Who was the last American President to lose a major city

[Horse with no Name]

due to his inability to govern?:shrug:

[FloridaPat]

1. President of the Southern State - lost Atlanta to Sherman?

[Skink]

2. Lincoln...

Just guessing.

[jpgray]

6. SC seceded very shortly after his election, so Buchanan was governing

If I recall.

[Horse with no Name]

3. I don't know the answer either

I'm guessing we have never had such an idiot C-I-C.:shrug:

[Zen Democrat]

4. Unprecedented.

[Behind the Aegis]

5. Who was president during the Great Chicago fire?

There was also the massive cover up with the 1906 (?) San Fran earthquake.

[madrchsod]

7. war of 1812

and i don`t remember who the president was

[Hardrada]

9. James Madison

lost the DC of that time and Brits burnt White House.

[kodi]

11. and oddly a hurricane drove the british out of the city

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[nicknameless]

8. ... and due to his greed, and contempt for American citizens .......

I can't think of another President who has allowed anything like this to happen.
Natural disasters do occur, but rescue and relief efforts have always followed ... except in this case.

[Wapsie B]

10. If this would've happened last year

you damn well bet there'd be relief aid and right now.

[fob]

12. You mean PRIOR to george"I lost part of New York" and "All of New Orleans"

bush*? I have no idea, keep hearing "since Civil War" so I suppose it's only republican presidents so far.

But back to bush*, New York, New Orleans...? Will all of you in New Mexico and New England,(especially New Hampshire) please be extra alert for this prick?