Democratic Presidents;Slaveholders (9) Had Illegitmate Children; (3) And other Interesting Liberal Facts

It's no good the Dem's saying that today's Republican party is the Democratic Party of old- not as long as they celebrate Jefferson/Jackson Day as their main annual celebration relating to their party and as long as the Republicans do the same for their day with Lincoln Day



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Number of Democratic Party Presidents who were slaveholders 9

Number of Conservative Presidents who were slaveholders 4


- GEORGE WASHINGTON (between 250-350 slaves; Federalist

- THOMAS JEFFERSON (about 200);Democrat

- JAMES MADISON (more than 100); Democrat

- JAMES MONROE (about 75); Democrat

- ANDREW JACKSON (fewer than 200)Democrat

- Martin Van Buren (one); Democrat

- William Henry Harrison (eleven) Whig

- JOHN TYLER (about 70); Democrat

- JAMES POLK (about 25); Democrat

- ZACHARY TAYLOR (fewer than 150);Whig


- JAMES BUCHANAN (2) Democrat

- Andrew Johnson (probably eight);Democrat

- Ulysses S. Grant (probably five) Republican
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Number of Presidents who freed the slaves (1 )


- Abraham Lincoln Republican
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Number of presidents who had illegitimate children (3 all Democrats)


- Thomas Jefferson; Democrat

- Lyndon Johnson; Democrat

- Grover Cleveland; Democrat
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Number of presidents brought for impeachment (3 two democrats one Republican)


- Andrew Johnson; Democrat

- Bill Clinton; Democrat

- Richard Nixon; Republican
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Wars D 7 R2


- James Madison War of 1812 Democrat

- James Polk Mexican American war Democrat

- Jefferson Davis Civil War Democrat

- William McKinley Spanish American Republican

- Woodrow Wilson World War 1 Democrat

- Frankin Roosevelt World War 11 Democrat

- Harry Truman Korean War Democrat

- Kennedy/Johnson Vietnam War Democrats

- Bush/Bush Middle East Wars Republicans