Fri September 7, 2012 The 7 Coolest Presidents In American
History Originally published on Fri September 7, 2012 2:34 pm
When former President Bill Clinton referred to present President
Barack Obama at the Democratic National Convention as "cool on
the outside," Clinton was underscoring the notion that Obama is,
well, cool. Obama was elected, much has been made of his
coolitude. He listens to an iPod. He slow jams the news with
late-night comic Jimmy Fallon. He wears shades, drinks beer,
taps into social media and sings Al Green now and then. The New
Yorker referred to Obama as Mr. Cool. Which got us to thinking —
and asking historians — who are the seven coolest presidents in
American history? 1) Bill Clinton. After all, it takes a cool
guy to know a cool guy. "Obviously Bill Clinton," says Julian
Zelizer, a presidential historian at Princeton University.
During the 1992 election, Clinton explored new ways to reach
voters, like appearing on MTV and playing the saxophone on a
late night talk show. Clinton's p