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nofatclips · 2 years

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Cordelia by Lost Horizons (featuring John Grant) from the album In Quiet Moments - Written, directed, and edited by Jonathan Caouette

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diioonysus · 9 months

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nkp1981 · 6 months

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The Doctor and companions

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deadpresidents · 13 days

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Which President, in your opinion, was the most reluctant to seek the position? Which wound up hating it the most by the end of his term?

I am a strong believer that nobody truly becomes President of the United States "reluctantly". That's not exactly the kind of job that seeks you, especially the modern Presidency.

For a significant slice of American history, many of the people nominated for President acted as if they were being called upon to run when, behind-the-scenes, they were very active in building their campaigns and corralling supporters. Until the 20th Century it was frowned upon to openly run for the Presidency, but almost all of the Presidents wanted the gig.

I'd say that George Washington was probably more reluctant than most of his successors and likely would have preferred retiring to Mount Vernon after the Revolution, but I think he also recognized that he was the guy who needed to be the President that set the precedents. I think Ulysses S. Grant would have been perfectly happy to not be President, but once he was elected in 1868 he also wanted to keep the job. He even tried to run for a third term in 1880.

That 1880 election might have been the one case where the winner -- James Garfield -- genuinely wasn't interested in the Presidency at that point. He had gone to the Republican National Convention to support fellow Ohioan John Sherman (and defeat Grant's hopes for a third term) and gained some major attention after giving a well-received speech placing Sherman's name in nomination. When the candidacies of Sherman and James G. Blaine -- another anti-Grant candidate -- stalled, Garfield became a compromise choice and was eventually nominated on the 36th ballot. Garfield was apparently legitimately shocked by the events leading to him leaving Chicago as the GOP nominee.

By most accounts, William Howard Taft was far more interested in a potential seat on the Supreme Court than becoming President. At heart he was a judge and believed himself to be better suited for the judiciary than the Executive Branch. But Taft turned down three offers by Theodore Roosevelt to be appointed to the Supreme Court (in 1902, 1903, and 1906) because he felt obligated to complete his work as Governor-General of the Philippines and then Secretary of War. But Taft's wife desperately wanted him to become President and by the time of President Roosevelt's third offer of a seat on the Court, Taft was already being talked about as Roosevelt's hand-picked successor in the White House. And, as with all other Presidents, once he had a taste for the job, he didn't want to give it up, running for re-election in 1912 against his former friend, Roosevelt.

Gerald Ford is the only other President who hadn't spent a significant portion of his political career with his eyes on the White House. Ford spent nearly a quarter-century in the House of Representatives and his main ambition was to be Speaker of the House, but Republicans weren't able to win control of the House when Ford was in Congressional leadership positions. But even with Ford being a creature of Congress, he did attempt to put himself forward as a nominee for the Vice Presidency, first in 1960 and then in 1968, and Nixon kicked the tires on picking him as his running mate in 1960. No one wants to be Vice President without seeing it as a potential stepping stone to the Presidency, particularly at that point in history before Vice Presidents were empowered with some real influence within the Administrations they served in.

As for who wound up hating it by the end of their time in office, I think it's safe to say that John Quincy Adams didn't shed too many tears when he was defeated for re-election in 1828. And I'm sure he wouldn't use the word "hate", but nobody can convince me that George W. Bush wasn't thoroughly ready to escape Washington by late-2007. There were times in 2008 when he seemed like he just wanted to hold a snap election like they have in parliamentary systems and go home to Texas. If some Presidential insider published a book that said that Bush asked if he could just give the keys to the White House to Barack Obama in July 2008, I wouldn't be the least bit shocked.

On the other hand, if there were no term limits, Bill Clinton would have been running for President in every election since 1992 (and the crazy thing is that he's still younger than both of the presumptive 2024 nominees). I'm kind of surprised that he didn't make an effort to repeal the 22nd Amendment in the past 20 years. Clinton loved being President and was trying to find something Presidential to do until minutes before his successor was inaugurated in 2001.

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citizenscreen · 2 months

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Cary Grant, Joan Crawford, William Castle, and John Ireland at the premiere of I SAW WHAT YOU DID (1965). Castle directed and Crawford and Ireland star.

#cary grant #joan crawford #william castle #john ireland #old hollywood #1960s

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weirdlookindog · 2 months

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The Monolith Monsters (1957)

#the monolith monsters #grant williams #1950s sci fi #1950s horror #1950s movies #1957 #john sherwood #sci fi horror

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classic-who-review · 2 months

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The Three Doctors 1972

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One of my favorites. Patrick Troughton and Jon Pertwee together in this episode is one of my favorite relationships in the whole show. The way they fight and insult each other is hilarious. Absolutely loved seeing Troughton in color. William Hartnell and The Brigadiers sassy comments were top notch as well.

#jon pertwee #third doctor #3rd doctor #second doctor #patrick troughton #2nd doctor #first doctor #william hartnell #1st doctor #jo grant #katy manning #brigadier alistair gordon lethbridge stewart #nicholas courtney #john benton #john levene #classic doctor who #classic who #doctor who #show review

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tommy-288 · 4 months

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If y’all are ever bored with nothing to do, I’d definitely take a look at this Wikipedia page

There’s some awfully weird things that these dudes named their horses, let’s get into a few.

Of course we have the two Jeff Davis’. I’ll never get over Grant naming his horse that.

All I know about Johnston is that he was a confederate that died at the battle of Shiloh. I’m sure after he died his horse ran away to find an owner who wouldn’t name it “Fire-Eater”. If I were a horse named Fire-Eater I would definitely have a problem with the dude who named me that.

Chamberlain, I love you. You did a good job at Gettysburg, you were a good professor, and that mustache is legendary. But you named your horse “Charlemagne”. It sounds like a spell out of a Harry Potter book. I have no clue how to pronounce that, but it looks more like “Charles-magnet”

Y’know how there’s two different types of cat owners, one will named their cat “Angel” while the other names it “Cool Ranch Doritos 5000”? This is the equivalent but with horses.

There’s plenty more of these, I’d seriously go check it out. Thank you for coming to my TED talk.

#american civil war #acw #horses in the acw #ulysses grant #John bell hood #Albert Sydney Johnston #joshua lawrence chamberlain #john f reynolds #alpheas s Williams

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driveintheaterofthemind · 1 year

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Shirtless Celebrities

Cary Grant And Randolph Scott

Photography by Jerome Zerbe (1935)

Marlon Brando

Julius Caesar (1953)

John Payne

Kid Nightingale (1939)

Guy Madison (1948)

Bruce Lee And Van Williams (1967)

Richard Chamberlain

Photography by Jack Robinson (1971)

Kirk Douglas (1970)

Rock Hudson (1950)

Richard Gere

Photography by Robert Mapplethorpe

Adam West

#Photography #Film #Television #Men #Shirtless #Adam West #Cary Grant #Randolph Scott #Marlon Brando #John Payne #Guy Madison #Bruce Lee #Van Williams #Richard Chamberlain #Kirk Douglas #Rock Hudson #Richard Gere #Vintage

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camyfilms · 11 months

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RISE OF SKYWALKER 2019

We've passed on all we know. A thousand generations live in you now. But this is your fight.

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preciousyorkshiregallifreyan · 2 years

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Jodie with past and present companions ❤❤

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luckyheart-67676 · 1 year

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Some toric dividers for some enby x male character fics

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marvelousmrm · 4 months

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Avengers #187 (Gruenwald, Grant & Michelinie/Byrne, July 1979). Wanda is briefly possessed and turns on her friends, kinda unintentionally foreshadowing the upcoming Dark Phoenix saga… But Beast saves the day by suiting up as a Knight of Wundagore.

#marvel #marvel 616 #the avengers #simon williams #wonder man #wanda maximoff #scarlet witch #mark gruenwald #steven grant #david michelinie #john byrne

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nathalieskinoblog · 7 months

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Sense and Sensibility / Sinn und Sinnlichkeit 1971 - 2011

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citizenscreen · 1 year

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Cary Grant, Joan Crawford, William Castle, and John Ireland at the premiere of I SAW WHAT YOU DID (1965). Castle directed and Crawford and Ireland star.

#cary grant #joan crawford #william castle #john ireland

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weirdlookindog · 1 year

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The Monolith Monsters (1957)

#the monolith monsters #1950s movies #lola albright #grant williams #1957 #john sherwood #sci fi horror #horror movie poster #banners

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