
laid the foundations for the eventual creation of the United
Nations.
Throughout the long, tedious conference,
he fought for unity and emerged with both of his
major goals.
Germany was to be removed as a threat to Europe
and the United Nations
would become a reality. Before we unveil our top pick,
here are a few honorable mentions.
James Madison, the father of the Constitution,
defended American sovereignty and brokered a lasting peace with the
British.
The biggest danger to our rights today
is not from governments acting against the will of the
majority,
but from government which has become the mere instrument of
this majority.
Bill Clinton. He oversaw an economic boom and helped create
a budget surplus.
He managed to
balance the budget and bring us actually into
over 100, you know, billion dollar surplus.
John Adams. Adams helped draft the Declaration of Independence and
narrowly avoided war with France.
But we have a peace.
We have an honorable peace.
The role that it has cost me.
Woodrow Wilson, his 14 points paved the way for the
Treaty of Versailles and the League of Nations.
The 14th and most influential point propose that countries form
an alliance to guarantee the political independence and territorial integrity
of great and small states alike.
Ronald Reagan, his policies helps to win the Cold War
and reduce nuclear stockpiles.
So in your discussions of the nuclear freeze proposals,
I urge you to beware the temptation of pride,
the temptation of blithely
declaring yourselves above it all.
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#1 Abraham Lincoln God damn thing of any human meaning
or worth until we cure ourselves of slavery
and end this pestilential war.
The presidents of the early 1800s set the conditions that
allowed America to splinter apart.
They left the mess for Abraham Lincoln,
who was soon presiding. During a civil war,
Lincoln fought to preserve the Union.
His Emancipation Proclamation of 1863 was a pivotal moment in
ending the quote peculiar institution of slavery,
which was ultimately abolished by the 13th Amendment.
Two years ago I proclaimed these people emancipated,
then thenceforward and forever free.
Lincoln's oratory was legendary, and his moral convictions were on
full display during his Gettysburg Address.
Lincoln also established the first federal income tax,
stabilizing the tax base. His two national banking acts promoted
a stable and uniform currency.
His leadership saw America through its most turbulent period,
setting the stage for the Reconstruction Era.
I'd like your states restored
to their practical relations with the Union immediately.
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