Thanks to Keeps for sponsoring this video & for the free product! Head to http://keeps.com/simplehistory to get a special offer. Individual results may vary. As of 2024, of the 45 men who have held the position of President of the United States, 31 have served in the armed forces. Most did not see combat, though others experienced the heat of battle first-hand. These are just a few of the men who served in the armed forces before sitting in the Oval Office. 🗓️ Topics Discussed John F. Kennedy #jimmycarter George H. W. Bush Harry Truman Gerald Ford This video was made possible thanks to everyone on the Simple History Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/simplehistory Check out our other Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPdc6bs3I8s6Y4QE_3g3MZw Discord server: https://discord.gg/JZsPQXHeYC Become a Simple History member: https://www.youtube.com/simplehistory/join Copyright: DO NOT translate and re-upload our content on Youtube or other social media. SIMPLE HISTORY MERCHANDISE Get the Simple History books on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Daniel-Turner-%60/e/B00H5TYLAE/ T-Shirts https://teespring.com/stores/simple-history-official-merch Simple history gives you the facts, simple! See the book collection here: Amazon USA http://www.amazon.com/Daniel-Turner/e/B00H5TYLAE/ Amazon UK http://www.amazon.co.uk/Daniel-Turner/e/B00H5TYLAE/ https://www.facebook.com/Simple-History-549437675141192/ https://twitter.com/SimpleHistoryYT Timestamps: Intro: (00:00) John F. Kennedy: (00:22) Jimmy Carter: (02:18) George H. W. Bush: (05:00) Harry Truman: (07:05) Gerald Ford: (08:40) Outro: (10:26) Further Reading: https://www.fieldartillery.org/news/harry-s-truman https://www.nps.gov/articles/captain-harry-truman.htm https://www.usni.org/magazines/naval-history-magazine/2022/june/courage-and-tenacity-jfk-usn https://www.jfklibrary.org/learn/about-jfk/jfk-in-history/john-f-kennedy-and-pt-109 https://www.nps.gov/articles/kennedyww2.htm https://geraldrfordfoundation.org/gerald-r-ford-timeline/ https://www.military.com/history/lt-jimmy-carter.html https://www.history.navy.mil/browse-by-topic/people/presidents/carter.html https://www.history.navy.mil/research/histories/biographies-list/bios-b/bush-george-h-w.html https://www.whitehouse.gov/about-the-white-house/presidents/george-h-w-bush/ Credit: Simple History Creator: Daniel Turner (B.A. (Hons) in History, University College London) Video Directors: Lav Velimirovic, Ognjen Jovic Script: Robert de Graaf Script Review: Peter Turner Narrator: Chris Kane (https://vocalforge.com) Artists: Fiona Phan, Selma Belegic Animators: Nancy Bhalla, Krishna, Guillermo G. Caasi. Jr, Ravina Bheda, Rommel Ponferrada Editor: Artem Dobrohodov, James Dowse Thumbnails: Fiona Phan Brand Partnerships: Barbara Abraul Senior Production Manager: Umar Ijaz Simple History Channel Manager: James Dowse