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- In 2008 both presidential candidates, Barack Obama and John McCain, were left handed
- In 1992, all 3 presidential candidates, Bill Clinton, George H.W. Bush and Ross Perot, were left handedWashington Post: A Vast Left-Handed Conspiracy
- It is said that Herbert Hoover and Harry Truman were photographed writing with their right hand
- James A. Garfield was ambidextrous; he could write Greek with one hand and Latin with the other
- People who are left handed use the right side of their brain moreAssociated Content: Unique Left Handed Facts
- Between 5-15% of the U.S. population is left handedAssociated Content: Unique Left Handed Facts
- More left handed people suffer from allergiesAssociated Content: Unique Left Handed Facts
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President Barack Obama is the latest of eight left handed American presidents. These other seven are: James A. Garfield, Herbert Hoover, Harry Truman, Gerald Ford, Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush and Bill Clinton.
The trait is not only limited to these presidents, but also a number of former presidential candidates including Al Gore, Bob Dole, Ross Perot, John Edwards and Bill Bradley.
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"Southpaws"
In the late 1890s, left handed people got the nickname of southpaw. Most baseball fields were laid out were the pitcher is facing west and the batter facing east, so the sun wouldn't be the batter's eyes. When a left handed pitcher threw a ball it was with his arm that was toward the south so left handed people started to be called southpaws. -
Other Famous Left Handers
- Henry Ford, automobile manufacturer
- David Rockefeller, banker
- Helen Keller, advocate for the blind
- Buzz Aldrin, astronaut
- Jay Leno, talk show host
- Lenny Bruce, comedian
- Matt Groening, cartoonist
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Left Handed Presidents on Amazon
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This is a brilliant historical overview of the first 33 United States Presidents, produced in the early 1950's. The history of America is influenced by the Presidents of the United...Amazon
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Left Handed Presidents Questions
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Did Jeff write with his left hand? 1 AnswerJeff Buckley was indeed left handed :) Here is an article about advantages of being left handed, where Jeff Buckley is mentioned. http://www.associatedcontent.c... read more -
Can anyone give me a reliable source that gives a "left handed" to "right handed" person ratio in the known world? 2 Answershttp://www.righthandlefthand.com/html/NOTES7.htm quotes from an unpublished study conducted in 1996 through questionaires filled out by school children, the ans... read more -
Which presidents were left-handed and which were right-handed? 2 AnswersFrom Infoplease.com: "Believe it or not, President Bill Clinton was this country's third straight left-handed president. George W. Bush was the first right-hand... read more -
Is Obama the only left handed President ever elected? 2 AnswersNo, he's the eighth. The others were: James A. Garfield, Herbert Hoover, Harry S. Truman, Gerald Ford, Ronald Reagan, George Bush I, & Bill Clinton. For the r... read more
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#omgfacts Three of our last four presidents have been left-handed.
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Did you guys realize that 10% of the population is left-handed...but 50% of the last 12 US presidents are lefties. #911wasaninsidejob
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things i learned today include 8 presidents have been left handed!
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my sister:"most of the presidents have been left handed and the ones that were right handed were bad, guess which hand Bush rights with" lol
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4 out of the last 5 US Presidents are left-handed. Guess which one isn't?
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