Madame Tussaud's U.S President Gallery (1)

Madame Tussaud's, U.S Presidents Gallery, Washington, D.C

Photographs from the U.S. President's Gallery at Madame Tussaud's, Washington, D.C

A brief history:

The President's Gallery at Madame Tussauds, Washington, D.C, has wax figurines of all the forty-four U.S president's including, John F. Kennedy, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Harry S. Truman, Richard Nixon, Bill Clinton & George W. Bush.

This gallery showcases the 20th & 21st century president's including First Ladies, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis & Hillary Clinton & British Prime Minister, Sir Winston Churchill.

The Presidents of the United States of America:

John F. Kennedy was the youngest man elected president & served from 1961-1963 (assassinated during a motorcade through Dallas, Texas), of Irish decent, he was born in Brooklyn, Massachusetts on May 29th 1917

Woodrow Wilson is the only president with a Ph.D. While studying at John Hopkins University he wrote Congressional Government (1885), which is still admired as a study of law

Franklin D. Roosevelt is the only U.S President to serve more than two-terms fro 1933-1945, in 1939 he began secret correspondence with Winston Churchill to aid Britain's war effort, he died in office two weeks before Germany's surrender

After graduating from Harvard in 1940, he entered the navy and became a war hero when his torpedo boat was sunk by the Japanese, he led the rescue of the survivors & was later awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Medal

Bill Clinton served as U.S president from 1993-2001, Clinton beacme the youngest person ever elected Governor of Arkansas in 1978, he married Hillary Rodham in 1975

Richard Nixon served as the U.S President from 1969-1974, famous for the quote, "I am not a crook" whilst investigated during the so-called 'Watergate Scandal', resigning from the presidency when the scandal was uncovered

Calvin Coolidge served as president from 1923-1929, during the 1924 election, he used the campaign slogan 'Keep cool with Coolidge', he was the first president to have his inauguration broadcast

Dwight Eisenhower served as president from 1953-1961, he famously refused the 'Medal of Honor' after World War II & was the first president to fly on Air Force One

Herbert Hoover served one-term as president from 1929-1933, in the first year of his administration the stock market crashed on October 29th, known as 'Black Tuesday', the 'Great Depression' followed which many blamed on Hoover

Kennedy was severely ill during large portions of his life, during recuperation from a back operation in 1955, he wrote 'Profiles in Courage' which won the Pulitzer Prize in history, he married Jacqueline Bouvier on September 12th, 1953

Woodrow Wilson played a huge part in framing the 'Treaty of Versailles', in 1919 he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize as promoter of the 'League of Nations', the predecessor of the United Nations

George W. Bush served as president from 2001-2009, a famous quote of his durig his presidency was, "Terrorist attacks can shake the foundations of our biggest buildings, but they cannot touch the foundation of America".

Ronald Reagan served as the U.S President from 1981-1989, he made more than 20 Hollywood films & was the oldest elected president at 69, retiring at 78, he was almost assassinated on March 30th 1981

Harry S. Truman served as president from 1945-1953, famous for the quote, "If you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen", for two & a half years he had temporary residence at Blair House whilst the White House was being renovated

James Carter served one-term president from 1977-1981, raised on a peanut farm in Plains, Georgia, Carter attended the U.S Naval Academy attaining the rank of lieutenant, he delivered the 'Crisis of Confidence' speech in reponse to the energy crisis

Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis was born Jacqueline Lee Bouvier on July 28th, 1929 in Southampton, New York, marrying John F. Kennedy in 1953, as the U.S First Lady she worked to restore the White House to it's original elegance & protect it's holdings

George Bush snr, served as president from 1989-1993, before becoming Reagan's Vice-President, Bush was a Congressman, Ambassador to the UN chief liaison officer to China, and head of thr Central Intelligence Agency

Warren G. Harding served as the president for less than a term from 1921-1923 due to a heart attack, his presidency began immediately after World War I, Harding cut taxes & established the federal budget system

William Howard Taft served one-term as president from 1909-1913, during his administration Congress approved the 16th Amendment, providing for the levying of an income tax, he is the only ex-president to serve on the Supreme Court, appointed Chief Justice

John F. Kennedy presidency will also be remembered for the 'Cuban Missile Crisis' & the failed attempt to otherthrow the regime of Fidel Castro, it eventually led to the test ban treaty of 1963

Woodrow Wilson served as president from 1913-1921, Wilson made huge changes to American laws including revising the banking system, checking the growth of monopolies, prohibiting child labor & implementing the 8-hour working day

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