"of AFI 100 Years ... 100 Quotes. The phrase ""Win one for the Gipper"" was later used as a political slogan by Ronald Reagan, who was often referred to as ""The Gipper"" due to playing the role in the movie. A famous use of it was at the 1988 Republican National Convention when Reagan told his Vice President George H. W. Bush, ""George, go out there and win one for the Gipper."" It was also used at the 1996 Republican National Convention by Bob Dole, as the 1996 Republican National Convention was held in Reagan's home state of California. It"
"and win one for the Gipper."" The term was also used by President George W. Bush at the 2004 convention in New York City, when he honored the recently deceased President Reagan by stating, ""this time we can truly win one for the Gipper."" The Republicans won both presidential elections. On October 4, 2007, Gipp's body was exhumed for DNA testing to determine if he had fathered a child out of wedlock with an 18-year-old high school student. The right femur was removed and the rest of the remains were reburied the same day. A sports author who was present"
"George Gipp George Gipp (February 18, 1895 – December 14, 1920), nicknamed ""The Gipper"", was a college football player at the University of Notre Dame under head coach Knute Rockne. Gipp was selected as Notre Dame's first Walter Camp All-American, and played several positions, particularly halfback, quarterback, and punter. Gipp died at age 25 of a streptococcal throat infection and pneumonia, three weeks after a win over Northwestern in his senior season, and was the subject of Rockne's ""Win just one for the Gipper"" speech. In the 1940 film ""Knute Rockne, All American"", he was portrayed by Ronald Reagan. Born"
"Warren G. Harding Warren Gamaliel Harding (November 2, 1865 – August 2, 1923) was the 29th President of the United States from 1921 until his death in 1923, a member of the Republican Party. At that time, he was one of the most popular U.S. Presidents, but the subsequent exposure of scandals that took place under his administration such as Teapot Dome eroded his popular regard, as did revelations of an affair by Nan Britton, one of his mistresses. In historical rankings of the U.S. Presidents, Harding is often rated among the worst. Harding lived in rural Ohio all his"
"at the exhumation said it was requested by Rick Frueh, the grandson of one of Gipp's sisters. The tests showed that he was not the father of the child who was born within days of Gipp's Other Gipp relatives claimed in a subsequent lawsuit that the exhumation was conducted in an improper manner and under questionable circumstances. The lawsuit was subsequently In 2002, the NCAA published ""NCAA Football's Finest,"" researched and compiled by the NCAA Statistics Service. For Gipp they published the following statistics: George Gipp George Gipp (February 18, 1895 – December 14, 1920), nicknamed ""The Gipper"", was a"
"question without using any of his lifelines. The $1 million question was, ""Which of these U.S. Presidents appeared on the television series <nowiki>'</nowiki>""Laugh-In""<nowiki>'</nowiki>?"", with the choices being A) Lyndon Johnson, B) Richard Nixon, C) Jimmy Carter, and D) Gerald Ford. Carpenter used his Phone-A-Friend lifeline to call his father not for help, but rather to inform him that he knew the answer. Carpenter later explained, ""I thought I'd look so cocky if I didn't use any lifelines, so I faked it."" With his win, Carpenter became the first contestant in the worldwide ""Millionaire"" franchise to win the show's top prize."
"the United States, many took folksy nicknames: William H. Murray (1869–1956) was ""Alfalfa Bill""; James M. Curley (1874–1958) of Boston was ""Our Jim""; Ellison D. Smith (1864–1944) was ""Cotton Ed""; the husband-and-wife demagogue team of Miriam and James E. Ferguson went by ""Ma and Pa""; Texas governor W. Lee O'Daniel (1890–1969) was ""Pappy-Pass-the-Biscuits"". Georgia governor Eugene Talmadge (1884–1946) put a barn and a henhouse on the Executive Mansion grounds, loudly explaining that he couldn't sleep nights unless he heard the bellowing of livestock and the cackling of poultry. When in the presence of farmers, he chewed tobacco and faked a"
"Presidents Dwight D. Eisenhower and Richard M. Nixon, a recipient of the Smithsonian Institution's Hodgkins Medal in 1967, the head of the Air Force's Air Weather Service during World War II, a professor and professor emeritus of physics at the University of California, Los Angeles, a fellow of American Geophysical Union, an honorary member of American Meteorological Society, a fellow of American Physical Society, an honorary member of National Association of Science Writers, and a founding member of the International Academy of Astronautics. Kaplan was President of the International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics (IUGG) from 1963 to 1967. The"
"presidency. Murray argued that Harding sowed the seeds for his administration's poor standing: Warren G. Harding Warren Gamaliel Harding (November 2, 1865 – August 2, 1923) was the 29th President of the United States from 1921 until his death in 1923, a member of the Republican Party. At that time, he was one of the most popular U.S. Presidents, but the subsequent exposure of scandals that took place under his administration such as Teapot Dome eroded his popular regard, as did revelations of an affair by Nan Britton, one of his mistresses. In historical rankings of the U.S. Presidents, Harding"
"his most famous verbal gaffe, Goldwater once joked that the U.S. military should ""lob one [a nuclear bomb] into the men's room of the Kremlin"" in the Soviet Union. Goldwater was also hurt by the reluctance of many prominent moderate Republicans to support him. Governors Nelson Rockefeller of New York and George Romney of Michigan refused to endorse Goldwater and did not campaign for him. On the other hand, former Vice-President Richard Nixon and Governor Scranton of Pennsylvania loyally supported the GOP ticket and campaigned for Goldwater, although Nixon did not entirely agree with Goldwater's political stances and said that"
"game 12–6. The phrase ""Win one for the Gipper"" was later used as a political slogan by Ronald Reagan, who in 1940 portrayed Gipp in ""Knute Rockne, All American."" Both the 1929 and the 1930 teams went undefeated and were national champions. According to interviews, Rockne considered his 1929 team his strongest overall. Rockne also said he considered his 1930 team to have been his best offensively before the departure of Jumping Joe Savoldi. Rockne was struck with illness in 1929, and the ""de facto"" head coach was assistant Tom Lieb. Rockne's all-time All-America backfield was Jim Thorpe, Red Grange,"
"W. Bush (in 1993), Nicolas Sarkozy in March 2008, in 2012, former Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono. Turkish President Abdullah Gül, Slovenian President Dr Danilo Türk Mexican President Felipe Calderón, and South African President Jacob Zuma (Royal Heads of State are instead usually made Stranger Companions of the Order of the Garter). Foreign generals are also often given honorary appointments to the Order, for example: Marshal Ferdinand Foch and Marshal Joseph Joffre during World War I; Marshal Georgy Zhukov, King Abdul-Aziz of Saudi Arabia, General Dwight D. Eisenhower and General Douglas MacArthur during World War II; and General Norman Schwarzkopf"
"robbery at gunpoint during the tournament. Local police investigation showed that he and fellow swimmers in fact caused damage to a petrol station in Rio and were required to pay for the damage. The term appeared within a few years of publication of the book ""The Ugly American"". In 1964, U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson used it in his Great Society speech. In May 2008, the US House sub-committee passed a bill (House Resolution 4080) that would allow more foreign fashion models to work in the United States, and was subsequently dubbed the ""ugly American bill"". George W. Bush was"
"evidenced by the State of Texas awarding him an honorary citizenship. Godwin would end his broadcasts with the phrase, ""God bless you, one and all."" In the early days of television, Godwin co-hosted the NBC show ""Meet the Veep"". Although his career spanned several presidencies, stretching from coverage of the campaign of Woodrow Wilson (1912) to that of Dwight Eisenhower (1956), Godwin developed a particularly close relationship with President Franklin D. Roosevelt. It was all the more remarkable in light of their different politics, since Roosevelt was an unabashed liberal, while Godwin was a conservative whose employer, Cissie Patterson, owner"
"not a political attack, it's a personal attack!"", and instead of criticizing Bush for his policies, the episode instead pokes fun at his ""crotchetiness"". In contrast, the same episode depicts Republican President Gerald R. Ford as an everyman that is just like Homer. In fact, a later episode, ""Homer's Enemy"" shows a picture where Homer and Ford are enjoying a beer. While Bush Senior has been a particular target for ""The Simpsons"", other presidents have also been teased, usually in episodes that corresponds with the president's term. One example showed Bill Clinton playing his well-known saxophone then having Moe yell"
"Grover Cleveland Stephen Grover Cleveland (March 18, 1837 – June 24, 1908) was an American politician and lawyer who was the 22nd and 24th President of the United States, the only president in American history to serve two non-consecutive terms in office (1885–1889 and 1893–1897). He won the popular vote for three presidential elections—in 1884, 1888, and 1892—and was one of two Democrats (with Woodrow Wilson) to be elected president during the era of Republican political domination dating from 1861 to 1933. Cleveland was the leader of the pro-business Bourbon Democrats who opposed high tariffs, Free Silver, inflation, imperialism, and"
"Gipper."" The movie was written by Robert Buckner and directed by Lloyd Bacon, who replaced William K. Howard after filming had begun. In 1997, this film was deemed ""culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant"" by the United States Library of Congress and selected for preservation in their National Film Registry. Lars Knutson Rockne, a carriage builder, moves his family from Norway in 1892, settling in Chicago. His son, Knute, saves up his money and enrolls in college at the Notre Dame campus in South Bend, Indiana, where he plays football. Rockne and teammate Gus Dorais star in Notre Dame's historic 35-13"
"Donald Trump during his presidential run."" The subreddit has grown to be known for frequent posting of memes, especially Pepe the Frog, and frequent use of slang terms such as ""centipede"" (a reference to a popular Trump highlight reel featuring the Knife Party song ""Centipede""), ""MAGA,"" ""nimble navigator,"" ""no brakes,"" ""cuck,"" ""4D Chess,"" and ""SJW."" Furthermore, users on the site refer to Trump as ""God Emperor."" For a significant period of time, the subreddit repeatedly posted an image of Hillary Clinton kissing Robert Byrd, a former member of the Ku Klux Klan. The image was accompanied by a photoshopped picture"
"was the school's legendary football player during 1916–20. He played semiprofessional baseball and smoked, drank, and gambled when not playing sports. He was also humble, generous to the needy, and a man of integrity. It was in 1928 that famed coach Knute Rockne used his final conversation with the dying Gipp to inspire the Notre Dame team to beat the Army team and ""win one for the Gipper."" The 1940 film, ""Knute Rockne, All American"", starred Pat O'Brien as Knute Rockne and Ronald Reagan as Gipp. The team competes in Notre Dame Stadium, an 80,795-seat stadium on campus. The current"
"at which he chose to follow the operation details. There is no doubt, however, ... [that] the President set the US policy towards Nicaragua, with few if any ambiguities, and then left subordinates more or less free to implement it. Domestically, the affair precipitated a drop in President Reagan's popularity. His approval ratings saw ""the largest single drop for any U.S. president in history"", from 67% to 46% in November 1986, according to a ""The New York Times""/CBS News poll. The ""Teflon President"", as Reagan was nicknamed by critics, survived the affair, however, and by January 1989 a Gallup poll"
"was first applied to him in 1980 by ""Pine Bluff Commercial"" journalist Paul Greenberg; Greenberg believed that Clinton was abandoning the progressive policies of previous Arkansas Governors such as Winthrop Rockefeller, Dale Bumpers and David Pryor. The claim ""Slick Willie"" would last throughout his presidency. Standing at a height of (1.88 m), Clinton is tied with five others as the fifth-tallest president in the nation's history. His folksy manner led him to be nicknamed Bubba, especially in the South. Since 2000, he has frequently been referred to as ""The Big Dog"" or ""Big Dog"". His prominent role in campaigning for"
"""The Double Miracle"", and ""The Reception that Ended Perfection"". ""The Great Escape"" was used by U.S. President George W. Bush during the Giants' White House visit. ""David and Eliath"" was also suggested by David Tyree due to biblical reference. Bill Simmons named it ""The Helmet Catch"" five days after the game, and as time passed by, this became the consensus name for the play. The catch won the 2008 Best Play ESPY Award. The award ceremony featured a spoof by host Justin Timberlake, who ""revealed"" that he had left gum on David Tyree's helmet, which helped him catch the pass"
"1964. Miller's seventh House term coincided with the 1964 presidential election. The Republican presidential nominee, Arizona Senator Barry Goldwater, chose Miller to be his running mate. In Goldwater's telling, this was simply because ""he drives Johnson nuts"" with his Republican activism. But by some other accounts, Johnson ""was barely aware of Miller's existence."" Miller's Eastern roots and Catholic faith balanced the ticket in some ways, but ideologically he was conservative like Goldwater. His relative obscurity—""he was better known for snipes at President Kennedy than for anything else""—gave birth to the refrain """"Here's a riddle, it's a killer / Who the"
"in Collier's magazine in 1930. Actually, Chevigny scored the tying touchdown during the 3rd quarter against undefeated Army (then 6-0), to even the score 6–6, and Johnny O'Brien, also inspired by Rockne's speech, ran for the 12–6 game-winning touchdown. However, it was because of that game and Chevigny's touchdown during that game, that the legend of ""the Gipper"" was born. Chevigny became an assistant football coach under Rockne in 1929, and Notre Dame went undefeated that season and the next season winning two National Championships. Chevigny who received his Notre Dame law degree in 1931, left Notre Dame football after"
"""the MTV president."" Since 2000, he has frequently been referred to as ""The Big Dog"" or ""Big Dog."" His prominent role in campaigning for President Obama during the 2012 presidential election and his widely publicised speech at the 2012 Democratic National Convention, where he officially nominated Obama and criticised Republican nominee Mitt Romney and Republican policies in detail, earned him the nickname ""Explainer-in-Chief"". Other nicknames include ""Slick Willie"", ""The Comeback Kid"", ""Bubba"", and ""The First Black President"". Clinton, a Baptist, has been open about his faith. Clinton drew strong support from the African American community and made improving race relations"
"pounding of one man–Peter Pund,"" said Rockne. ""Nobody could stop him. I counted 20 scoring plays that this man ruined."" Among the events that occurred during Rockne's tenure none may be more famous than the Rockne's ""Win one for the Gipper"" speech. Army came into the 1928 matchup undefeated and was the clear favorite. Notre Dame, on the other hand, was having their worst season under Rockne's leadership and entered the game with a 4–2 record. At the end of the half Army was leading and looked to be in command of the game. Rockne entered the locker room and"
"furious pounding of one man–Peter Pund,"" said Rockne. ""Nobody could stop him. I counted 20 scoring plays that this man ruined."" Among the events that occurred during Rockne's tenure none may be more famous than the Rockne's ""Win one for the Gipper"" speech. Army came into the 1928 matchup undefeated and was the clear favorite. Notre Dame, on the other hand, was having their worst season under Rockne's leadership and entered the game with a 4–2 record. At the end of the half Army was leading and looked to be in command of the game. Rockne entered the locker room"
"of President Richard Nixon (1969–74) and Gerald Ford (1974–77) were characterized by their emphasis on détente and on economic intervention through wage and price controls. Ford angered conservatives by continuing Henry Kissinger as Secretary of State and pushing his policy of détente with the Soviet Union. Conservatives finally found a new champion in Ronald Reagan, whose 8 years as governor of California had just ended in 1976, and supported his campaign for the Republican nomination. Ford narrowly won renomination but lost the White House. Following major gains by Democratic liberals in the 1974 midterm election, Jimmy Carter was elected as"
"used in 1967, when a ""New York Times"" editorial and ""Times"" columnist Tom Wicker used it in commenting on different events. It was also in the 1976 election, when President Gerald Ford used the phrase against his opponent Jimmy Carter. In the 1988 U.S. presidential election, Michael Dukakis used the term against opponent Richard Gephardt, saying, ""There's a flip-flopper over here"" about Gephardt. The term also was used extensively in the 2004 U.S. presidential election campaign. It was used by critics as a catch-phrase attack on John Kerry, claiming he was ""flip-flopping"" his stance on several issues, including the ongoing"
"National Convention. Ronald Reagan, while serving as the Governor of California, gave the middle finger to counterculture protestors in Berkeley, California. Nelson Rockefeller, then the Vice President of the United States, directed the gesture to hecklers at a 1976 campaign stop near Binghamton, New York, leading it to be called the ""Rockefeller gesture"". Pierre Trudeau, then the Prime Minister of Canada, gave the finger to protesters in Salmon Arm, British Columbia, earning the incident the nickname the ""Salmon Arm salute"". The gesture itself has also been nicknamed the ""Trudeau salute"". Former president George W. Bush gave the finger to the"
"Jim Brady (quarterback) James Murphy Brady (August 11, 1907 – January 12, 1984), a grandson of Idaho governor James H. Brady, was an American football player and broadcasting entrepreneur. After graduating from Pocatello High School in Idaho, Brady tried out for the football team at Notre Dame, but was told by coach Knute Rockne that he was far too small. But over time his persistence paid off, and in 1927 he was named the starting quarterback. Brady was the quarterback for the legendary ""Win one for the Gipper"" game against Army on November 10, 1928—dramatized in the film ""Knute Rockne,"
"the 1980s, and continued to appear on television into the 1990s. Former First Lady Nancy Reagan, a close friend and frequent host to him at the White House, called Hope ""America's most honored citizen and our favorite clown."" Hope was well known as an avid golfer, playing in as many as 150 charity tournaments a year. Introduced to the game in the 1930s while performing in Winnipeg, Canada, he eventually played to a four handicap. His love for the game—and the humor he could find in it—made him a sought-after foursome member. He once remarked that President Dwight D. Eisenhower"
"the nation, and the government experimented with wage and price controls under President Nixon. The Bretton Woods Agreement collapsed in 1971–1972, and President Nixon closed the gold window at the Federal Reserve, taking the United States entirely off the gold standard. President Gerald Ford introduced the slogan, ""Whip Inflation Now"" (WIN). In 1974, productivity shrunk by 1.5%, though this soon recovered. In 1976, Jimmy Carter won the Presidency. Carter would later take much of the blame for the even more turbulent economic times to come, though some say circumstances were outside his control. Inflation continued to climb skyward. Productivity growth"