#10 John Tyler

I know it's been a long and unscheduled hiatus for all you POTUS fans out there but the wait is over and we finally have an update. There are actually a decent number of options, but Tyler's grave at Hollywood Cemetery in Richmond was easily the the most interesting and convenient. James Monroe is also buried in a tomb right behind this obelisk. We made the trip to Richmond this weekend to check out a soon departing Picasso exhibit as well as getting away before embarking on godfather duties. Since my future Brother-in-law is now legally my brother-in-law I would like to issue yet another congratulations to the bride and groom. To all who thought that the POTUS project was a failure I scoff and challenge you to finish your books!

#28 Woodrow Wilson

Happy New Year from the Staunton VA, the birthplace of our 28th President Mr. Woodrow Wilson. This is the 5th on the blog of 8 Presidents that Virginia claims and the one who spent the least amount of time here. Wilson has actually been honored quite frequently in DC. There is the Woodrow Wilson Memorial bridge connecting Arlington & the District, The Woodrow Wilson House which was his residence after his Presidency and the only Presidential Museum in the District, and the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. So it was very frustrating to have to drive 3 hours to get this picture because none of these memorials honor Wilson with a statue or bust! Fortunately for us, Staunton is a cute little town with good restaurants so we rang in the New Year with the "Rednecky John Mayor" who looks like Zach Galifinakus at a great little restaurant / Music Hall. The next day we snowboarded in the Blue Ridge Mountains and had some good ole VA BBQ. Good luck to everyone in 2011!

#21 Chester A. Arthur

Merry Christmas POTUS Fans from Madison Square Park at 26th & Madison Ave in New York City! We are celebrating our Saviors birth this year in the city with my sister and future BIL on the upper-east side. All love and best wishes to Mom, Dad, Grandma, the rest of the Chicago Dunns, the left behind NOVA Dunns,  the South-Side Dunns, and all the other friends and family we are missing today. There is no official response from my BIL on why the POTUS book summaries stopped. When asked for a comment on Chester here all I heard in response was "I have nothing interesting to say about Chester A. Arthur." There have been a lot of grinch-like attempts like this to psych me out to prevent POTUS PICS from finishing before the POTUS book project. I guess all the rest of the Whos in Whoville will just have to keep on taking POTUS pics even if it has gone out of style.

#35 John F. Kennedy

That look on my face is excitement mixed with disappointment as we got to the steps of the Massachusetts State House. As the close up reveals, that is JFK but the iron gate was as far as we got. No matter really, there's something great about getting a POTUS on his home turf and this was no exception. Even better was that this statue saved me a trip to the Ballet or symphony since there is a rather famous bust of JFK in the Kennedy Center in DC that is no longer needed. It's worth mentioning now that my BIL is taking a POTUS break and has ceased sending me the summaries of the books he has read when I post. He will get a chance to defend himself as early as today when we visit the New York Maznavis for the holidays. We'll have the POTUS PIC exclusive on our next post after the holiday! Merry Christmas everyone!

#1 George Washington

Since I started off the project with one of the country's most honored Presidents I thought it was fitting to start off the second half of the project with another. No other President can even come close to the number and variety of honors that Washington & Lincoln have been given in this country. I suppose it is well deserved since one is largely credited with creating the Union and the other is credited with preserving it. This particular GW equestrian is located in the gardens of Boston Commons and is just the third equestrian POTUS thus far. I think it's fitting that our 17th & 18th Century General Presidents be honored this way. It's not a long drive to Mt. Vernon from our house to get Martha but I'm rationing my POTUS trips so that my own first lady keeps her energy level up. There's just one more Boston POTUS Pic left to share.

Mid Term Stats

We're half way to our goal POTUS fans so I thought I'd take a little break from my work and share some statistics and file photos from our adventures.

Qualifying POTUS Pics taken so far: 24
Additional POTUS Pics taken that do not qualify: 10
Days since official POTUS Pic Launch: 91
States Visited: 3 (Virginia, Illinois, & Massachusetts)
Cities Visted: 6 (Washington DC, Charlottesville VA, Alexandria VA, Vienna VA, Chicago IL, Boston MA)
FLOTUS Count: 5
Chance Encounters: 5
"Live" Presidents: 2
Favorite Qualifying Pic: 4 Nixons waiting in line to go see Jon Stewart!
Favorite Wife and Loving Supporter: Carla!!!
Favorite Not Qualifying Pic from the POTUS adventure:

#2 John Adams

I truly married the most wonderful woman in the world! All doubt of her dedication to this project should be cast aside as my birthday present took us to Boston for the weekend where I have actually never been. We walked the freedom trail, dined at the "Top of the Hub", and toured Harvard Yard while scrounging for POTUS pics. Boston is truly a great city with great people, restaurants, and bars. I'm glad that we got to see this cradle of American History in the midst of the POTUS project. I'm standing there with John who is right off the "T" in Quincy which is just 30 minutes south of downtown Boston. Carla is standing with Abigail across the street for FLOTUS pic #5. **SPOILER ALERT** This small site was a POTUS bonanza and I could not wait to post the big reveal ....