Ivies and the American Presidency

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<p>In honor of the ascension of Barack Obama (Columbia '83) to the Presidency, here is a look how how the Ivies have fared at getting their sons (and daughters....just kidding!) into the Oval Office...</p>

<p>Brown: None, dude. The Presidency is too "corporate."</p>

<p>Columbia: Alexander Hamilton, both Roosevelts, Eisenhower, (and some other guy, something-bama)</p>

<p>Dartmouth: None, unless you count Animal House's Blutarsky (John</a> "Bluto" Blutarsky - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)</p>

<p>Harvard: Both Roosevelts (again), JFK, Obama (again), and George W. Bush (which pretty much cancels out all the awesomeness of the other ones)</p>

<p>Penn: William Henry Harrison, who died 30 days into his 1st term in 1841. (This still gives Henry Harrison a better legacy than George W. Bush). Penn community is traumatized by his death, vows never to go into government and all work for investment banks.</p>

<p>Princeton: James Madison, Woodrow Wilson, heroic anti-semite both responsible for creating and dooming the League of Nations. (on a side note, we also have Old Nassau to thank for Donald Rumsfeld, who, while not President, still was an epic fail)</p>

<p>Yale: George W. Bush. George H.W. Bush. Bill Clinton. George W. Bush. Gerald Ford. William Howard Taft. Did we mention George W. Bush? (no, we're really never gonna let Yale guys live that one down. Ever.)</p>

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<p>Oops, I forgot Cornell. They didn't have any either.</p>

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<p>hahah this is a great post</p>

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<p>Alexander Hamilton was not our president, though he was important in setting certain American principles under the Washington administration (like a national debt and a central bank)</p>

<p>Oh, and Woodrow Wilson was a great president. League of Nations wasn't his fault (stupid Henry Cabot Lodge).</p>

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<p>Ivy League is over rated.</p>

<p>Big East is where its at</p>

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<p>Alexander Hamilton counldn't have been president.. he wasn't born in the US he was born in the West Indies somewhere</p>

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<p>so this raises a question how important do you think is an ivy league education for presidential hopefuls. do u think it would hurt a candidate in any way. im just curious</p>