George Washington
was of course The Father
of His Country. John Adams, who loved to eat, was called His Rotundity,
while tough old Andy Jackson was known as Old Hickory,
Abraham Lincoln
was
widely called Honest Abe, and the Great Emancipator, Calvin Coolidge was
Silent Cal, Ike was Dwight D. Eisenhower and the Great Communicator was
Ronald Reagan. Among other less famous nicknames were Long Tom - Thomas
Jefferson, Old Veto - John Tyler, Old Rough and Ready - Zachary Taylor;
Lemonade Lucy - Rutherford Hayes (he didn"t drink the hard stuff); Ten
Cent Jimmy - James Bucanan (because of his small stature and terrible
bearing);
George W. (or "W") - George W. Bush (humorous, or to distinguish
him from his father, George Bush, who served as president eight years
before him). Probably the U.S. president with the most nicknames is Martin
Van Buren (1782-1862). Van Buren was called The Little Magician; Old
Kinderhook (after his hometown of Kinderhook, New York); Martin Van Ruin
(after the depression during his term in office); The American Tallyrand;
The Red Fox of Kinderhook (his hair was red); Matty Van; and Petticoat Pet
(after his dandy dress). John Calhoun said "He is not of the race of the
lion or of the tiger; he belongs to the lower order - the fox."