August 11th is National Presidential Joke Day. The holiday began in 1984 when Ronald Reagan was preparing for one of his radio broadcasts. When doing a sound check he joked, “My fellow Americans, I’m pleased to tell you today that I’ve signed legislation that will outlaw Russia forever. We begin bombing in five minutes.” It was just a joke but someone leaked out what he said off the air and as you can imagine, the Russians didn’t laugh much.
Here are some fun moments in presidential history:
- “Being president is like running a cemetery: you’ve got a lot of people under you and nobody’s listening.” – Bill Clinton
- “When they call the roll in the Senate, the Senators do not know whether to answer ‘present’ or ‘not guilty.’” – Teddy Roosevelt
- “My esteem in this country has gone up substantially. It is very nice now when people wave at me, they use all their fingers.” – Jimmy Carter
- “I have left orders to be awakened at any time in case of national emergency – – even if I’m in a Cabinet meeting.” – Ronald Reagan
- “If I were two faced, would I be wearing this one?” – Abraham Lincoln
- “There are few things in life harder to find and more important to keep than love. Well, love and a birth certificate.” – Barrack Obama
- “I just received the following wire from my generous Daddy: Dear Jack, Don’t buy a single vote more than is necessary. I’ll be dammed if I’m going to pay for a landslide.” – John F. Kennedy
- “Thank you for your email. This internet of yours is a wonderful invention.” – George W. Bush to Al Gore during the 2000 presidential campaign.
