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Here are 13 American presidents' favorite movies of all time

Published by Business Insider on Sat, 10 Sep 2016


It seems a lot of presidents will "always have Paris."The 1944 Oscar winner "Casablanca" tops a few different modern US presidents' lists of favorite movies.Other heads of state went for Westerns. One was crazy for James Bond. And another only really liked to watch himself.From FDR to President Obama, here are US presidents'and the 2016 presidential nominees'favorite films:SEE ALSO:Here are the surprising first movie roles of 27 A-list actorsDON'T MISS:Donald Trump's surprising list of favorite movies, TV shows, and musicFranklin Delano Roosevelt: Mickey MouseFDR was president during one of the most troubling periods in US history: the Great Depression. Movies were an escape from reality then as they are now, so FDR often enjoyed watching Mickey Mouse cartoons while in office. On a different note, he also famously adored Myrna Loy so much so that it is rumored he wanted to postpone the Yalta Conference in order to meet her when she finally made it to the White House.Source: Entertainment Weekly, The Baltimore SunHarry Truman: "My Darling Clementine"With Truman, a trend begins. Many US presidents have had an affinity for Westerns. For Truman, it was "My Darling Clementine," starring Henry Fonda. Focus Features wrote that Truman had a connection to the film because he and Fonda were both plain-speakers.Dwight Eisenhower: 'High Noon'Eisenhower loved movies, having watched about 200 in the White House's private theater during his eight years in office. While he watched a lot of movies, Westerns were his favorite and one topped Eisenhower's list: "High Noon," starring Gary Cooper and Grace Kelly. Youll see this flick pop up later in the list, too.Source: The White House MuseumSee the rest of the story at Business Insider
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