All the Presidents' Children

So did I miss any kids? Anyone want to come forward and say you are also a child of a President? Who was your favorite kid? (I'm asking Presidents, specifically)

I'm thankful for modern medicine after watching this

Fun Fact: Every president since ww2 has been pictured eating a hot dog

I was really bored, so I counted all the kids. There are 192 kids in total. 46 died before the age of 18. There are 114 unique names. The most common are John (15), Mary (9), James/Jimmy (7), Elizabeth (5) and Robert (5). The only name to be given to both a male and a female child is Jesse.

Fun fact about Robert Todd Lincoln: He also nearly died as a child. He had fallen onto a railroad track in front of a train, but was rescued at the last moment by a well-known actor named Edwin Booth. Booth's brother John had some connection to the Lincoln family as well...

Not so fun fact: The oldest person who ever lived actually outlived both her kid and grandkid

I didn't realize that girls were ever given titles like "The Second." I always thought that was a strictly male thing.

It’s always a comforting sight to see adult pictures of the kids because that means that they didn’t die early.

America: “How many kids did you have?” Jefferson: “Yes.”

"Alleged children" oooh la la!

The many "died as babies," is a real downer.

You forgot to mention one cool thing about Teddy Roosevelt JR, He was the only US general who actually join the troops on the field during the D-day invasions. He was part of the Utah beach landing, but his men landed in the wrong place, but this landing place was actually strategically better than the initially planned location, so he redirected all other troops to that location and easily established a beachhead for the allies. He was then awarded the Medal of Honor for this.

"I can run the country or I can try to control Alice." Teddy sure had some amazing quotes. I honestly don't think he ever cared to control Alice. He likely enjoyed her fiery nature and bold personality. He was one of the great male feminists of the time. Even in his college days he was advocating for equality. He even thought women shouldn't be obliged to change their names upon marriage. He also championed legislation to prosecute men who beat their wives. He's so often portrayed at only being "intensively masculine" when in reality, he was intensively strong, independent, and full of fortitude. Is it ANY surprise that his daughter would take after him? We can only guess the type of woman Alice Hathaway Roosevelt would have blossomed into had she survived. She was clearly deeply loved by Teddy based on his actions and I wouldn't be surprised if Alice reminded him of the elder Alice. Also, it should be pointed out that Roosevelt's beloved mother died the same day as his wife. Double blow. You cannot fault the man his grief.

Alice Roosevelt. She was wild child. Teddy once said "I can do one of two things. I can be President of the US or I can control Alice. I cannot possibly do both" One of my favorite quote from her is "If you haven't got anything nice to say about anybody, come sit next to me"

I seriously pity Caroline Kennedy. She outlived her entire family. Grew up without her dad. Mom died by cancer. Her younger and only brother died in a plane crash. And a multitude of other tragedy. I don't know how she does it. She is one brave woman.

This makes me realize how lucky we all are that all of our ancestors survived long enough to give birth

I just want to say that John Eisenhower is a spitting image of his father, they look exactly alike

Not so fun fact about Robert Todd Lincoln, he was either present or nearby for all three presidential assassinations during his lifetime: His father Abraham Lincoln, James Garfield and William McKinley (who invited him for the event where he was assassinated). Because of these strange coincidences, he later refused other presidential invitations.

It’s weird thinking that Malia and Sasha are both almost in their 20’s now I feel old

She told me she was 18!