Posted by The Foo in Fascinating or Weird

With the presidential primaries going on, thought it might be interesting to mention some left handed presidential facts and stats (being left handed myself).

Left handed presidents:

James A. Garfield (1881) 20th
Herbert Hoover (1929-1933) 31st
Harry S. Truman (1945-1953) 33rd
Gerald Ford (1974-1977) 38th
Ronald Reagan (1981 -1989) 40th
George H.W. Bush (1989-1993) 41st
Bill Clinton (1993-2001) 42nd

5 out of the last 7 presidents are left handed (71%). Considering the statistic that only 10% of the population are left-handed, that is pretty good!

Both Barak Obama and John McCain are left handers. Would you bet against, the next president being left handed?

2 Responses to “Left handers rule”

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   CaroleS said: @ 12:51 pm
   March 3rd, 2008 

   
   

   There are some other notable left handed leaders throughout history: Napoleon Bonaparte, Julius Caesar, Charlemagne, Ghandi and Winston Churchill. I even believe Hitler was a southpaw.

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   Benjamin Kopicz said: @ 1:27 pm
   March 27th, 2008 

   
   

   Hello Fellow Lefty. I knew about all except Bush. Didnt know he was lefty.

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