Every President's Favorite Drink

Mr. Beat goes over the favorite beverages of every President in American history.
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Mint Juleps With Teddy Roosevelt: the Complete History of Presidential Drinking by Mark Will-Weber
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coffeebytheroast.com/blog/201...
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nypost.com/2014/10/18/what-ev...
matchmadecoffee.com/president...
thetakeout.com/every-u-s-pres...
www.historyonthenet.com/15-ev...
www.mcall.com/2014/12/27/beth...
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If you’re keeping score, 22 Presidents generally preferred drinks with caffeine in them and 22 Presidents generally preferred drinks with alcohol in them. Oh, and then there was Rutherford Hayes, who preferred sugary lemonade.
You may have noticed that of all the Presidents, 100% of their favorite drinks had drugs in them. And yes, sugar is a drug!
Chapters:
0:00 Intro
1:25 Sponsor
2:47 Washington
3:22 Adams
3:49 Jefferson
4:45 Madison
4:59 Monroe
5:42 Adams
5:57 Jackson
6:25 Van Buren
6:50 Harrison
7:13 Tyler
7:24 Polk
7:38 Taylor
7:52 Fillmore
8:13 Pierce
8:39 Buchanan
8:59 Lincoln
9:30 Johnson
9:55 Grant
10:40 Hayes
11:20 Garfield
11:45 Arthur
12:01 Cleveland
12:40 Harrison
13:07 McKinley
13:29 T. Roosevelt
14:02 Taft
14:13 Wilson
14:47 Harding
15:13 Coolidge
15:29 Hoover
15:53 F.D. Roosevelt
16:34 Truman
16:58 Eisenhower
17:31 Kennedy
17:53 Johnson
18:35 Nixon
19:12 Ford
19:23 Carter
19:41 Reagan
19:59 H.W. Bush
20:11 Clinton
20:28 W. Bush
20:57 Obama
21:40 Trump
22:08 Biden
22:33 Conclusion
23:19 Patreon shout-out
24:17 Outro

[@iammrbeat]

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[@somwoncool9564]

water

[@davea6314]

1) I'm a tea drinker like James Madison. 2) While I have your attention: Twice impeached Trump was the worst US president in history for many reasons. #1) Trump committed an act of treason against the US by inciting a violent insurrection on January 6, 2021. #2) Trump’s incompetence regarding his management of the US response to the Covid-19 pandemic between January 2020 and July of 2020. Thousands of US citizens died as a result Trump’s failure. If Trump had a proper immediate response to the pandemic the way that the South Korean government did, then thousands of US citizens who died would still be alive today. #3) In April of 2019 Trump vetoed the resolution to end US military support of Saudi Arabia's GENOCIDE of thousands of innocent civilians in Yemen! Trump was using the US military to support GENOCIDE in Yemen! #4) Trump violated the Emoluments Clause of the US Constitution for his entire 4 years in office, then in 2019 Trump verbally mocked the US Constitution. The foundation of the USA is the US Constitution, that is why the presidential inaugural oath includes to swear to protect and defend the US Constitution. In January 2017 Trump publicly swore an oath on a bible at his inauguration ceremony to protect and defend the US Constitution. In 2019 Trump mocked the US Constitution by publicly saying the words "phony emoluments clause". In December of 2022, after Trump left office, he again disrespected the US Constitution. #5) Trump misogynistically and adulterously said of women: "Grab them by the pussy."! Trump committed adultery with Stormy Daniels and then tried to cover it up. Trump's former lawyer, Michael Cohen, was in prison for crimes related to Trump's cover-up of his adulterous scandal with Stormy Daniels. Most Republicans claim to be the moral party and/or the majority Christian party, but hypocritically enthusiastically want to give an adulterous Donald Trump, another 4 years in office. If a US president who was a member of the Democratic Party did the terrible things Trump has, of course, the Republican Party leaders would be screaming for his removal from office. #6) Trump committed the crime of obstruction of justice. #7) Trump committed crimes of trying to tamper with elections, especially in Georgia. #8) Trump's attempted abuse of power regarding Ukraine. #9) Trump committed tax fraud in New York State, which is partly why Trump hides his tax returns. #10) Trump practiced corrupt nepotism as he appointed unqualified members of his family into positions of power in the executive branch of government. #11) Trump illegally destroyed documents and illegally took documents with him after he left the office of president. There are many other horrible things about Trump. Here are some of them: Donald Trump is a dumb corrupt businessman which is why he hides his tax returns. Donald Trump is not a self-made man, he benefited from nepotism. His daddy Fred Trump gave him millions of dollars to start businesses many of which have failed! Donald Trump's failed businesses are many but include: Trump Airlines, a Trump Casino, and Trump University. With his failed Trump University, he defrauded hundreds of students. In Trump's many construction projects he failed to pay some of his contractors. Trump committed fraud with his non-profit in New York State which is why Trump recently transferred his residence to Florida. Donald Trump is too stupid to write his own book which why he hired a ghost writer to write "The Art of the Deal". When Trump was in high school, he hired another boy to take his SAT college entrance exam. Trump claims that he is smart, but he refuses to show us his college transcripts. Donald Trump's daddy bribed a physician to write that Donald Trump had bone spurs and therefore could dodge the Vietnam War draft. Donald Trump and his dad also practiced racism in who they would rent properties to in the 1960s and 1970s. That is just scratching the surface of the long list of horrible things about Donald Trump.

[@syria0110]

All the presidents who liked apple cider + LBJ

[@theultimatekfbfan2721]

Let's be honest unless the only thing you drink is water there's no way you don't drink one of the three things you labeled drugs

[@therealevilmudbug]

Definitely neither of the Bushes

[@AlternateHistoryHub]

LBJ drinking Scotch from a styrofoam cup is the most LBJ thing ever

[@lordbusiness-qs4ok]

oh hi Althistoryhub, thanks for bringing alt history to the history channels

[@Sid4president]

Other than showing off his jumbo to political opponents.

[@danieldubrovin8813]

Holy fuck scott the woz

[@spencerkindra8822]

He had to drink scotch because whatever Texas moonshine he preferred would eat through the cup haha.

[@tylerhackner9731]

True! And thank you for being here

[@Adelaideangel12]

Lyndon Johnson reportedly watered down his alcohol when drinking with fellow senators, so he could stay sober while they lost their inhibitions.

[@spencerkindra8822]

That makes perfect sense. He was a master negotiator and manipulator. Even next to Nixon, I think LBJ is the one true sociopath we've ever head as president haha.

[@jonathancampbell5231]

Stalin did the same thing- trivia

[@Mr_DPZ]

That is the most LBJ thing I've ever heard.

[@AdolfStalin]

@@spencerkindra8822 not to mention the intentional wardrobe malfunction he had during a press interview. the Patrick Bateman of Presidents

[@ryanhernandez8324]

​@@AdolfStalinWhat happened with LBJ???

[@oldcremona]

Grant's over-indulgence of alcohol may have been overstated. One of his biographers opined that he never drank when he was in the company of his wife or when military matters were pressing. He drank when nothing important was going on and his wife was away, and he didn't handle his alcohol very well, leading to embarrassing moments.

[@cherylschantz9893]

Grant also drank to get relief from his migraines.

[@AslansMane88]

Good corrective.

[@MadMaxBlack]

he also loved the booger sugar

[@Twisted_Logic]

​@@MadMaxBlackIt was the 1800s, everyone loved them a good dangerous stimulant or two

[@toastedt140]

@@Twisted_Logic preferably together in a serum with a healthy dose of sugar

[@josephbienkowski1560]

It's gonna be wild when the president's favorite drink in 20 years is bubble tea

[@tedwojtasik8781]

Even Trump was not that lame.

[@chiarac3833]

Sorry, but no leader of the free world is going to get elected on a bubble tea platform. Same applies for white claw.

[@p1nh3dlarry72]

Orange Gatorade is undoubtedly the funniest favorite drink on this list

[@BobbyHernandez]

Absolute looney toons

[@iammrbeat]

I liked it...when I was 7 years old. 😄

[@Topham_]

I straight up died when he said that. Fits Bidens goofy ah

[@spyrofan6]

Yea

[@spyrofan6]

@@iammrbeat Hi

[@maxpieters7934]

Van Buren drinking buttermilk actually makes quite a lot of sense. To this day, it's a normal thing to drink in the Netherlands, so given the fact Van Buren was raised with a lot of Dutch culture, him drinking buttermilk isn't surprising.

[@luceveni]

Yeah exactly, I was wondering whether his favourite drink would be something obviously Dutch and I was not disappointed.

[@ThatOtherTom]

Van Buren was also the only US President who learned English as his second language (his first was Dutch.)

[@quasicroissant]

buttermilk was also my grandpa's drink of choice buttermilk also used to be popular here in Finland, but less so with younger people these days. It kind of grows on you though, even if it might taste weird at first

[@gustavoganismo206]

​​@@ThatOtherTom and he was born Maarten van Buren in a village called Kinderhoek, later anglicized.

[@AdolfStalin]

I actually just tried it recently and prefer it to regular milk

[@neverrrlong]

You didn't mention, Pierce also lost his his 11 year old kid in a train accident that him and his wife were also in. They both saw their boy almost decapitated. The drinking probably came from that

[@AmariKhumalo]

That honestly makes it pretty understandable....damn...

[@JoelGrant-yo8b]

True but the tragedy begin even earlier in his life.😭

[@zachjohnson9674]

Cleveland saying “I’ll just use a bigger mug for my 4 beers a day rule” is such a mood

[@genericwhitemale9566]

It's literally the "only a spoonful" meme

[@dwighteisenhower1021]

To be fair, drinking coffee usually gives me clarity during times of war.

[@iammrbeat]

That coffee helped you out tremendously. In fact, coffee may have helped you save the world.

[@Bryan-26cooler39]

Hello President Eisenhower

[@chad9186]

But your dead . Mr Beat even explained how you died in a video

[@abrahamlincoln937]

It worked, President Eisenhower. That’s what matters.

[@ryguy07777]

@@chad9186 he's only dead if you believe it

[@autodidactcognitive3103]

So basically presidents often drink coffee and common alcohol beverages like champagne, wine, and some whiskey. Rarely some were teetotalers, others prefer fruit juices and milk.

[@iammrbeat]

That's a good way to sum it up. Not a lot of tea drinkers.

[@enderman_of_d00m24]

we must remember from bond films the golden rule: if the american drinks tea, they're often the villain

[@chunkemonke777]

And diet coke. Which, I have to agree is fucking disgusting. It's probably just cleverly marketed toilet water

[@kingyachan]

And for some reason buttermilk has a higher then zero representation

[@jonathancampbell5231]

@@iammrbeat Unless I'm mistaken, it seems like Kennedy was the first President to enjoy drinking tea since et the American Revolution. I'm not saying he was assassinated for un-patriotically drinking tea...but I'm not "not" saying that either.

[@knequestrian93]

I swear Diet Coke is the favorite of all alcoholics. My coach would drink two or three during a practice. On special occasions she would then chase it with beer and a red bull vodka

[@GEKWINS]

Yes, I’ve seen alcoholics I know pound that stuff down when they’re on the wagon. That and morning coffee

[@tedwojtasik8781]

Diet Coke is absolutely disgusting.

[@michellecluff9631]

Offsets the calories in the booze, and more reliably available in bars than diet anything else.

[@darknessnight1115]

Orange gatorade? That's the stuff right there, not gonna lie

[@aaronburrhistory2938]

Aaron Burr's favorite drink was coffee. He drank it frequently while traveling through Europe. In his journal he often complained that it stopped him from being able to fall asleep.

[@iammrbeat]

I knew I could count on you for that Aaron Burr beverage fact.

[@Sugarman96]

Subscribe to Aaron Burr facts

[@jamescarney2032]

No Doubt He Guzzled A Cup Of It Before He Killed Alexander Hamilton In Their Famous Duel!!!!!!

[@MumboChumbo]

Love your comments mr. Burr! Please keep them coming on future videos.

[@read_with_me_friends]

YOU KILLED HAMILTON 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

[@amandac.s.9452]

Fun fact, the Washingtons' recipe for cherry bounce is widely available online! A former professor of mine actual made some for Christmas presents last year, and from what I heard, it was really good!

[@evanhoffman7995]

He also had an eggnog recipe that's quite well-known. It's very boozy, and oddly includes sherry.

[@chiarac3833]

I have a GW holiday cake recipe that is also soaked in booze and the icing even has a good bit too. It's very good and has disappeared quickly at any gathering that I've brought it to.

[@TheMbmdcrew]

14:02 I read in a book once that Taft was also very fond of milk. He owned two dairy cows and had his milk squeezed fresh from them.

[@partypoison5135]

hi mr beat!! i am autistic and recently have been very fixated on US history, specifically american presidents and your channel has been amazing for learning about my favourite thing!! you do amazing work on here❤️❤️

[@cruddycameraman1486]

Can’t believe my doctor broke confidentiality just so Mr beat could tell me to drink more water

[@iammrbeat]

Well, your doctor is really unethical.

[@sunsetstrawberry5538]

I dont like water :"2 Pls forgive me,but I don't care if I'm forced to drink water (I hate water)

[@jorybennett5932]

​@@sunsetstrawberry5538 I don't blame you. As W C Fields said of water, "Fish @#$k in it!"

[@mikes-wv3em]

you now own the channel due to a HIPPA violation!

[@WorldNews92]

Fun Fact: We have it on record that Reagan preferred decaffeinated coffee, because there's footage of Queen Elizabeth II ordering some for him aboard the Royal Yacht Britannia.

[@iammrbeat]

Thanks for sharing that!

[@donkraemer50]

I read somewhere he specifically liked Sanka instant decaf

[@jplayzow]

It would be quite funny if she ordered it to mess with him instead of because he liked it

[@ryanhernandez8324]

​@@jplayzowit would be pretty weird if he knew that without him telling her

[@jplayzow]

@Ryan Hernandez he may have said something different rather than specifically I like decaf like that he does indeed like caffeine maybe

[@enkephalin07]

For reference, 1 gallon of coffee, 128 oz, is 2 pots of coffee in a standard 12-cup coffee maker. I've drank that much before, and if I had to stay sober all the time due to my job, I'd do it again.

[@TheTechnicalArea19]

South Indian here. Mr Beat thinks liking buttermilk and/or coconut water is weird. I consider those two to be some of the most based drinks around.

[@nickmanville900]

Coconut water is a completely normal drink in America, but Buttermilk definitely isn't. In the states we don't consume many fermented dairy products, so buttermilk to us just tastes like milk that's gone bad.

[@samchiu9918]

“If I had a nickel for every President who loved buttermilk, I’d have two nickels. Which isn’t a lot, but it’s weird that it happened twice, right?”

[@BobbyHernandez]

LIT REFERENCE

[@iammrbeat]

Unfortunately, that'd still not be enough money to purchase one glass of buttermilk. :)

[@destroyinator29]

I wonder if it would have been back when Van Buren was president?

[@anonUK]

​@@iammrbeat back then it would have bought you at least 2.

[@smokeymcpot69]

Time stamp or it didn't happen 😤

[@stephenbacks3100]

In the early 2000s, my late wife and I went to the Round Robin bar in the Willard Hotel in Washington, D.C., to meet John. John was a bartender known for his knowledge of the president’s’ favorite drinks. He was a great host, and as my wife and I were teachers, he covered our tab as a thank you. Definitely a great memory.

[@alexluce1673]

Thank you for sharing this. I'm gonna try to check that bar out the next time I come back to DC to see my people.

[@nanabutner]

I am sorry for the loss of your wife.

[@hiramlewis3873]

That's very special. Sorry for the loss of your wife. Loss hurts but stay strong. It's all part of the Master Plan of Life

[@chiarac3833]

History is so meaningful when it's told by someone who experienced it.

[@billolsen4360]

Thanks for posting, from a fellow coffeeholic. I'm with Dick Nixon on keeping the expensive red wine all in the immediate family & serving the cheap stuff to guests.

[@merriemisfit8406]

Do you suppose he filled Air Force One with crates of "Two Buck Chuck" from Trader Joe's while spending time at the West Coast White House, to fly back for state dinners in D.C.?

[@chiarac3833]

​@@merriemisfit8406lmao @ Two Buck Chuck. Haven't heard that in years. Whatever he served, something tells me that he poured the cheap stuff into an expensive bottle. I just getting that vibe...

[@ssjdaley]

I would like to point out in the case of Franklin Pierce, he suffered severe depression and was in mourning because he and his wife lost all three of their children and he was likely traumatized when he witnessed his last surviving son die and was decapitated in a train wreak weeks after he won the 1852 election. It is likely this affected his performance as president.

[@angelichobi__18]

“Even though he was lactose intolerant he loved to drink milk” Just described me in a sentence, Lactose intolerant but loves milk

[@stevecooper7883]

Can't stop, won't stop

[@angelichobi__18]

@@stevecooper7883 lactose intolerance ain’t gonna stop my love for dairy 😌

[@Baltic_Juez]

Same for me but I'm found out I wasn't lactose intolerant

[@andry4313]

@@angelichobi__18 Working at a yogurt company, raw whole milk, skim and cream was not hard to get. I dabbled in the free stuff probably daily ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[@Austin7298]

LBJ's beverage buttons were the subject of a $1 Million question on Who Wants To Be a Millionaire in 2008. The question named three: Coffee, Tea, and Coke (instead of the "Johnson") and asked which was the fourth. The contestant guessed Yoo-Hoo instead of Fresca, becoming the only person to go for the big one and lose.

[@stevecooper7883]

I didn't know anyone would know about the soda buttons. 😅

[@jumboJetPilot]

I regularly eat at George Washington’s favorite restaurant. It’s a five minute walk from where I live. It’s been in business continuously since 1743. They have a detailed archive of prominent guests, various renovations that they’ve done, lots of pictures from the earliest days of camera photography, etc. And of course my favorite reason for eating there - the food is absolutely divine! When I step into that place it’s as if I’ve always been there. I feel more at peace in there than anywhere else that I know.

[@tmartin6300]

I love your American President list videos a lot. You make most of my favorite history content on KZbin!

[@iammrbeat]

I appreciate that!

[@Nebulasecura]

Nice side chops Buren. Killing it with that look

[@vinceandrew8796]

@@iammrbeat sup

[@richardbanyard7333]

The way the tour guides at the Hayes home in Ohio tell the Lemonade Lucy story, alcohol was not 100% eliminated from the White House. It was sometimes served to foreign diplomats in order to avoid an international incident. Also, there apparently was alcohol in their home in Ohio. They described the alcohol-free White House idea as an attempt to set an example in contrast to Hayes' alcoholic predecessor Grant.

[@retroguy9494]

I feel I need to make one correction. I have studied FDR for the last 40 years and have even been to his home and library in Hyde Park more than once. FDR's favorite cocktail was the martini. He would prepare them daily for himself and his friends and staff every afternoon during what he called 'the childrens hour.' Which was basically a cocktail time before dinner. His second favorite drink was an old fashioned.

[@44Gulick]

There's something about Regan drinking screwdrivers but calling them orange blossom specials that makes way too much sense

[@XxMichaelxX25]

Chester A Arthur is buried basically in my aunts backyard. I went through the cemetery a lot when I was younger and thought it was a cool conversation piece to say a presidents buried so close to my house. I’m glad every time he pops up in your videos because I’ve always had a weird personal connection to him. He’s buried very close to my own grandparents!

[@singerofsongs468]

I cant explain it, but it just makes so much sense that Rutherford B. Hayes was a lemonade guy.

[@gabepollock1641]

For me it made sense because I always connect Hayes to compromise. Lemonade is a drink that everybody can probably agree on in a pinch.

[@michaelkingsbury4305]

Coffee, buttermilk and bourbon, gotcha covered Harry!

[@melissacooper8724]

I remember that his wife got the nickname "Lemonade Lucy"!

[@glenn6583]

Again I am able to enjoy your good work, Mr Beat. You are really wonderful. Thanks!

[@vbkfivn]

I just found your channel and I love it! The simplicity and straightforwardness is awesome!

[@MisterFribble]

Teddy's favorite being Coffee explains a whole lot about what kind of man he was

[@theharoldsshow]

I literally watched the live starting at Arthur and Mr Beat said at the beginning it is ok to skip to Arthur. I feel so seen, Mr. Beat.

[@iammrbeat]

WOAHNESS

[@anthonygosler8637]

Buttermilk (karnemelk) is still a common drink in The Netherlands, mostly amongst the older generation. So Martin van Buren’s Dutch roots showing there…

[@mohammaddarwich9036]

Fun fact: Franklin Peirce during his presidency, was so hammered that one day he ran a woman down with his horse that he was riding and was arrested for DUI. He spent the night in jail and was released

[@Pershath08]

You reminded me of one of my history professors in college. He had spent a fair bit of time one day just talking about the impacts of sugar, and how many wars and how much blood has been spilt over it.

[@adamwheelerproductions1607]

Would love to see your search history "George Washington's favorite drink" "John Adams' favorite drink" "Thomas Jefferson's favorite drink" And so on

[@iammrbeat]

Believe it or not, it's much more convoluted than that! lol

[@darthmeticulous6901]

@@iammrbeat I believe that, based on how detailed your videos are.

[@MileHighGrowler]

Nixon was also a regular at Trader Vic's (tiki bar) in DC where he would down a Navy Grog or two (a relatively strong rum cocktail, containing 3oz of rum, 1 of which is overproof along with lime, grapefruit, allspice liquor and sugar).

[@tpl608]

Johnson also called his ___ Dumbo. It was huge like an elephant trunk.

[@jamesAGarfield608]

I'm not a human being I'm a spirit of James A Garfield

[@iammrbeat]

As White Zombie once said, you're more human than human.

[@Quixotic162]

Odd

[@rolanddeschain6265]

For me, it's Truman. Nothing like a little 8am Jim Beam to start the engine.

[@F_lippy]

In the immortal words of Rob Zombie: " I am the Astro-Creep A demolition style hell American freak, yeah I am the crawling dead A phantom in a box Shadow in your head say-"

[@dillpickle4974]

A spirit of James A Garfield, not the spirit?

[@triplej755]

Mr. Beat, just to remind you, later this year when you turn 42 you said you were going to have Teddy Rosevelt’s exact birthday dinner as mentioned in the Presidents favorite foods video. I hope it goes well!

[@lhaviland8602]

I'm calling tea "hot clear soup" from now on.

[@jarmoser]

Great video. I always thought Nixon’s favorite drink was a cocktail named “navy grog” 2 oz Plantation Original Dark Rum 1 oz Plantation 5 year Rum 3/4 oz fresh lime juice 1/2 oz grapefruit juice 1/4 oz (or to taste) allspice dram You probably guessed I’m a fan of this drink too! Thanks for the great content!

[@jwilburn4712]

Trump's abstinence from alcohol was largely due to the death of a brother who who was an alcoholic.

[@DavidLLambertmobile]

Fun fact; Elvis Presley 🎸 rarely drank beer 🍺 because as a kid he'd see his family yards covered with empty beer cans. 😌

[@JohnFKennedy529]

I'm quite fond of coffee myself, actually. I especially like cappuccinos, but I don't mind the other types. Thanks for an informative video Mr. Beat!

[@Jiji-the-cat5425]

Coolidge loving apple cider makes sense considering he was a New Englander.

[@marylewis4082]

This was a very enjoyable video, Mr. Beat! I think I’ll go get a cup of coffee ☕️ 😊

[@aname4681]

You know, I always imagined Theodore Roosevelt as a bourbon guy, but honestly coffee just makes way more sense when I think about it

[@HouseOfSpheres]

Mint Juleps have bourbon in them, so you’re not wrong.

[@nathannilson4392]

Mr. Beat, you make learning stuff like this about presidents VERY FUN AND INTERESTING. More than any school ever could.👍👌

[@joshbonham8768]

I could be wrong but I remember hearing FDR popularized dirty martinis. A personal favorite of mine

[@chrisverby3047]

My grandfather was a waiter in a hotel in NYC and whenever Hoover had a party or dinner while staying there, always requested that my grandfather work the party. According to my grandfather, Hoover was a very friendly man and a gentleman.

[@merriemisfit8406]

Did you know ... both President and First Lady Hoover had university degrees in geology! A good major for "down to earth" folks.

[@user-xm2dx1gm4k]

Thank you very informative ❤👍☝️

[@Supermikes]

Once again, you make another great president video! Keep it up with the great videos!

[@iammrbeat]

Thank you!

[@TheShadowGov]

Great video as always, par to Mr. Beat's quality. I suggest doing the presidents favorite sport or hobby to continue the series. Cheers!

[@jhaserk]

Great video Mr.Beat! A great way to start my day!

[@iammrbeat]

Thank you, Thom

[@theredtiger1651]

8:34 correction: Pierce was 64 when he died, he just was very close to 65 (dying 46 days before his 65th birthday).

[@Hijiri_MIRACHION]

The fact that the US went from not having a teetotaller president in over a century to having two teetotaller presidents in a row... It's not what I expected to be honest.

[@iammrbeat]

Me neither!

[@donkraemer50]

I've knew Trump was a teetotaller due to his brother struggling with alcoholism. I didn't realize Biden was as well

[@contextwithjohnmalone]

I’ll Grant you, that Champagne and Lemonade should be a Sunday brunch cocktail alternative to Mimosas and should be called a Grant! 🥂

[@iammrbeat]

haha I'll Grant you that as well

[@judejenkins2771]

I was wanting this vid for a while

[@Hydratz]

As an Orange Gatorade lover, I can only like it when its cold or when I'm sick. Orange is the only flavor that tastes so much more bland when warm.

[@queenratiganthefirst5442]

I believe I read somewhere that during Hayes' presidency, members of the Cabinet would bring in oranges spiked with rum so they could get by Lemonade Lucy's "no booze in the White House" law.

[@InvestmentJoy]

The food one proved I have the pallet of a 19th century president with squirrel stew and apple pan dowdy. Now to find my drink destiny

[@iammrbeat]

Wait you really tried the squirrel stew???

[@InvestmentJoy]

@@iammrbeat I'm from Southern Ohio. No one had to ask me to try it

[@bopsgaming3810]

@@iammrbeat In the Midwest, especially the southern parts, we eat a lot of stuff that most people wouldn't, like deer, sheep, squirrel, and such. Deer heart and liver tastes great, although a bit rubbery.

[@InvestmentJoy]

@@bopsgaming3810 Depends on how you cook it. Heart and liver is good, see if you can find a pressure-fryer for the heart....dang good stuff.

[@jplayzow]

@@InvestmentJoy deer jerky is always a nice snack

[@colincrippin375]

I'm a big fan of unsweetened iced tea. Green tea and black tea are both good unsweetened to me as long as it's from a quality source.

[@maxgallego5288]

Why does this guy sound so disappointed

[@babarr1974]

Keep up the great work Mr Beat. Respect

[@Johnnywiseify]

Biden's favorite drink: You know "that thing"

[@MistbornPrincess]

😂

[@iammrbeat]

That thing is Gaterade.

[@adamgarey9807]

EXCELLENT Mr Beat! You have a wonderful Talent- The harder you try not to sound Sarcastic the more you DO Sound Sarcastic- giving an impression that The DRINKS no matter what for each PREZ was causing somekind of Craziness...Craziness from Diet Coke to Orange Juice! Thank You!

[@chrystianguerin6370]

normally i skip over the sponsor part of the videos but being from florida, i felt almost obligated to watch for morgan & morgan 😂 for the people!

[@theharoldsshow]

Wilson using an ad slogan for his campaign is equivalent to a got named MacDonald running for president with the slogan “I’m loving it”

[@iammrbeat]

lol good point

[@elianotari5132]

Here in Italy being a teetotaler is much more common than in the anglos' regions of the world, so it's not crazy to hear that a prime Minister or President never drinks alcohol, it's pretty normal

[@FlameG102]

thats kind of interesting! the stereotype of europeans in general, especially the french and italians tends to be 'a lot of wine, especially red wine" not to mention a lot of nice alcohols, spirits and liqueurs come from italy.

[@elianotari5132]

@@FlameG102 it's simply due to the fact italians learn how to drink (especially wine) at an earlier age than usual, the parents teach their kids what kind of wine needs to be paired with the various types of dines. However, we drink for the sake of enjoying dinner or lunch or enjoying hanging out with our friends, so we never exaggerate our amount of sips. We don't drink for the sake of drinking or getting drunk, this is considered strange and people will look down on you for doing that. Being teetotaler is normal 'cause many people simply don't NEED to drink to enjoy company

[@deborahphillips500]

Love your Deneen Pottery mug!

[@caseyeldridge5557]

Biden's choice is milkshakes

[@jtgd]

Wonder what the president enjoyed during prohibition 👀

[@AllBetzOff]

I wouldn’t be surprised if they drank

[@iammrbeat]

Alcohol, of course.

[@maineforever]

"Rules for thee not for me."

[@tylerlormand5644]

peach brandy

[@thecrystical6268]

Mr beat I found you when I was searching for Mrbeast and I found you by a spelling mistake and I watched your Maine and Louisiana compared video and o liked it so I started watching you daily and now Every night your videos help me sleep thank you for making good historical vids mr beat ❤

[@iammrbeat]

That's amazing. I appreciate you sharing that with me.

[@jeremiahpaige6695]

McKinley’s delight is just sazerac

[@TheBabyDerp]

Morgan and Morgan did me very good after a motorcycle wreck. Good sponsor!

[@liampm66]

Mr beat has me thinking of a nice cold brew after work with this awesome video!

[@Plutotheaxolotl]

I absolutely love your videos and this series

[@iammrbeat]

Thank you!

[@ReeseCraven]

I keep getting recommended this after watching the OBAMNA SODA video. 😂 Topical!

[@iammrbeat]

🤭

[@irenecheca6575]

the Johnson sounds pretty good! So ESTJ, with a key to order each favorite drink! So efficient. I am going to try a few of those favorite drinks and see with whom I agree most. Hard cider and lemonade are already favorites, coffee too.

[@TyroneBackyardiagains]

Sugar is a drug - Mr. Beat

[@iammrbeat]

Thanks for quoting me on that.

[@strider04]

coolidge also enjoyed the soft drink moxie, which was very popular at the time. He even reportably had it at his inauguration

[@billsager5634]

Considering that Coolidge was from Vermont, and that Moxie was from Maine - makes sense that he preferred Moxie to Coke or Pepsi.

[@Theodore_Roosevelt1858]

I just love coffee. And cocktails. I really like cocktails.

[@LarcR]

FDR liked martinis and regularly mixed them at the end of his workday in the White House. He considered himself quite the expert, although there were reports that his martini mixing talents left much to be desired.

[@darkknightsds]

You made great use of the Kavanaugh meme 😂 Also, Teddy drinking a gallon of coffee a day is equal parts amazing and unsurprising

[@iammrbeat]

That meme is already a classic. And same thoughts about Teddy!

[@fairytalegoesbad8724]

I love this series and your videos. I’m Dutch but still it’s so fun & as someone with a law background I love the clear approach and the way you show people all parts, good or bad. In case we ever get some US history or about the other subjects you present on our program, I will suggest some of your videos!

[@podcastmotivation36]

My favorite drink used to be orange Gatorade until I was forced to drink 6 bottles of it in just one day for colon surgery prep. It nearly made me sick. I stay away from it now lol.

[@tmurphy1000]

My gr gr grandfather wrote in his diary: “Dined with President Hayes, and the water flowed like wine.”

[@clarencethecrazy]

The drinking sound effect makes me fall to pieces 😂

[@iammrbeat]

I couldn't resist once I saw the dog drinking sound effect

[@itsROMPERS...]

​@@iammrbeat hilarious! 😂

[@clarencethecrazy]

@@iammrbeatxD

[@JohnF.Kennedy1961]

I’m pretty sure my favorite drink is stringy, a mix of brandy and white crème de menthe. But if this what you found out about me, I won’t complain.

[@iammrbeat]

Well you'd know better than anyone.

[@therealevilmudbug]

Don't get ahead of us

[@jakethescamp]

Loved the video! Is there a way to make a video about every Presidents’ favorite holiday(s)? White House History just posted about Reagan’s love of St. Patty’s Day and I’d like to hear more.

[@Hollowsmith]

Chuck Norris' favorite drink is a mixture of blood and tears from his defeated combatants.

[@nirfz]

Chuck Norris doens't need a favorite drink, he can drink any beverage and out of fear, the beverage will change it's taste to his liking.

[@leslietaylor4458]

When you mentioned the 4 buttons on Johnsons desk, i honestly thought it was gonna be Tea, Coffee Fresca, and "The Bomb"

[@philparisi9175]

I would love to learn about the history of coffee on the development of the colonies and the nation. It seems the Patriots were as obsessed with coffee as much as we are today. The subject has popped up in a lot of things I've see and read lately and I am a little bit surprised. I guess I just thought they all drank tea or whiskey. Coffee has probably had a massive effect on our notional growth in so many ways. And I'm walking over to my nespresso. Lillian Carter always had a shot or two in her morning coffee (per Sam Donaldson).

[@lindafry8015]

After the Boston Tea Party, we started drinking coffee instead of tea.

[@PointNemo9]

Here's the thing though, American coffee has always been incredibly weak compared to European coffee

[@ryanwill5316]

One thing that should be mentoined: FDR was a fan of Georgia moonshine. The story goes that, in his later years, he would to on trips to Georgia, and drink the moonshine because of the health benefits that the mountain water offered.

[@wendelloreilly8676]

That is hilarious because that stuff was notorious for causing blindness or a neurological injury that resulted in the sufferer having a pronounced lifelong limp and gait that was called "Jake leg".