06 October 2012 09:30 | By Tom Phillips
Top 10 weird facts about US Presidents

Rubbish nicknames



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Lots of presidents have been given nicknames. Many of them have been terrible, or just weird. Grover Cleveland was called "Uncle Jumbo". John Tyler got stuck with the disparaging "His Accidency". Zachary Taylor was lumbered with the nickname "Old Rough And Ready". Andrew Jackson was called "Old Hickory". Ulysses S. Grant (above) was known as "Unconditional Surrender Grant". Rutherford B. Hayes got named "Rutherfraud".

Chester A. Arthur, on the other hand, was known as the "Dude President", which probably wins.

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