33) Worst Presidents in U.S. History

Americans can easily name a few of the most important Presidents in history: Washington. Lincoln. Roosevelt. But what about the Presidents that were so awful they are either never talked about, or only talked about negatively? On this episode, Brandon reveals the list of Top 10 Worst Presidents, according to surveys done with historians and political scientists. PLUS...common narrative among these bad Presidents, their biggest failures, fun and little-known facts, which President had a pet elephant, dying from drinking too much milk, everyday life in the 1800s, Presidential scandals, Nick has more peanut butter/water scenarios, the Civil War and slavery, curing Typhoid with crude oil and flowers, a doughy-faced President, fake news, major sports before TV and radio, Presidents and the deep dark secrets of America, "thumb-twaddlers," Alec Baldwin, growing up in a log cabin, evaluating Donald Trump's presidency, and MUCH more! --------------------------------------- 10ish Podcast Theme Music: Hackbeat by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices