Presidents


President of low housing prices

As the American real estate market crashed, the whole nation suffered. Take a look at how the value of US presidents’ homes have fared: the Obamas are doing OK, the Kennedys not so good.

The first year of being US president, as told by the last seven presidents

Barack Obama has held the top job for one year. But what does one year mean for a presidency? Veterans of seven former US administrations offer advice and experience from their own president’s first 12 months in office.

PHOTO GALLERY: Beauty queens, bowling and bunnies: US presidents like you’ve never seen them before

From President Truman’s summer wardrobe — mainly Hawaiian shirts and pastel shorts — to Reagan surrounded by 80s supermodels and LBJ singing to his dogs, take an inside peek inside the secret world of US presidents.

The US presidency: it’s a popularity contest

After eight months in office, US president Barack Obama’s popularity rates have fallen to 51%. Check out past US president’s popularity ratings to see how long it took them to drop below majority approval.

Making love to the Presidents of the USA

Justine Lai’s series of oil paintings depicts herself in flagrante delicto with each US president (painting them in order, her conquests end at Ulysses S. Grant so far). Not so safe for work, unless your job’s with the EROS foundation.