Thursday’s links, just like Anderson Cooper, can’t keep their giggles in check.
Tuesday’s links talk leadership — even if said leader is busy writing fan mail to famous people.
— PRESIDENT BILL CLINTON, responding to a question on MSNBC’s Morning Joe about whether presidents should be able to serve third terms, after taking a break; he added that if such a policy were put in place, it could not apply to those who have previously served (via Newser)
Want to live like a king or a president? At the Waldorf-Astoria, that’ll be $10,000 a night and a background check, please.
After one of the most prolific lame-duck sessions of Congress in history, President Obama headed to Hawaii. But where did his predecessors go on vacation?
It’s Obama’s birthday today, but judging from this photo, he doesn’t seem too thrilled. In fact, he looks downright depressed, sort of like a certain Matrix star.
Think twice before attempting to get your hands on someone else’s student loan records — especially those of the current U.S. president.
Aside from getting stuck in the bathtub, did you know President William Howard Taft kept a pony brigade on the White House lawn? Yeah, we didn’t either. Fortunately, animator Jason Steele at FilmCow can enlighten us. (via BuzzFeed)
Since joining United Press International in 1943, recently retired reporter Helen Thomas has had a front row seat to the American presidency. Here are pictures of her interactions with several different commanders-in-chief.
