Presidents on PWN

As all three of the core members of PWN are well versed in history, American presidents are often referenced in PWN videos, with varying levels of sincerity. This page keeps track of which presidents are referenced, how often, and in which videos.

Presidents Referenced on PWN

The following list details which presidents have been featured in PWN videos.

• George Washington: Mentioned as a character in PostPWN 36: Hamilton.
• John Adams: Referenced several times in Jeffersonian Democracy, primarily in "Common Man" sung by Nick. Adam's portrait is seen briefly on a computer screen.
• Thomas Jefferson: Featured prominently in Jeffersonian Democracy, which is written in defense of his personal form of liberal democracy. His ideology, presidency, and legacy are all covered in separate songs. His portrait appears several times throughout. Mentioned as a character in PostPWN 36: Hamilton.
• James Madison: Mentioned in lyrics in Jeffersonian Democracy. Mentioned as a character in PostPWN 36: Hamilton.
• James Monroe: Mentioned in lyrics in Jeffersonian Democracy.
• Andrew Jackson: Mentioned in Supreme Court Smackdown, implying he would celebrate the fall of "McCulloch v. Maryland", which affirmed the National Bank.
• William Henry Harrison: Referenced in a lyric in The Fair Deal. The ending screen of An Embarrassing Announcement states that the video was "sponsored by... the William Henry Harrison Fan Club". His picture is also seen in The Great PWN Game Show - PWN 42, after Wesley mentions "the Whigs".
• John Tyler: His picture is seen in The Great PWN Game Show - PWN 42, after Wesley mentions "the Whigs". He is also brought up in PostPWN 45 1/2: Interstellar, in relation to his recently deceased grandson.
• Zachary Taylor: Named in a song lyric in Compromise of 1850. His picture is seen in The Great PWN Game Show - PWN 42, after Wesley mentions "the Whigs".
• Millard Fillmore: Named in a number of lyrics in Compromise of 1850. His picture is seen in The Great PWN Game Show - PWN 42, after Wesley mentions "the Whigs".
• James Buchanan: Referenced several times. Nick wears a shirt with President Buchanan's name on it in Jeffersonian Democracy. His image is seen on "The Scale of Bad Things" in Mr. Salami Reviews A Hot Lead.
• Abraham Lincoln: Appears as a bust in Spectre Spookers. Nick says in that video, "if you don't vaccinate your children, Abraham Lincoln's ghost 'will' eat them." He is also mentioned a few times on the PostPWN podcast in PostPWN 20: Dazed and Confused, Unforgiven.
• Andrew Johnson: President Johnson's image is seen on "The Scale of Bad Things" in Mr. Salami Reviews A Hot Lead.
• Ulysses S. Grant: Mentioned a few times in reference to the Ron Chernow book during PostPWN 36: Hamilton.
• Grover Cleveland: President Cleveland is mentioned by Wesley in The Untitled PWN and his image is shown, and Nick refers to his non-consecutive terms in a segue.
• Theodore Roosevelt: President Theodore Roosevelt is mentioned and his picture appears in Supreme Court Smackdown, in reference to his anti-trust policies.
• Woodrow Wilson: Wilson's picture is shown during a synopsis of BlacKkKlansman in Nick Reviews the 2019 Academy Awards!!! Also mentioned in PostPWN 47: Greyhound, Being There in a negative context.
• Warren G. Harding: A reference is made to Harding's campaign slogan "return to normalcy" and he is mentioned by name in PostPWN 45: VelociPastor, Tenet.
• Calvin Coolidge: Nick refers to Coolidge as his "favorite person who was president" iin
• Franklin D. Roosevelt: Featured in many lyrics in The Fair Deal.
• Harry S. Truman: Featured extensively in The Fair Deal, including stock footage of his State of the Union address.
• Lyndon B. Johnson: Referenced as just "Johnson" in a lyric in The Fair Deal.
• Richard Nixon: Mentioned in Harry Potter and the Pretty Good Movies - PWN 27 when Wesley brings up his nickname, "Tricky Dick". An image of Nixon's face flashes on screen in Netflix Originals: PWN 29, and he again appears in The Third Annual Hollywood Revue, mentioned by name.
• Jimmy Carter: Mentioned in PostPWN 47: Greyhound, Being There.
• Ronald Reagan: Reagan's "Tear down this wall" speech is referenced twice, once in Gangster Movies: PWN 25 in the favorite comment, and the second in Mr. Salami Reviews A Hot Lead, where a clip of the speech is shown.
• Bill Clinton: In The Dark Knight - PWN 30, Nick and Ari refer to a character in the film The Dark Knight as looking like Bill Clinton.
• George W. Bush: A picture of President Bush is seen in Our Mission Impossibles: PWN 4, and he is also mentioned in Nick Reviews the 2019 Academy Awards!!!
• Barack Obama: Referenced in a number of videos. He is featured in Nick's story in Our Mission Impossibles: PWN 4, but it turns out that Obama is Putin in disguise. In The Fair Deal, a piece of paper with his face on it is seen. He also appears on Lucan's monitor in the intro sequence of Nick and Lucan: Sh*tty Movie Marathon. He is mentioned by Ari in a hypothetical fight with Rose from The Last Jedi in A PostPWN Battle Royale.
• Donald Trump: Appears in multiple videos. He is mentioned in Tudor TV as a "that ruler with all those wives". In The Fair Deal, there are multiple instances of stock footage featuring Trump, with Harry Truman's face keyframed over him. In Mr. Salami Reviews A Hot Lead, a clip is shown of Donald Trump pinning a Medal of Honor to a veteran with an image from Dancing Bad keyframed to the veteran's head. He is mentioned occasionally in the news segment of PostPWN when there are relevant stories about him, most notably in PostPWN 16: Rashomon.

Furthermore, Nick refers to the prevalence of presidents on PWN in Harry Potter and the Pretty Good Movies - PWN 27, joking that some day they should produce a PWN solely about presidents. In later episodes of PostPWN, Nick explicitly implies he is trying to "cross presidents off the list on the wiki".