List of United States Presidential nicknames
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This is a list of nicknames of each President of the United States. It is worth noting that most of these are political nicknames, the remainder are initialism, personal nicknames (Jimmy, Cleveland) or personal endearments (Poppy).
| # | President | Nicknames |
| 43 | George W. Bush | W, often pronounced "Dubya" in Texas style GW GWB 43, or Bush 43 Bush Jr. Bush the Younger Baby Bush Shrub (used by Molly Ivins as the title of a book) Bush II Bush fils Uncurious George or Incurious George The Smirking Chimp (used in the name of a well-known anti-Bush web site) Chimpy and many variants such as Chimpy McFlightsuit King George (with strong allusion to King George III, the monarch the Thirteen Colonies rebelled against during the American Revolution) Resident Bush Commander-in-Thief Leaker-in-Chief |
| 42 | Bill Clinton | Comeback Kid Bubba Big Dog Elvis "The first black president" (coined by Chris Rock, later used by Toni Morrison, Clinton as the First Black President, The New Yorker October 5, 1998]) 42, a play on the 41 and 43 nicknames of the Bushes and Clinton's post-presidency relationship to Bush 41. |
| 41 | George H. W. Bush | 41, or Bush 41 Bush Sr. Bush I Bush the Elder Poppy Daddy Bush Bush père |
| 40 | Ronald Reagan | The Gipper - after his role as George "The Gipper" Gipp in the film Knute Rockne, All American The Great Communicator Ronnie Raygun - after his proposed Strategic Defense Initiative, derided as "Star Wars" Teflon President/Teflon Ron - because supposedly nothing negative "stuck" on him Dutch Reagan Rawhide (his Secret Service codename) Rockin' Ronnie, or Rotten Ronnie (depending on one's view of Reagan) The Great Prevaricator |
| 39 | Jimmy Carter | Peanut Farmer Jimmy Peanut (As Carter's legal first name is "James"; "Jimmy" is actually a nickname. Carter successfully sued to be placed upon the ballot as "Jimmy" in several states.) |
| 38 | Gerald Ford | Jerry Mr. Nice Guy |
| 37 | Richard Nixon | Tricky Dick The Trickster Gloomy Gus (law school nickname) Richard the Chicken-Hearted (because he would not debate Hubert Humphrey during the 1968 U.S. presidential campaign) Iron Pants |
| 36 | Lyndon B. Johnson | LBJ Landslide Lyndon—ironically dubbed for his 87-vote victory in a Senate primary |
| 35 | John F. Kennedy | JFK King of Camelot - after the King Arthur legend, specifically after the 1960 musical Camelot Jack Lancer (his Secret Service codename)) |
| 34 | Dwight D. Eisenhower | Ike Alarmist Ike (so called by fellow officers in 1939, because he was sure the U.S. would be involved in a war) Gloomy Face (while a cadet at West Point) Great Delegator |
| 33 | Harry S. Truman | Give 'Em Hell Harry Haberdasher Harry |
| 32 | Franklin D. Roosevelt | FDR That Man in the White House [1] Roosevelt II |
| 31 | Herbert Hoover | Hermit Author of Palo Alto Great Humanitarian Great Engineer Defender of Helpless Children The Great Engineer Herb Herby |
| 30 | Calvin Coolidge | Silent Cal |
| 29 | Warren G. Harding | President Hardly Babbit in the White House (reference to a title character in a Sinclair Lewis novel) Great Handshaker |
| 28 | Woodrow Wilson | Schoolmaster of Politics Coiner of Weasel Words PhrasemakerTemplate:Citationneeded The Pacifist ProfessorTemplate:Citationneeded |
| 27 | William Howard Taft | Big Bill Smiling Bill |
| 26 | Theodore Roosevelt | Teddy (he personally disliked this nickname) TR Trustbuster Rough Rider Roosevelt I the Cyclone Assemblyman the Hero of San Juan Hill The Lion |
| 25 | William McKinley | Idol of Ohio Stocking-footed Orator The front porch campaigner |
| 23 | Benjamin Harrison | White House Iceberg Kid Gloves Harrison |
| 22/24 | Grover Cleveland | Hangman of Buffalo Veto President Uncle Jumbo Cleve The Beast of Buffalo |
| 21 | Chester A. Arthur | Gentleman Boss Elegant Arthur |
| 20 | James A. Garfield | Preacher President Boatman Jim |
| 19 | Rutherford B. Hayes | Old Eight to Seven Rutherfraud His Fraudulency Granny Hayes President De Facto Great Unknown |
| 18 | Ulysses S. Grant | U.S. Grant Unconditional Surrender Grant Useless |
| 17 | Andrew Johnson | Father of the Homestead Act Sir Veto Tennessee Tailor King Andy |
| 16 | Abraham Lincoln | Honest Abe The Rail-Splitter The Great Emancipator (for the emancipation of the slaves) |
| 15 | James Buchanan | Ten-cent Jimmy Old Public Functionary Old Buck |
| 14 | Franklin Pierce | Young Hickory of Granite Hills Handsome Frank |
| 13 | Millard Fillmore | His Accidency Wool-Carder President |
| 12 | Zachary Taylor | Old Rough and Ready Old Zach |
| 11 | James K. Polk | Young Hickory Napoleon of the Stump |
| 10 | John Tyler | His Accidency President without a party |
| 9 | William Henry Harrison | Ol' Tippecanoe Granny Harrison |
| 8 | Martin Van Buren | Machiavellian Belshazzar Old Kinderhook (possible origin of "OK") Red Fox of Kinderhook Little Magician Martin Van Ruin |
| 7 | Andrew Jackson | Old Hickory Hero of New Orleans King Andy |
| 6 | John Quincy Adams | Old Man Eloquent King John II |
| 5 | James Monroe | Last of the Cocked Hats James the Lesser James the Second |
| 4 | James Madison | Father of the Constitution Little Man of the Palace Sage of Montpelier Withered Little Apple-John (so-called by Washington Irving) Fugitive President (since he was forced to flee the White House in 1814, during the War of 1812) Little Jemmy |
| 3 | Thomas Jefferson | Father of the Declaration of Independence Long Tom Negro President - for his victory in the election of 1800, won because of the three-fifths compromise Red Fox Sage of Monticello Moonshine Philosopher of Monticello Noble Agrarian |
| 2 | John Adams | His Rotundity Atlas of Independence Colossus of Debate Old Sink or Swim Your Superfluous Excellency (called by Benjamin Franklin when Adams was vice president) |
| 1 | George Washington | Father of His Country Sword of the Revolution The General American Fabius - for his military strategy during the Revolutionary War The American Cincinnatus Town Destroyer - used by some Iroquois |
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References
- Paleta, Lu Ann, and Fred Worth. The World Almanac of Presidential Facts. Pharos Books, 1993.
- DeGregario, William A. The Complete Book of U.S. Presidents. Barricade Books, 1991.
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