Happy President's Day

It is a Federal holiday. For 20 years, I had this day off. This year, I do not.

MSN's Presidential Advice:
George Washington: Character counts
Abraham Lincoln: Have a vision and know how to rally the troops.
William Henry Harrison: Don't lose sight of long-term goals.
Franklin Delano Roosevelt: Overcome adversity with courage and optimism.
Harry S. Truman: Be accountable; just do it!
John Adams: Don't be a know-it-all.
John F. Kennedy: Pay attention to style.
Richard M. Nixon: Never act out of vengeance.
Ronald Reagan: Communicate simply and directly; have a positive message.
Maintain perspective and a sense of humor.

Now for a moment of tribute for all 43 Presidents whether we agree or disagreed with their politics and policies. I quit a listserv once when someone bashed President Reagan for his funeral coverage pre-empting a rerun of Seinfeld. While a popular show, it was probably being shown for the 100th time in syndication. Plus, the series is now out on DVD.

1. George Washington, 1789-1797
2. John Adams, 1797-1801
3. Thomas Jefferson, 1801-1809
4. James Madison, 1809-1817
5. James Monroe, 1817-1825
6. John Quincy Adams, 1825-1829
7. Andrew Jackson, 1829-1837
8. Martin Van Buren, 1837-1841
9. William Henry Harrison, 1841
10. John Tyler, 1841-1845
11. James Knox Polk, 1845-1849
12. Zachary Taylor, 1849-1850
13. Millard Fillmore, 1850-1853
14. Franklin Pierce, 1853-1857
15. James Buchanan, 1857-1861
16. Abraham Lincoln, 1861-1865
17. Andrew Johnson, 1865-1869
18. Ulysses Simpson Grant, 1869-1877
19. Rutherford Birchard Hayes, 1877-1881
20. James Abram Garfield, 1881
21. Chester Alan Arthur, 1881-1885
22. Grover Cleveland, 1885-1889
23. Benjamin Harrison, 1889-1893
24. Grover Cleveland, 1893-1897
25. William McKinley, 1897-1901
26. Theodore Roosevelt, 1901-1909
27. William Howard Taft, 1909-1913
28. Woodrow Wilson, 1913-1921
29. Warren Gamaliel Harding, 1921-1923
30. Calvin Coolidge, 1923-1929
31. Herbert Clark Hoover, 1929-1933
32. Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 1933-1945
33. Harry S. Truman, 1945-1953
34. Dwight David Eisenhower 1953-1961
35. John Fitzgerald Kennedy, 1961-1963
36. Lyndon Baines Johnson, 1963-1969
37. Richard Milhous Nixon, 1969-1974
38. Gerald Rudolph Ford, 1974-1977
39. James Earl Carter, Jr., 1977-1981
40. Ronald Wilson Reagan, 1981-1989
41. George Herbert Walker Bush, 1989-1993
42. William Jefferson Clinton, 1993-2001
43. George Walker Bush, 2001-