| Many different studies have been done regarding the | | | | served as President near the end of World War II, |
| past and present Presidents of the United States. | | | | played the piano. He was quite a talented pianist and |
| Some have tried to link certain characteristics to be | | | | often played to entertain important political figures |
| similar from various Presidents like that many of | | | | that were visiting. Another piano playing President |
| them reached the Eagle Scout ranking in the Boy | | | | was President Nixon who was the 37th President and |
| Scouts or that the taller one tends to win in the | | | | is best known for the Watergate Scandal. In addition |
| overall election of a President. This one will talk about | | | | to the piano, Nixon also played the accordion and did |
| the many musical abilities among the former United | | | | so often for his children. |
| States Presidents and which ones played the concert | | | | The most recent President to have shown his love |
| flute and what one performed a number on his alto | | | | for music and his ability at playing an instrument was |
| saxophone several times during his presidency. Could | | | | the 42nd President, Bill Clinton. Other than John F. |
| being musically talented be another one of those | | | | Kennedy he was the youngest elected President |
| common traits that Presidents have to link them to | | | | who was only in his 30's. He is an enormous jazz and |
| one another? | | | | blues fan and played the saxophone. He played all |
| One of our earliest presidents named Thomas | | | | through high school and never stopped saying that it |
| Jefferson was the 3rd President and is best known | | | | was one of his favorite pastimes. During his |
| for drafting the Declaration of Independence as well | | | | presidential campaign in 1992 he went on the Arsenio |
| as his important role in the Louisiana Purchase. He | | | | Hall Show and played Heartbreak Hotel on his |
| was said to be very musically inclined and played | | | | saxophone wearing his sunglasses. Until then he was |
| several different instruments which were the cello, | | | | behind in the polls and many people believe that this |
| clavichord and the violin. The 6th president of the | | | | helped him gain popularity and move on to win the |
| United States, John Quincy Adams, who held that | | | | Presidential seat. In later years, he auctioned off his |
| political office and lived from 1767-1848 was best | | | | saxophone for $180,000 to support Aids research. |
| known for forming the Monroe Doctrine but a little | | | | Music is just another hobby that many Americans |
| known fact about him was that he enjoyed playing | | | | enjoy and apparently, many Presidents of the United |
| the flute and was known to be quite good at it. | | | | States enjoyed doing as well. It proved that they |
| Another player of the violin was the 28th President | | | | had other talents besides being intelligent public |
| of the United States, Woodrow Wilson. He lived from | | | | servants and something that many people in the US |
| 1856- 1924 and was the creator of the League of | | | | probably didn't realize about them. |
| Nations. Our 33rd president, Harry Truman, who | | | | |