Many different studies have been done about the former and present Presidents of the US. Some have tried to link certain characteristics to be similar from various Presidents like that many of them reached the Eagle Scout level in the Boy Scouts or that the taller one tends to win in the overall election of a President. This one will talk about the many musical abilities among the past Presidents and who played the concert flute and which one played a number on his alto saxophone many times during his presidency. Could being musically talented be another one of those common traits that Presidents have to connect them to each other?

One of our earliest presidents named Thomas Jefferson was the 3rd President and is best known for drafting the Declaration of Independence in addition to his large role in the Louisiana Purchase. He was said to be quite musically inclined and played a variety of instruments of cello, clavichord and the violin. The 6th president of America, John Quincy Adams, who was commander in chief and lived from 1767-1848 was best known for forming the Monroe Doctrine but a less known fact about him was that he loved playing the flute and was very accomplished at it.

Another violin player was the 28th President of America, Woodrow Wilson. He lived from 1856- 1924 and was best known for creating the League of Nations. Our 33rd president, Harry Truman who served as the President near the end of World War II, played the piano. He was a very good pianist and many times performed to entertain important politicians that were visiting. Another piano playing President was President Nixon who was the 37th President and is best known for the Watergate Scandal. In addition to the piano, Nixon also played the accordian and did a lot to the delight of his children.

The most recent President to have shown his love for music and his ability at playing an instrument was the 42nd President, Bill Clinton. Other than John F. Kennedy he was the youngest President to be elected who was only in his 30′s. He is a big jazz and blues fan and loved playing the saxophone. He played all through high school and never stopped saying that it was one of his favorite pastimes. While campaigning for President in 1992 he went on the Arsenio Hall Show and performed Heartbreak Hotel on his saxophone wearing his sunglasses. Until then he was behind in the polls and many people believe that this helped him to be more popular and move on to win the Presidential seat. In order to raise money to help Aids research, Bill Clinton donated his saxophone to an auction and collected $180,000.

Music is just another activity that a lot of people enjoy and apparently many Presidents of the United States enjoyed doing as well. It proved that they had other abilities besides being intelligent public servants and something that a lot of people in the US probably didn’t realize about them.