MY ORIGIN STORY // SOURCES // BIBLIOGRAPHY // 11 RULES

It was such a treat sharing my doodles and presidential trivia at History Camp Boston 2025. Have a question or comment about my presentation? I’d love to hear from you! Send me a message.

The Harrisons

To be honest, I didn’t expect the Harrisons to get so much play in my presentation, but here we are. Check out this post for more on the Benjamins specifically. Or this one for more about President Benjamin Harrison. Or watch to a music video about (basically) William Henry and Anna’s love story.

  • Theodore Roosevelt: "as soft as a chocolate eclair"

    McKinley's backbone:

    “as soft as a chocolate eclair,” says TR

    More insults
  • Hannibal Hamlin

    Facial hair collection

    (Not just presidents!)

    Browse

  • It's All in the Game

    VP Charles Dawes had a #1 pop hit!

    Listen
  • Dr. Benjamin Rush's prescription pad

    What ails ye?

    Rx: poison poop pills

    More
  • Skinny-dipping presidents

    19 hot things

    Good, bad, and horrifying…

    Check 'em out
  • U.S.S. Princeton

    Typical meet cute

    John & Julia Tyler’s explosive start

    Details
  • Doodle of a newspaper with the headline Hughes Elected President

    President Charles Hughes?

    A rabbit-hole of What Ifs

    Fall into it
  • The Buffalo Hangman

    Grover Cleveland

    From mayor to POTUS in three years

    More
  • Charles "Gitout" Guiteau

    This guy shot Garfield

    Doodles from the POTUS book I recommend most

    Take a peek
  • Rutherford B. Hayes

    Club Presidente Hayes

    Los yanquis ⚽

    More
  • Virginia tipping it's hat and declaring "nay"

    What's this?

    I included this graphic in my presentation without explanation.

    Learn more
  • Onesimus and Cotton Mather

    Onesimus & Cotton Mather

    Onesimus introduced inoculation but didn’t get credit

    More doodles
  • Polk and Harding were born Nov. 2

    Birthday buddies

    Polk and Harding were born Nov. 2

    More November babies
  • Lady Bird

    Tommy, Hiram, and Big Steve

    Didn’t go by their birth name

    More
  • Daniel Webster: "I do not propose to be buried until I am really dead and in my coffin."

    Webster miscalculated

    Coulda been POTUS! Twice!

    Learn how
  • Princess Julia Dent Grant Cantacuzene

    Grant's princess granddaughter

    Seriously!

    Meet Princess Julia
  • swim trunks

    "Scores of bathing trunks"

    In all sizes!

    More surprises

Doodles in my presentation were inspired by these books.

It’s not just these guys!

Reading about the presidents introduced me to loads of people who were not presidents. Or guys. Visit my cast page for others.

Want more?

Reach out button