# Most badass presidents in history

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-badass-presidents-in-history/813105>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [April 25, 2018, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-badass-presidents-in-history/813105 "2018-04-25T15:20:15Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Post date:** [April 27, 2018, 12:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-badass-presidents-in-history/813105/41 "2018-04-27T12:44:56Z")

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> [@Luke\_who\_s\_here](#):
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> Sorry, what could be more “badass” than commanding a 2 million-strong multinational army into Nazi Germany?

Being one of the guys who got shot at.

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**Author:** ![XT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/xt/32/456_2.png) [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\
**Post date:** [April 27, 2018, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-badass-presidents-in-history/813105/42 "2018-04-27T13:32:19Z")

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> [@Siam\_Sam](#):
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> Another point in Jackson’s favor, I seem to recall someone tried to shoot him while he was president, the pistol misfired, and Jackson jumped down from the stand and chased after his would-be assassin.

And nearly beat him to death…with a cane. This was when Jackson was fairly old and not in the best of health, yet ran the guy down and then clubbed him with his cane. That’s definitely pretty badass as well.

A lot of things the guy did weren’t very admirable, but he definitely didn’t lack in the courage and chutzpah department…

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**Post date:** [April 27, 2018, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-badass-presidents-in-history/813105/43 "2018-04-27T13:48:54Z")

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> [@Gatopescado](#):
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> Taft.
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> Oh, I’m sorry. I misread that…

ISWYDT.

> [@carnivorousplant](#):
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> Which one had women hidden in the White House?

_There’s_ a long list of contenders.

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