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The Gardner Scene: How about a Mike for the White House?
Despite the popularity of the name over the decades, we ve never had a U.S. president named Michael
Mike Richard
Special for The Gardner News
This coming Wednesday, the United States will welcome a Joe to the White House. But, he’s just not your average Joe.
He will be the first Joe or Joseph among the past 46 men to be called President of the United States.
When looking at first names of presidents, James is the all-time leader with six (Monroe, Madison, Polk, Buchanan, Garfield, Carter), while John (Adams, Quincy Adams, Tyler, Kennedy) and William (Harrison, McKinley, Taft, Clinton) are close behind with four each.