Nicknames for the President of the United States

2026-11-05T20:58:30Z

Donald Trump:

[[File:Chester arthur.jpg|right|150px|thumb|[[Chester Arthur]], 21st President of the United States, and called "Walrus" by children who were fascinated by his whiskers]]
[[File:Ulysses grant.jpg|right|150px|thumb|He was born Hyram Ulysses Grant, but a misspelling of his name at West Point gave him the name [[Ulysses S. Grant]]; his "government-issued" initials would cause his new friends at the academy to call him "Sam".]]
[[File:Theodore roosevelt.jpg|right|150px|thumb|[[Theodore Roosevelt]] lived in the Badlands of [[North Dakota]] when a cattleman made the mistake of calling him "four eyes"; the physically-powerful Roosevelt would immediately teach him not to do it again.]]
[[File:Reagan graduation.jpg|right|150px|thumb|A few years after he graduated from Eureka College, [[Ronald Reagan]] would land a role in the film ''Knute Rockne All American''; his portrayal of George Gipp earned him the moniker "Gipper"]]
Nicknames for Presidents of the United States have been bestowed on these men since [[George Washington]]. Some are childhood nicknames − such as "Dutch" for [[Ronald Reagan]] – while others are political or military names given prior to reaching the presidency. Others are rather disparaging and meant to insult the person in some degree by critics and detractors.
[[File:President Barack Obama.jpg|right|150px|thumb|[[Michael Savage]] created the "Lord of the Fries" moniker for [[Barack Obama]], due to himself and his wife, Michelle partaking of fast food as often as they tell the American people that they must eat healthier meals.]]

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!Name
!Nickname
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|[[George Washington]]
|The Father of His Country; American Cincinnatus
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|[[John Adams]]
|Atlas of Independence; The Duke of Braintree; His Rotundity <ref>https://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/art/artifact/Sculpture_22_00001.htm</ref>
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|[[Thomas Jefferson]]
|Sage of Monticello; Mad Tom; The Apostle of Democracy
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|[[James Madison]]
|Sage of Montpelier; Father of the Constitution
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|[[James Monroe]]
|The Era of Good Feelings President
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|[[John Quincy Adams]]
|Old Man Eloquent
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|[[Andrew Jackson]]
|Old Hickory; King Andrew; The Hero of New Orleans; Sharp Knife; the Great White Father.
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|[[Martin Van Buren]]
|Old Kinderhook; The American Talleyrand; The Careful Dutchman
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|[[William Henry Harrison]]
|Tippecanoe
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|[[John Tyler]]
|His Accidency
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|[[James Knox Polk]]
|Young Hickory; Napoleon of the Stump
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|[[Zachary Taylor]]
|Old Rough and Ready
|-
|[[Millard Filmore]]
|The American Louis Philippe
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|[[Franklin Pierce]]
|Handsome Frank; Young Hickory of the Granite Hills
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|[[James Buchanan]]
|The Bachelor President; Old Buck; Ten-Cent Jimmy
|-
|[[Abraham Lincoln]]
|The Rail-Splitter; The Great Emancipator; Honest Abe
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|[[Andrew Johnson]]
|The Tennessee Tailor
|-
|[[Ulysses S. Grant]]
|Unconditional Surrender Grant; Hero of Appomattox; Sam
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|[[Rutherford B. Hayes]]
|Granny Hayes; His Fraudulency; Old 8 to 7
|-
|[[James A. Garfield]]
|Boatman Jim
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|[[Chester A. Arthur]]
|Prince Arthur; Gentleman Boss; Walrus
|-
|[[Grover Cleveland]]
|The Beast of Buffalo; His Obstinacy; Uncle Jumbo; Big Steve
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|[[Benjamin Harrison]]
|Kid Gloves Harrison; The Human Iceberg
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|[[William McKinley]]
|Idol of Ohio; The Major
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|[[Theodore Roosevelt]]
|The Rough Rider; Trust Buster; The Lion; Old Four Eyes; Teddy; TR
|-
|[[William Taft]]
|Big Chief; Old Bill; Big Lub<ref>http://www.biography.com/people/william-howard-taft-9501184</ref>
|-
|[[Woodrow Wilson]]
|The Schoolmaster
|-
|[[Warren G. Harding]]
|Wobbly Warren
|-
|[[Calvin Coolidge]]
|Silent Cal; Sphinx of the Potomac
|-
|[[Herbert Hoover]]
|The Chief; The Great Engineer
|-
|[[Franklin Roosevelt]]
|The New Dealer; FDR
|-
|[[Harry S. Truman]]
|Give 'Em Hell Harry; the haberdasher
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|[[Dwight D. Eisenhower]]
|Ike
|-
|[[John F. Kennedy]]
|Jack; JFK; King of Camelot
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|[[Lyndon B. Johnson]]
|LBJ; Landslide Lyndon; Uncle Cornpone
|-
|[[Richard Nixon]]
|Tricky Dick; Gloomy Gus
|-
|[[Gerald R. Ford]]
|Jerry
|-
|[[Jimmy Carter|James E. Carter]]
|Jimmy; President [[Malaise]]; Mr. Peanut
|-
|[[Ronald Reagan]]
|The Gipper; The Great Communicator; Dutch; Ronaldus Magnus; The Teflon President
|-
|[[George H. W. Bush]]
|Bush 41; Papa Bush; Poppy; Bush the Elder
|-
|[[Bill Clinton]]
|Slick Willie; Bubba; The First Black President; Comeback Kid
|-
|[[George W. Bush]]
|Dubya; Bush 43; Bush II; G-Dub
|-
|[[Barack Obama]]
|The Affirmative Action President; Narcissist-in-chief;<ref>
*[https://www.redstate.com/aglanon/2012/05/15/narcissist-in-chief-adds-himself-to-every-presidential-biography-except-ford/ Narcissist in Chief Adds Himself to Every Presidential Biography (Except Ford)]
*[https://www.newsmax.com/InsideCover/george-marlin-federalist-pataki/2011/09/14/id/411018 George Marlin: Obama Is ‘Narcissist, Classic Elitist’]
*[https://dailycaller.com/2010/11/11/barack-obama-narcissist-in-chief/ Barack Obama: Narcissist in Chief]
*[https://www.wnd.com/2009/05/97201/ Narcissist-in-Chief]
*[https://www.americanthinker.com/2010/06/narcissist_in_chief.html Narcissist in Chief?]
*[http://www.rightwingnews.com/democrats/narcissist-in-chief-obamas-look-at-me-photo/ Narcissist in Chief - Obama's look at me photo]
*[https://www.onenewsnow.com/Perspectives/Default.aspx?id=1353502 Obama appeases radical Islam over Israel's future]
*As of June 25, 2012, Google estimates that there are over 500,000 search results for the search Narcissist in chief - previously this moniker was not commonly applied to U.S. Presidents</ref> The Food Stamp President;<ref>Food Stamp President - Coined by Newt Gingrich. As of June 25, 2012, Google estimates about 350,000 search results for this term</ref> Teleprompter-in-chief and TOTUS (Teleprompter of the United States);<ref>[https://www.wnd.com/2012/04/teleprompter-in-chief/ Teleprompter-in-chief]</ref><ref>As of June 25, 2012, Google estimates that the Google search Teleprompter in chief and Obama has over 860,000 search results</ref><ref>Google estimates that the search TOTUS and Obama has over 880,000 search results</ref> No Drama Obama; Chicago Jesus; Maobama; President Thin Skin; The Imperial President; Liar-n-Chief; President Mom Jeans;<ref>[http://www.westernjournalism.com/palin-rips-president-mom-jeans-weak-foreign-policy/]</ref> President Stompy Feet; Mullah Obama;<ref>[https://www.breitbart.com/jerusalem/2016/06/25/saudi-journalist-mullah-obama-is-romantic-liberal-paving-way-for-iran-to-go-nuclear/ Saudi Journalist: ‘Mullah Obama’ Is Paving Way For Iran To Go Nuclear, Breitbart, January 25, 2016]</ref> Usurper-in-Chief; The Great Pretender;<ref>
*[https://www.wnd.com/2010/06/167849/ The Great Pretender] at WND
*[http://www.military-money-matters.com/barack-obama-the-great-pretender-and-communist.html Barack Obama, The Great Pretender and Communist]
*[http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/43739/obama-the-great-pretender/ Obama, The Great Pretender]
*[http://www.americansfortheconstitution.com/2009/01/29/obama-the-great-pretender/ Obama - The Great Pretender]
*[https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2009/03/president_double_talk.html Obama is a Great Pretender] at Real Clear Politics
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Zy297Xgr8Q PolitiZoid - The Great Pretender] at YouTube
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9bt3CualFpk The Great Pretender] at YouTube
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-o4UHVZrWs Barack Obama the Great Pretender] at YouTube
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uMSB4A1iJD4 Very Best of Barack Hussein Obama: The Great Pretender] at YouTube</ref> Bathhouse Barry<ref>https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=bathhouse%20barry</ref>
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|[[Donald Trump]]
|Blue Collar Billionaire; The Donald; Drumpf; Orange Man; [[GEOTUS]]
|-
|[[Joe Biden]]
|Sleepy Joe; China Joe; Quid pro quo Joe; Hidin' Biden; Creepy Joe; Amtrak Joe; Dementia Joe; Zhou Biden<ref>Dunn, J. R. (July 22, 2021). [https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2021/07/leftwing_losers.html Leftwing Losers]. ''American Thinker''. Retrieved July 13, 2023.</ref><ref group=note>Unlike "Joe Xiden" which makes little to no sense with regard to Chinese character pronunciations, "Zhou Biden" is a near-perfect [[homonym]] ("Zhou" in Chinese is pronounced almost identical to "Joe" albeit with an accented bent) and also correctly places the Chinese surname first in accordance with linguistic/traditional custom.</ref>; Pedo Joe; Bare Shelves Biden; Brandon Administration; Robert L. Peters;<ref>[https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2023/08/just-comer-requesting-national-archives-hand-all-un/ JUST IN: James Comer Reveals List Of Pseudonyms Joe Biden Used As VP – Demands National Archives Hand Over ALL Un-Redacted Records of “Rober L. Peters” aka Joe Biden] at the Gateway Pundit</ref> Pedo Pete; The Crazy Old Man<ref>[https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2023/08/joe-biden-starts-screaming-audience-again-like-crazy/ Joe Biden Starts Screaming at Audience Again Like Crazy Old Man During Bidenomics Talk] at the Gateway Pundit</ref>; Dementia Hitler; Bejing Biden
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