Which Presidents Were Left-Handed?

by Pamela on January 20, 2009

in History

Out of the 44 Presidents of the United States, which presidents were left-handed? After watching President Barack Obama’s Inauguration on January 20, 2009, most viewers would notice that the President signed some official papers with his left hand.  Not many people are left-handed, so it is interesting to note what famous people are left-handed, and more specifically which Presidents have been left-handed.

Tracing back into history, here is a list of past left-handed presidents:

James A. Garfield
20th President
Term: 1881- assassinated in 1881
Republican

Herbert Hoover
31st President
Term: 1929-1933
Republican

Harry S. Truman
33rd President
Term: 1935-1945
Democrat

Gerald Ford
38th President
Term: 1974-1977
Republican

Ronald Reagan
40th President
Term: 1981-1989
Republican

George H. W. Bush
41st President
Term: 1989-1993
Republican

Bill Clinton
42nd President
Term: 1993-2001
Democrat

Barack Hussein Obama
44th President
Term: 2009-20013
Democrat

Eight presidents of the United States have been left-handed and President Barack Obama is now added to the list.  Three of these left-handed presidents have been democrats, while five have been republicans. The latest two left-handed presidents have both been democrats.  One left-handed president has been assassinated (James A. Garfield).  Most of the left-handed presidents are from the later years of Presidency in the United States.  Interestingly enough, the two presidents involved in an economic crisis in the United States have been left-handed (Hoover and Obama). Clearly, left-handed presidents are very few but each president listed here has had a historic presidency.

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