Chapter 1
The era of missing middle names
Chapter 2
Family legacies and maternal names
Chapter 3
Mistakes, initials, and name changes
YOUR GOAL
Master of Presidential middle names
Ch 3 · Mistakes, initials, and name changes
schopenhauer Ulysses Grant's Middle Name
Hated H-U-G, West Point got it wrong, now he's U-S-G!
schopenhauer Cleveland was born Stephen Grover Cleveland but chose to use his middle name Grover.
schopenhauer Born Hiram Ulysses Grant, a clerical error at West Point gave him the middle name S.
BETA
schopenhauer Match middle names and trivia to US presidents to discover who Robinette really is.
Fun Fact
The dot debate: Because Harry S. Truman's middle name was just the letter 'S', the official White House style guide originally omitted the period, though Truman himself signed it with one.
Glossary
initial (noun)
The first letter of a name or word. A clerical error at West Point gave Ulysses S. Grant a middle initial standing for nothing.
The first letter of a name or word. A clerical error at West Point gave Ulysses S. Grant a middle initial standing for nothing.
Quiz
Which two presidents were born with different first names but dropped them in favor of their middle names, Woodrow and Calvin?
Quiz
Which president has the middle name 'Robinette', which comes from a French Huguenot family name?
Quiz
What does the middle initial 'S' stand for in President Harry S. Truman's name?
Quiz
What was the birth name of President Bill Clinton before he legally took his stepfather's last name?
Quiz
What was the birth name of President Ulysses S. Grant before a West Point clerical error changed it?
Quiz
What was the middle name of President Dwight D. Eisenhower, which was originally his first name before he swapped them?