Poster

Detroit news history of U.S. presidents

Poster, "Detroit News history of U.S. presidents," printed in black text on yellow paper and mounted on black board. The poster is reprinted from The Detroit News of November 11, 1968 and shows two tables, "Personal Facts" and "Administrative Facts" detailing the administrations of the first 36 United States presidents. The "Personal Facts" table features 17 columns: President's name, "Birthplace and Date," "Time in Office," "Took Office In," "Education," "Occupation," "Ancestry," "Religion," "Marital Status," "Children," "Wt. Ht.," "Lived After Presidency," "Age at Death / Date of Death," "Cause of Death," "Interred At," "Estate at Death," and "Salary (and Other Income)." The "Administrative Facts" table features 17 columns: President's name, "Highest Previous Government Post," "Politics," "Military Rank," "Population on Taking Office (in Thousands)," "Numbers of States When Term Started," "Popular Vote (in Thousands) For," "Popular Vote (in Thousands) Against," "Electoral Vote (in First Election) For," "Electoral Vote (in First Election) Against," "Man He Defeated," "Vice-Presidents," "Federal Debt (in Thousands) When Taking Office," "Federal Debt (in Thousands) When Leaving Office," "Per Capita Debt At End of Term," "Gross National Product (in Billion Dollars)," "Debt's Percentage of Gross National Product."