And they are still paying for it

They were warned so many times. FDR had already started planting the seeds by stating the USA would not enter the war unless attacked.

In October 1962, an American U-2 spy plane secretly photographed nuclear missile sites being built by the Soviet Union on the island of Cuba. President Kennedy did not want the Soviet Union and Cuba to know that he had discovered the missiles. He met in secret with his advisors for several days to discuss the problem. After many long and difficult meetings, Kennedy decided to place a naval blockade, or a ring of ships, around Cuba. The aim of this "quarantine," as he called it, was to prevent the Soviets from bringing in more military supplies. He demanded the removal of the missiles already there and the destruction of the sites. On October 22, President Kennedy spoke to the nation about the crisis in a televised address. “Our goal is not the victory of might, but the vindication of right- not peace at the expense of freedom, but both peace and freedom, here in this Hemisphere, and, we hope, around the world.” -JFK

I bet it was because she said uncover in a spot meant for the word uncovered... :|

The first time i saw this movie i questioned why Alice killed herself . But watching it multiple times, you can see Alice is more than a "damsel in distress" the whole time. You can see witnessing the horrifying effects of war are really messing with her causing a lot of mental stress and ptsd. Then towards the end, Uncas is brutally murdered by Magua which happens right in front of her, and she feels hopeless at that point especially considering the alternative of going with Magua to a more agonizing death.

Amazing book- a timeless author… they’re so hard to come by today… Thank you!

" However [political parties] may now and then answer popular ends, they are likely in the course of time and things, to become potent engines, by which cunning, ambitious, and unprincipled men will be enabled to subvert the power of the people and to usurp for themselves the reins of government, destroying afterwards the very engines which have lifted them to unjust dominion. " -George Washington

Thank you for this amazing review of one of my favorite movies ever. This is one of those rare movies that I prefer to the book. The relationships are a bit wonky... but I first watched this in early puberty and fell hook, line, and sinker for the super dramatic paper thin love stories. The soundtrack is the first cd I ever purchased and still looms large on my soundtrack playlist. I learned a lot from your video. My dissertation advisor, an anthropologist/folklorist that works with non-federally recognized tribes and their traditions in the present did give kudos to the subtler representations of the cultures shown in the film. This is one case in which perhaps less was more in terms of doing a more careful job representing less cultures in such a short amount of time, perhaps it merits the long form HBO treatment and careful research to do the book justice... but as it is, thank you for this wonderful review! I know I am 6 months late to the game, but The Patriot and HBO's John Adams seem like good options for dissection if you haven't done so already!

I totally disagree with Franklin being number one. He was horrible. He was the one that started all these pork barrel social programs that are crippling our economy now. My very classy grandfather bought a pig that was to be for their Thanksgiving and he named it FDR!

They were set up to become the victims 😥 to get the u.s. involved. Be careful who you trust in this world.

Wow so sigma balkan winter arc 🗿🗿😭😭😭✌️😂

On October 16 1859, John Brown raids the federal armory in Harper's Ferry.

I appreciated seeing your reaction. I am currently reading O'Reilly's book, "Confronting the Presidents." I agree with you both that Covid-19 and definitely 9-11 are notably historic events. Probably George W Bush (our President during 9-11) and Trump/Biden (our Presidents during the worst of Covid) didn't make the list because O'Reilly could only pick 5 Best Presidents and maybe he thought these presidents were all a mixed bag (both bad and good). Also, O'Reilly tries to back everything he says with facts. Lincoln dealt with depression throughout his life, but he also was suicidal specifically when Mary Todd broke up with him. His friends were worried he'd kill himself. This is documented. O'Reilly didn't just make that up.

I would love to see your tiered list.

Did some of the victims have ties to the italian mafia? yes. were the leaders of the mob part of a anti immigrant white supremacy group? yes. "Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that."

I don't see him wearing an ear maxi pad

Yes he is definitely too tier. Not biased cause I’m a republican but literally passed laws to protect wildlife. Spanish-American war (The yellow journalism was pretty bad but what’s America without a hint of racism back in the day.)

Would you consider T.R. a top tier President???

dont really care about bill O reilly or "historians" the WORST are woodrow wilson, and LBJ. And dont tell me Obama was the best because he advocated a college football playoff

not sure how I'd fill out the five, but Wilson, Jackson, and Biden would all be in there.

I think LBJ definitely belongs in the bottom half, but it's certainly O"Reilly's bias for putting him bottom 5. Many contemporary conservatives don't consider the "Great Society" stuff a positive, as they argue it didn't achieve its intended goals and has kept people poor and reliant on a welfare state.

what a crock shit review of a crap attempt at historiography

My top 5: TR, Washington, Coolidge, Lincoln, and…. Madison maybe?

Why is Trump and Reagan and JFK not on this list?

Surprised that he didn't go with Eisenhower somewhere in his top 5. I wouldn't put any President in my top 5 of the last 60 years or so but I think Reagan even with his flaws was the best President in that timeframe. JFK was the last really good Democrat as President.

FDR would be in the top 5 for sure if this was just ranking Democrats but he's not top 5 overall. I'm a fan of Bill but I'm shocked that Polk is his 3rd best for the reasons that you two pointed out. I think Washington belongs at the top for so many reasons and I think Eisenhower was the last great President that America had.

Chinese Americans?

First words Biden was able to string together, and it kinda go’s hard

Predictable of O’Reilly and most modern “historians” the only surprise is Polk, who is an intriguing pick. TR is hard not to consider, not quite the egomaniac of FDR. Your tier model is a better method. Defining the metrics though is essential. O’Reilly (and most) fixate on who acted most tyrannical, rather than how well they restrained themselves to the limits of the office as it was envisioned. Washington is unmatchable as he defines the office for all to follow (or not). How many in human history have rejected absolute power, twice. Jefferson for providing the magnificent vision for America to strive. Jefferson Davis is an American president that should be considered in his unique role to preserve what remained of the Founder’s republic. Coolidge for best embodying the role as envisioned in a post imperial presidency, and Reagan for attempting to restrain the imperial State while also defeating a superpower without firing a shot.

Let me know if you would like to see my list of where I rank each President.

I ALWAYS show clips of this awesome movie when I talk about the French & Indian War in my US History class. I love that I just discovered you & that you are a historian as well. Well done amiga! 🤓

I realize I never gave MY "list" for top 5 worst president's... Honestly don't have a "list" but more a tier ranking of bad President's. Let me know if you would like a video on where I would rank each President.

Who's this historians' five worst Presidents?

1. Woodrow Wilson 2. Andrew Johnson 3. James Buchanan 4. Warren G. Harding 5. Jimmy Carter (very good man but terrible POTUS) I agree it's too soon to judge Joke Biden but he'll be on future worst lists.

Why do historians like the Great Society? It destroyed the family unit, bankrupted us, and led to a culture of dependency among the poor. Economists seem to dislike it.

Always love "historians'" "unbiased" opinions on history. For biden, economists have studied his policies near religiously. When compared to other countries without biden's stimulus packages you see about a 2% increase. The effects would also be short term, as it wasn't a continuous program. He also brings up the afghanistan withdrawal. A withdrawal that trump setup in an agreement with the taliban. Trump kept to this agreement by lowering the trump numbers from 13,000 to 2.500 before his term ended. Trump had agreed to a total withdrawal date of May 1, 2021. Biden acctually extended this date by a few months, but with our troop levels being so low, there was really no option to stop the withdrawal. The taliban was obviously not keeping up with there part of the deal. With that fact and our low troop numbers in the country, withdrawal needed to be done quickly. That didn't go as planned, but what would have happened if we kept extending the withdrawal date until the taliban got brave enough for an all out assault against our much lower troop numbers? What was a sad day very well could have been a much worse event... I don't understand how people have such a hard time getting by their own biases. You know you have them. You know what they are. All you have to do is be skeptical of anything that agrees with your own notions. I learned to do this in my high school english class. All you have to do is try...

Bill and Martin Dugard have put out some great books, Killing Patton and Killing Reagan are my favorites. I agree with Bill on LBJ, he was a trash person that used the CIA to spy on the Goldwater campaign and I think the evidence is pretty strong to say LBJ was involved in taking out JFK. When it comes to Joe Biden, I think he has been a terrible President but it's too soon to rank him and I don't think he will ever be bottom 5. I think Biden will be ranked somewhere in the bottom 15.

Worst 5 for me: 5 - Andrew Jackson 4 - Ronald Reagan 3 - George W Bush 2 - Andrew Johnson 1 - James Buchanan It’s tempting to put Biden on the list too but it’s too soon, and a lot of the economic problems we’re experiencing are problems a lot of other countries are also facing right now post-covid, so it’s hard to say how much of it is his fault. Great analysis btw! Thanks for not interrupting the video every 5 seconds and saving your thoughts for the end of each segment. Looking forward to more :)

The best president, by far, was FDR. He's single-handedly responsible for the US' decade long economic supremacy and why it is still a, colloquially speaking, first world nation (for now, it's falling behind Europe and South-East Asia further and further). Ending the Lochner-era by strong-arming an activist-supreme-court is by itself the most important economic act in the 20th century. His legacy survived Reagen, Nixon, Clinton, Bush Sr. & even Bush Jr., who was the worst president economically speaking. Even Trump's crippling tax reform couldn't get rid of his social programs. He stabilized a polarized government during the fascist wave, he is the reason the US has term-limits because his opponents knew they couldn't beat someone like him. The only big thing he did wrong was the internment camps for Asian-Americans. However, seeing as there is not a single president since Theodore Roosevelt that wasn't a vicious war criminal, the relative impact on his person is too small to make a significant enough difference. While we are at it, TR would probably be next in line on the list.

Joe Biden should not be in the top 5 worst presidents. He is arguably the most pro-labor president and for that reason he clears the top 5 worst

Top 5 worst american presidents 1. Reagan 2. Polk 3. Bush Jr 4. Nixon 5. Bush Sr

For me: Biden -5 Hoover -4 Wilson -3 FDR -2 Buchanan -1

The great Society act was one of the worst things to happen to our country. I think maybe you should look into recent history and not so far back if you don’t see that for what it is

Worst: Biden, Obama, LBJ, Wilson, FDR.

Obviously Lincoln was the worst. Every nation in the world disolved slavery without conflicts. Lincoln unleashed the military against men,women & children ( black & white). Sought to deport every black in the country after the war. Invaded the south which lead to over 700,000 thousand dead. His successors would go on to use the same tactics against the great plains Indians. Starving them into submission & death. Lincoln was an Imperialist that completely ignored the constitution by jailing hundreds of his critics in the North including a Supreme Court justice. Deplorable.

Biden absolutely belongs at the top of the list. As O'Rielly stated, every other president on the list inherited many of the problems they faced (and often failed to correct) while Biden was handed the most prosperous America has ever been and he turned it into a hellscape in less than two years. He has shown zero leadership on any issue. The world is on the brink of WWIII just three years after the world was the most peaceful it has been in 120 years. The policies and directives he has delivered have been disasters from the start, while usually policies by president's are only seen as a mistake in hindsight, as we learn of the consequences stemming from legislation. O'Reilly didn't even mention the personal attributes of Biden. He sexually molested his children. Hunter has followed in his father's footsteps, raping underage girls, snorting coke in the White House, and running around the planet as an illegally armed thug. He also is a racist with personal connections to the KKK, despite mainstream media objections and white-washing of the issue. And now he has essentially been ousted from the Oval Office in his final year, leaving America with nobody in the White House. America is without a Commander in Chief, and most likely America's enemies are going to take full advantage of that fact before January 2025 when a new Commander in Chief is sworn in. America is in a crisis worse than in 1860 and most don't even realize it. America is on the brink of collapse and the grand experiment coming to an end (and no, Donald Trump, potentially becoming president, is not the reason). America is a joke to other nations around the world. Nobody fears American power anymore. Nobody is adopting American culture like they did in the 20th Century. America is something to be exploited and used, but not the emulate.

I'm stunned he didn't have Wilson as one of the worst presidents ever. I would put him at the top.

I’m putting Woodrow Wilson on this list. He was the biggest racist and changed the way our school systems are today and that’s when we started to go down hill in education

"I'll have those N*****S voting democrat for the next 200 years." LBJ. The Great Society destroyed the black family and sent the evolving black middle class into poverty. It's my personal opinion that he had a hand in the assassination of Kennedy. You can see him slide down in the car when they turned the corner to go in front of the school book depository. He knew the shots were coming and I believe he knew there were shots coming from the front which is why he got low in his car.

Johnson did not champion the civil rights stuff he signed because the Republican Congress was pushing it. He couldn’t be seen as going against black people.