The Naval Careers of America’s Six Sailor Presidents
From Naval History and Heritage Command From 1961 to 1993, the Navy could boast veterans in the nation’s highest office, with the exception of Army veteran Ronald Reagan’s eight-year term of 1981 to 1989. John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson, Richard M. Nixon, Gerald R. Ford, James E. “Jimmy” Carter and George H.W. Bush all …
Presidential Sailors
On this President’s Day weekend, we’re taking a look at the Sailors who went from shipmates to presidents.