redskins4life234 Posted October 29, 2008 Share Posted October 29, 2008 Ok, so on thursday, I have a test in AP US History on the 43 presidents in order. My memory sucks. I know the first 5 and the last 5, inbetween, well, yeah. Not so good. So I been looking through some songs on youtube to try and help me memorize. So does anyone know any good songs or any good techniques to name the Presidents in order? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spaceman Spiff Posted October 29, 2008 Share Posted October 29, 2008 Stuff like this never made any sense to me. What good is it to know what order the presidents came in? That brain space would be much better used by memorizing what those presidents did that was significant rather than just naming them in order. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Touchdown Redskins Posted October 29, 2008 Share Posted October 29, 2008 Don't ever go to med school. It's like memorizing 43,000 Presidents. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rdskn4Lyf21 Posted October 29, 2008 Share Posted October 29, 2008 :rotflmao: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rdskn4Lyf21 Posted October 29, 2008 Share Posted October 29, 2008 Haha, this is better: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9v7_z1Aec2Y Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reic Posted October 29, 2008 Share Posted October 29, 2008 One of the substitute teachers I had in highschool could name all the presidents in order. sucks 2 be you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VASkins540 Posted October 29, 2008 Share Posted October 29, 2008 Haha, this is better:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9v7_z1Aec2Y :doh::doh::doh::doh: Edit: Here's a better one :rotflmao: ..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redskins4life234 Posted October 29, 2008 Author Share Posted October 29, 2008 wow i made a lil progress by adding a couple more names, listening to that rap, i just forgot.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reic Posted October 29, 2008 Share Posted October 29, 2008 :doh::doh::doh::doh:Edit: Here's a better one :rotflmao: ..... I hope she is a hot computer geek... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rdskn4Lyf21 Posted October 29, 2008 Share Posted October 29, 2008 :doh::doh::doh::doh:Edit: Here's a better one :rotflmao: ..... Haha, that's awful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMURedskins Posted October 29, 2008 Share Posted October 29, 2008 Animaniacs did a presidents song... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mhd24 Posted October 29, 2008 Share Posted October 29, 2008 Use "eras". WW2 to present is easy: FDR Truman Eisenhower JFK LBJ Nixon Ford Carter Reagon Bush Clinton Bush Ditto Founding Fathers: Washington Adams Jefferson Madison Monroe John Quincy Adams Andrew Jackson Civil War (Pre and Post) Buchanon Lincoln Johnson Grant 1900s to world war 2: TDR Taft Wilson Harding Coolidge Hoover So that leaves the rest to you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henry Posted October 29, 2008 Share Posted October 29, 2008 This is my personal favorite. The line about James Monroe is pure gold. http://www.jonathancoulton.com/mp3/The%20Presidents.mp3 Washington came first and he was perfect John Adams kept us out of war with France Jefferson made a Louisiana Purchase In 1812 James Madison kicked the British in the pants James Monroe told Europe they could suck it John Quincy Adams looked just like his Dad Andrew Jackson got rid of all the indians Van Buren served one term but he wasn’t bad William Henry Harrison died early Tyler annexed Texas from Mexico James K. Polk fought Mexico to keep it Taylor was a Mexican War hero Filmore gave a boat to Commodore Perry Pierce repealed the Missouri Compromise Buchanan saw the Civil War’s beginnings Lincoln saved the Union, then he died Andrew Johnson just survived impeachment General Grant enjoyed a drink or two Rutherford B. Hayes ended reconstruction Garfield was asssassinated in 1882 [note: this is wrong] Arthur suspended Chinese immigration Cleveland made the railroad people squirm Harrison signed the Sherman Anti-Trust Act Then Grover Cleveland served another term McKinley kept the Spanish out of Cuba Roosevelt was handy with a gun Taft was big and fat and had a mustache Wilson kicked some ass in World War I Harding said let’s laissez faire with business Coolidge made the roaring 20’s roar Hoover screwed the pooch in the Great Depression Then Roosevelt beat the Nazis in a war Truman dropped the bomb on Hiroshima Eisenhower kept the commies well in hand Kennedy was killed by a magic bullet Johnson murdered kids in Vietnam Nixon was a sweating filthy liar Ford gave Nixon pardon for his crimes Carter lusted in his heart for peanuts Reagan won the Cold War and lost his mind George Bush senior poked at Sadam Hussein Clinton gave an intern a cigar W’s legacy’s a work in progress And that is all the presidents so far In the year 2005 we’re out of money Somewhere surely freedom’s on the march And I don’t like to make political statements Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redskins4life234 Posted October 30, 2008 Author Share Posted October 30, 2008 Ok so as of now the night before, I have them all memorized. I just added a few names on every time, to where i kept saying the first 5, to the first 16, to the first 27, and kept repeating the group until i was good then added on more names. Now can do all 43. And some of my strategys to remember Fillmore, Peirce Bucannon, made it a sentence, Fillmore Peirced Bucannon, as in he stabbed him. and Garfield Arthur Cleveland - all cartoon characters. Harding Coolidge Hoover. = HCH, and Coolidge, Cooley, cool -> hoover dam, cool damn, cool hoover. SO just little tricks like that and im good i believe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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