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Do any U.S. presidents have Native American ancestors?

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No. It is very clear the answer is no. Almost every president has a well traced family tree. Contrary to popular myth almost no Euro American people who think they are "part Cherokee" really are. read more

Very few Black Americans are really Native American as well. Genetic testing makes this clear. However, Vice President Charles Curtis (1929-1933) was Native American. He was President Hoover's vice president and a former Kansas Senator and Senate Majority Leader from 1925-29. He was a member of the Kaw tribe (the Kaw are matrilineal). read more