List of U.S. Presidential nicknames
This is a list of nicknames of U.S. Presidents:
George W. Bush:
- W
- GW
- GWB
- Dubya
- 43
- Bush 43
- Bush the Younger (or the Lesser)
- Baby Bush
- Shrub
- Generalissimo el Busho (used by Ted Rall)
- King George II
- Liberator of Baghdad.
- Bush has also been given numerous nicknames, including "President Select", alluding to the controversy over the U.S. presidential election, 2000.
Bill Clinton:
- Slick Willie
- Bubba
- Commander-in-Briefs
- Comeback Kid
George H. W. Bush:
- 41
- Bush 41
- Bush the Elder
- Poppy
- Résumé Candidate
Ronald Reagan:
- The Gipper
- The Great Communicator
- Ronnie Raygun
- Teflon President
- Dutch Reagan
- Rawhide (his Secret Service codename)
Jimmy Carter:
Gerald Ford:
Richard Nixon:
- Tricky Dick
- The Trickster
Lyndon B. Johnson:
John F. Kennedy:
Dwight D. Eisenhower:
Harry S. Truman:
- Give 'Em Hell Harry
- Haberdasher Harry
Franklin D. Roosevelt:
- FDR
- That Man in the White House
- Roosevelt II
Herbert Hoover:
- Hermit Author of Palo Alto
- Great Humanitarian
- Great Engineer
Calvin Coolidge:
Warren G. Harding:
Woodrow Wilson:
- Schoolmaster in Politics
- Coiner of Weasel Words
William Howard Taft:
Theodore Roosevelt:
- Teddy
- TR
- Trustbuster
- Rough Rider
- Roosevelt I
- the Cyclone Assemblyman
- the Hero of San Juan Hill
- that damned cowboy
William McKinley:
- Idol of Ohio
- Stocking-footed Orator
Benjamin Harrison:
- White House Iceberg
- Kid Gloves Harrison
Grover Cleveland:
- Hangman of Buffalo
- Veto President
- Uncle Jumbo
Chester A. Arthur:
- Gentleman Boss
- Elegant Arthur
James A. Garfield:
- Preacher President
- Boatman Jim
Rutherford B. Hayes:
- Old Eight to Seven
- Rutherfraud
Ulysses S. Grant:
- U.S. Grant
- Unconditional Surrender Grant
Andrew Johnson:
- Father of the Homestead Act
- Tennessee Tailor
Abraham Lincoln:
- Honest Abe,
- the Log-Splitter
- Great Emancipator
James Buchanan:
- Ten-cent Jimmy
- Old Public Functionary
Franklin Pierce:
- Young Hickory of the Granite Hills
- Handsome Frank
Millard Fillmore:
- His Accidency
- Wool-Carder President
Zachary Taylor:
- Old Rough and Ready
- Old Zach
James K. Polk:
- Young Hickory
- Napoleon of the Stump
John Tyler:
William Henry Harrison:
- Tippecanoe
- Granny Harrison
Martin Van Buren:
- Machiavellian Belshazzar
- Red Fox of Kinderhook
- Little Magician
Andrew Jackson:
- Old Hickory
- Hero of New Orleans
John Quincy Adams:
- Old Man Eloquent
- King John the Second
James Monroe:
James Madison:
- Father of the Constitution
Thomas Jefferson:
- Father of the Declaration of Independence
John Adams:
- His Rotundity
- Atlas of Independence
George Washington:
- Father of His Country
- Sword of the Revolution