Presidents

Gerald Ford is probably, in my opinion, one of the most overlooked presidents of the 1900s, especially considering when he took office.

Having the guts to tell congress and the entire nation outright that the state of the union is not good is downright impressive. On one hand, you want a leader to instill confidence and hope, but being honest and forthcoming about how things are is important. Whether that honesty hurt Gerald Ford in his election is something we can only speculate, but I have to admit, it's admirable nonetheless.

I posted this initially on r/presidents, though I thought I'd repost it here before making a follow up with the remaining presidents!

I plan on combining all the presidents' icons into a tier list template, which I will post to this community when it's complete.

Until then, feel free to make your own tier lists and upload them here! We'd love to increase user engagement during the early days of our community.

On June 20th 1990, U.S. President George H.W. Bush announced the suspension of U.S.-Palestinian dialogue after an attempt by a Palestinian commando group to land in Israel.

After viewing and reading through a similar forum post on Historum, the rabbit hole of the Gold Bugs and Silverites was a fascinating one, clarifying many of the circumstances that led to the 1896 Presidential Election and it's subsequent outcome.

At the time, The US Dollar was backed by the Gold Standard, which equated the value of one dollar to a specific amount of gold. Up until 1873, the US Dollar was also equal to a specific value of silver, which naturally meant some sum of silver was equal to a certain sum of gold, as backed by the US government. However, despite this practice being abolished, many believed in "freeing silver" or reinstating the practice of backing the US dollar with silver and minting silver coins.

William Jennings Bryan, the Democratic Party's nominee, was an advocate for free silver, while Republican candidate William McKinley, who would go on to win the election, was a staunch advocate for the gold standard.

With much of the debate and discourse- both honorable and underhanded- that comes with a presidential election, the outcome was decided, with McKinley and the gold bugs winning 23 states versus Bryan's 22 (271 electoral votes to 176).

The Gold Standard remained firmly in place, and the Silverite's suffered yet another legislative defeat. For more detailed information, I recommend reading the attached article and plenty more that exist across the internet.

What are your thoughts on this election cycle, and the economic circumstances surrounding it?