Chester A. Arthur | 60-Second Presidents | PBS

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[@TheDCMaestro]

Chester Alan Arthur officially wins at facial hair. Hands down.

[@mmjahink]

Rutherford B Hayes has entered the chat

[@attilathepun7983]

@@mmjahink Hayes had a crease in the middle, making his beard look like a butt

[@eunaekim9216]

Three-way tie - him, Taft, and Lincoln. Each of these three had a facial hair style that was uniquely his own among all presidents, so they're my top choices in that category!

[@alanwade7240]

My name is Alan

[@kevinburke6055]

Thank u Die Hard with a Vengeance for introducing me to this man.

[@eunaekim9216]

Arthur is the second most underrated president in US history (the most underrated was Taft). It takes a lot of courage to eliminate the very group that you yourself are a product of!

[@simpli7206]

most underrated is coolidge in my opinion.

[@audrey8412]

He literally barred Asians from entering the USA....

[@SoftPillow501]

Id say Polk is the most underrated but I respect your opinion

[@person3070]

polk and Coolidge are more underrated, but Arthurs pretty good too

[@sniceverything4944]

@@simpli7206 I don’t think so, Coolidge has gotten a revival from modern day libertarians

[@eunaekim9216]

I can only imagine what the comments from the Stalwarts would have been if KZbin had existed in Arthur's time and he had a KZbin account!

[@LukeLeonettiYouTube]

A survey was done based on how many people could name each president, and it would measure the percent of people who named the figure. Chester A Arthur was the lowest at 7%

[@mmjahink]

That's surprising. I would have thought Millard Filmore would be the lowest.

[@redjirachi1]

@@mmjahink Millard Fillmore is memorable because of a weird name, and that he looks like Alec Baldwin

[@s4gr_n0s3y]

Bruh presidents like Chester Arthur, Rutherford Hayes, Grover Cleveland, Benjamin Harrison and James Garfield are considered to be the most forgettable presidents ever

[@sambradley2975]

My favorite President!

[@sambradley1968]

My all time favorite President! ❤

[@audrey8412]

Why tho? He barred asians from entering the usa

[@audrey8412]

@rptrm82 ...why is this good....

[@audrey8412]

@rptrm82 Awww too bad they got in anyway :(

[@attilathepun7983]

@rptrm82 I agree with you, but I doubt they will be convinced. It is ok though, because as you said, history repeats itself. This means there will be a repeat of this faulty and corrupted system crashing down, followed by a birth of a new nation(s).

[@edgarzekkesalumbides2503]

@rptrm82 Bruh what? People like you are the reason why everyone is stupid

[@Semonyacob]

Anyone else notice it says Andrew Garfield at 0:40? Lmao

[@eunaekim9216]

My suspicion is that they somehow mixed up James Garfield with Andrew Johnson.

[@abrahamlincoln8037]

@Sebah Kubiti I think it’s Johnson since this is the first vid that isn’t in president order and if this was in order, it could have been Johnson.

[@aadithyaaryatej6593]

Me

[@GoFartherPodcast]

Fun fact: Arthur worked to lower some tariffs (to help the economy), which was unusual for republicans at the time; he vetoed pork-barrel spending; carried out Garfield’s civil service reform; and had an appropriately restrained foreign policy. Though his signing of a Chinese immigration exclusion act was wrong, though something the majority in the country were pushing for sadly.

[@mmjahink]

Can't win them all. But getting 95 - 99% on a test is still impressive

[@squid.com8927]

And he did veto a version that was even harsher

[@dr.aisaitl7439]

I truly believe the Chinese Exclusion Act wasn't Arthur's fault. He was fundamentally against it and if he flat out refused to sign any bill like it, congress would have overridden his veto anyway and their relationship would have been completely soured which is a bad thing. So he was pretty much forced to compromise by cutting down the ban from 20 years to 10 years which can be seen as admirable

[@WORLD8NSH5KNIGHT1]

There is an 'Arthur Cottage' connected to the president in Cullybackey, Northern Ireland near where my grandmother lives.

[@abrahamlincoln8037]

I love this man he’s underrated He signed civil service and Improved the navy he also ended the spoil system, recognized Korean independence. Fought segregation redecorated the White House and he stopped wasteful spending and vetoed the Chinese exclusion act I am a supporter of tariffs but I drag him down for lowering tariffs (which I support), I also partially love the spoil system but not as much. He signed the Chinese exclusion act, banned criminals and poor people from the US.

[@williampennjr.4448]

and he was born in Canada.

[@dallascowboysfan9923]

He was a great president

[@sambradley2975]

The greatest President to ever occupy the Oval Office.

[@IronPiedmont]

Andrew Garfield? His name is James.

[@Semonyacob]

Exactly lmao

[@lyndalepowell1225]

IronPiedmont1996 that is his middle name

[@lw8420]

Lyndale Powell no its abram

[@josephbanet5410]

Another mistake. PBS you gotta step up your game.

[@sambradley2975]

Happy Birthday Chester! 🎂🎂🎂

[@sambradley2975]

Great President!

[@eunaekim9216]

Garfield: You aren't qualified for a government job! Guiteau: pulls out Uno Reverse card Arthur: pulls out his own Uno Reverse card and wins the game

[@thirstfen]

Last week tonight brought me here

[@aircobra1337]

I'm still wheezing about the Nixon level in the President-o-Meter. 😂😂😂

[@abrahamlincoln8037]

0:38 Hehehe! “Andrew” Garfield I love “Andrew Garfield!”

[@jakubpociecha8819]

I guess you could say he was "amazing"

[@nate_kang]

Hey, it's unfair to write off Nixon like that.. 1:00 😑

[@sambradley2975]

Both were great Presidents

[@mrxyzaffair3046]

0:25 Boss Tweed wouldn’t have been Arthur’s “boss” because Tweed was a democrat, Roscoe Conkling was the head of the Republican politician machine.

[@jakirakumahata5701]

Arthur's about face was so shocking to Conkling who had already had a bad year tangling with Garfield, that he just dropped over dead not long after

[@user-zc2ov6sr5m]

Arthur became a lawyer of new York back then Arthur worked for president Hayes his height was similar like Roosevelt and bush

[@fgski3s391]

I have a document signed by him

[@schuylercolfax9684]

Hey guys, thanks for making a vid about me

[@sallyquinn9851]

Andrew Garfield.....? 😂😂😂😂

[@sambradley2975]

James or Andrew Garfield??? 😅

[@revinhatol]

James

[@tylercarey5767]

You need to mention how he owned 80 pairs of pants.

[@supermariopdog860]

0:00

[@rekhasingh3132]

Arthur was Garfield's vice president

[@rekhasingh3132]

And happy birthday Chester arthur🎉🎉🎉

[@infostjudetherapy]

1:05

[@sirpablos2816]

Wait Andrew Garfield IS ALIVE FROM 19 century

[@someguy23475]

No mention of the fact he may have been born in Quebec and thus ineligible?

[@justicelawson8853]

he was born in vermont

[@someguy23475]

Allegedly.

[@supermariopdog860]

0:01

[@sambradley1968]

God bless Chester A. Arthur, great President!

[@SSSS-ps9vv]

IS it dangerous to go to school named after him??? 🤔🤔🤔🤔

[@sheepdoghr415]

Who’s here from Presidents play Jumanji? 😂

[@bryanruiz5121]

Illuminati Confirmed

[@Christbepraised]

Good things. But, he tragically got rid of a lot of historical possessions of former Presidents

[@FlyinBlaney]

0:39 ANDREW GARFIELD!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?

[@genelight6263]

iwannahearit

[@andrewtran6669]

is anyone here because of how i met your mother

[@vincentjacobsson3981]

I think it should be investigated if the American states now and then are legislated with the Bible written as a story. The word immunity (Latin immunitas, freedom from obligations to the state) comes from a religious revelation from the middle ages, most likely from a pope to become lawless, and which has since been rewritten into sovereign, absolute, and qualified immunity (legally, cannot be prosecuted for criminal act) to the president, senate (origin, the Roman Empire), congress, cabinet, and Supreme Court for law decisions and actions. The political exploitation of the vital ecosystem has led to forest death, how will that affect people's economy, etc? I also think The Democratic party can be a consciously misleading party name with all parties belonging to The Republican party, as current political democracy and socialism can only be about going more toward the middle, eg. The Democrats for law decisions and actions, even with the misleading word professional politician. Furthermore, I think the people should consider voting for a real democratic party with an independent state formation to investigate if the president, parties, senate (origin, the Roman Empire), congress, cabinet, and Supreme Court overall may be guilty of a violation of democratic rights with misleading elections, economic crimes, violation of human rights with class society for adults and children, and serious environmental crime (force majeure).

[@danielstanwyck2812]

You talk way too quickly; it sounds like blahblahblah. also. it was not President ANDREW Garfield, it was President JAMES Garfield.

[@ryanlapp7488]

Chester has the least clout for a president ever.