List of nicknames of presidents of the United States

George Washington

• The American Cincinnatus, like the famous Roman Lucius Quinctius Cincinnatus, he won a war, then became a private citizen instead of seeking power or riches as a reward. He became the first president general of the Society of the Cincinnati, formed by Revolutionary War officers who also "declined offers of power and position to return to his home and plough".
• The American Fabius, for his Fabian military strategy during the Revolutionary War
• Conotocaurius, or Town Destroyer, given by the Seneca chief Tanacharison.
• The Father of His Country
• His Excellency
• '''Sage of Mount Vernon'''

  John Adams

• Bonny Johnny, "Bonny" meaning a sizeable person.
• The Colossus of Independence, for his leadership in Congress in 1776
• The Duke of Braintree, due to residing in Braintree, Massachusetts and his strong opinions on the use of honorifics for important officers of the government
• Father of American Independence
• His Rotundity, for his girthy bodily figure
• Old Oak
• Old Sink or Swim, for the speech in which he vowed "sink or swim, live or die, survive or perish, I am with my country from this day on"

  Thomas Jefferson

• The Apostle of Democracy
• Father of the Declaration of Independence
• Long Tom
• The Man of the People
• The Moonshine Philosopher of Monticello, as Jefferson was known for his interest for alcohol
• Red Fox
• The '''Sage of Monticello'''

  James Madison

• Father of the Constitution
• Little Jemmy or His Little Majesty, at only, the shortest U.S. president
• The Sage of Montpelier
• '''Withered Little Apple'''

  James Monroe

• The Era of Good Feelings President, for "The Era of Good Feelings", the period following the victorious end of War of 1812. The term was first coined by the Boston Federalist newspaper Columbian Centinel on July 12, 1817, following President James Monroe’s visit to Boston.
• The Last Cocked Hat, because he was the last U.S. president to wear a tricorne hat according to the style of the 18th century

  John Quincy Adams

• The Abolitionist or Old Man Eloquent, famed for routinely bringing up the slavery issue against Congressional rules, and for his role later on in the Amistad case. He is the only American president to be elected to the House of Representatives after his presidency. The nickname gained currency as a result of his campaign against slavery waged as a congressman, and as the attorney in the Amistad case.
• '''Mad Old Man From Massachusetts'''

  Andrew Jackson

• The Hero of New Orleans, for his military victory in the Battle of New Orleans
• Jackass, Jackson's critics disparaged him as a "jackass" ; however, Jackson embraced the animal, making it the unofficial symbol of the Democratic Party.
• King Andrew, for his supposedly excessive use of the veto power
• King Mob
• Mad Dog Jackson, for his aggressive military tactics
• Mischievous Andy
• The Old Hero was derivative of the Hero of New Orleans sobriquet, but it had a more disparaging, slightly disdainful connotation.
• Old Hickory, allegedly given to him by his soldiers for being as "tough as old hickory," although the Oxford English Dictionary suggests an association with the euphemism hickory oil, a reference to punishment by whipping
• The Old Roman
• People's President
• Sharp Knife, for his fighting tactics

  Martin Van Buren

• The American Talleyrand
• Blue Whiskey Van, a reference to his excessive drinking of whiskey
• The Careful Dutchman_, Van Buren's first language was Dutch
• Dandy President, critics called him for his fancy expensive outfits
• The Enchanter
• The Great Manager
• The Little Magician, given to him during his time in the state of New York, because of his smooth politics and short stature
• Machiavellian Bellshazzar, given to him by detractors
• Martin Van Ruin
• The Master Spirit
• Matty Van from "Tippecanoe Songs of 1840"
• The Mistletoe Politician, so called by Joseph Peyton of Tennessee, a Whig opponent, who charged that "Martin Van Buren was a mere political parasite, a branch of mistletoe, that owed its elevation, its growth--nay, its very existence, to the tall trunk of an aged hickory"
• Old Kinderhook , a reference to his home town
• Red Fox of Kinderhook, a reference to his red hair and home town
• The Sage of Lindenwald
• The '''Sly Fox'''

  William Henry Harrison

• The Cincinnatus of the West, Harrison's military victories in the War of 1812 made him a folk-like hero, similar to George Washington and Cincinnatus
• General Mum, as in the expression, "keep it mum," because of his avoidance of speaking out on controversial issues during his election campaign
• Old Granny, his opponents called him for he was the oldest person at the time to be president; his age was 68.
• Tippecanoe or also Old Tippecanoe, a reference to Harrison's victory at the 1811 Battle of Tippecanoe; used in the campaign song Tippecanoe and Tyler Too during the 1840 presidential election
• Washington of the West, a reference to Harrison's victories at the 1811 Battle of Tippecanoe and 1813 Battle of the Thames

  John Tyler

• His Accidency, a nickname given by his opponents; the first president to be elevated to the presidency by the death of his predecessor, William Henry Harrison
• The '''President without a Party'''

  James K. Polk

• First Dark Horse President, he was not well known before the 1844 United States presidential election
• Napoleon of the Stump, for his short stature and potent oratory skills
• Polk the Purposeful
• Polk the Plodder or Polk the Mendacious, multiple politicians saw him as untrustworthy and scheming.
• Punctilious James
• Young Hickory, because he was a particular protégé of "Old Hickory", Andrew Jackson

  Zachary Taylor

• Old Rough and Ready
• '''Old Zack'''

  Millard Fillmore

• The American Louis Philippe
• Last of the Whigs, he was the last member of the Whig Party to become president
• Wool Carder President, when he was 15, he was sent to be an apprentice to a wool carder

  Franklin Pierce

• Fainting Frank or the Fainting General, used by Whig Party opponents for his record in the Mexican–American War
• Handsome Frank
• Purse
• Young Hickory of the Granite Hills, "Young Hickory" compared his military deeds with those of Andrew Jackson. "The Granite Hills" were his home state of New Hampshire.

  James Buchanan

• Bachelor President, per his unmarried status
• Miss Nancy, alongside William King's Aunt Fancy. Andrew Jackson reportedly used these names to suggest effeminacy.
• Old Buck, from a shortening of his last name, used later in life
• Old Public Functionary, used by Buchanan in his December 1859 State of the Union address and adopted by newspapers
• Ten-Cent Jimmy, derogatory, as a reaction to Buchanan's campaign statement that ten cents a day was decent pay for a worker

  Abraham Lincoln

• Abe
• * Honest Abe
• * Uncle Abe, for his avuncularity in his later years.
• The Ancient One, a nickname favored by White House insiders because of his "ancient wisdom".
• Grand Wrestler, Lincoln was great at wrestling and only had one recorded loss
• The Great Emancipator and the Liberator, for the emancipation of the slaves.
• The Rail-Splitter
• Spotty Lincoln
• The Tycoon, for the energetic and ambitious conduct of his administration
• The '''Uncommon Friend of the Common Man'''

  Andrew Johnson

• Andy the Sot
• King Andrew or King Andy
• Sir Veto, because of the large number of legislative vetoes he issued during his presidency; 29 in total,
• The Tennessee Tailor, for his career as a tailor before going into politics

  Ulysses S. Grant

• The American Caesar
• The Butcher, Grant's unmatched persistence led him to win several key victories for the Union forces earning him this nickname
• The Galena Tanner
• The Great Hammerer
• The Hero of Appomattox
• Little Beauty, a nickname mocking his good looks
• Ulyss, childhood nickname
• Useless Grant
• U.S. Grant
• * Uncle Sam Grant, a name given to him by his classmates at West Point
• * Unconditional Surrender Grant, a backronym for his uncompromising demand for unconditional surrender during the Battle of Fort Donelson in 1862, which made him a hero
• * United States Grant, his classmates soon began to call after he got his new initials USG

  Rutherford B. Hayes

• Dark Horse President
• Granny Hayes
• His Fraudulency or Rutherfraud, because after the disputed results of the 1876 Election, many Democrats did not consider him legitimately to be president
• The Great Unknown, for his obscurity as a candidate
• President De Facto
• Rud, childhood nickname