Sense of history
It is important for our presidents to have a strong sense of history as generally through out the years history repeats itself. When a presidential candidate is well aware of the actions made of his predecessors before him, it helps as he is able to reflect on what other great leaders did in similar situations when the country was in need of direction.
barack obama
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The Obama campaign has been extraordinary at engaging young people, partly through technology and partly through a community-organizing type of campaign. With the strong references of other presidents actions during wartime, he definitely was able to stand on the shoulder of giants.
george washington
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Washington had a sense of humor that carried him through many stressful periods and events of the Revolution. The role history has cast him in as the “father of our country.” Washington loved to have fun, and he knew what to do to have it. He loved to gamble, card-playing especially, and he kept careful written records of his winnings and losses.
abraham lincoln
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Lincoln expanded upon one of the main issues of the forthcoming reconstruction, namely how to integrate the former slaves politically and otherwise. Without rancor and with the utmost common sense, he suggested that white and black find a path toward gradual political equality. With this, he best represents a sense of history as he knows humans are not meant to be items.
andrew jackson
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Jackson loved duels. He participated in over a dozen of them throughout his life. But his duel with Dickinson was the only one that ended in someone actually dying. In this instance, Dickinson had insulted Jackson's wife, Rachel, because she was a divorcee. The men rode from Tennessee into Kentucky, where duels were still legal, to engage in their competition. Andrew jackson displays a strong sense of history because he knew how courageous the previous presidents were and didn't back down.
john f kennedy
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John F. Kennedy had experienced history 1st hand in his travels in Europe before the beginning of World War II & his service in the US Navy in the South Pacific during that war. With his background in the services, he knows whats best for the country as well as anyone else.