In honor of the primaries -- and the imminent arrival of Presidents' Day -- we asked celebs: Who is your favorite Commander-in-Chief?
-- FELICITY HUFFMAN (Sports Night) ''Teddy Roosevelt, because of his work with the environment.''
-- TOM CRUISE ''Abraham Lincoln -- for obvious reasons.''
-- PETER BOYLE ''Lincoln. He hung with the brothers; he [went] to the hood.''
-- JASON BIGGS (American Pie) ''Ben Franklin, because he's on the $100 bill.'' (Note to kids: Franklin was not a president.)
-- HALEY JOEL OSMENT (The Sixth Sense) ''Franklin Roosevelt. He got us through the Depression and a war.''
-- MARK McGRATH (Sugar Ray) ''You know who got a bad knock? Nixon. That Watergate thing was a real black eye, but the U.S. is still benefiting from the good international relations he fostered.''
-- HEATHER GRAHAM ''Abraham Lincoln -- 'cause he ended slavery.''
-- WILLIAM H. MACY (Magnolia) ''Jimmy Carter.... He didn't last very long, but he was the first guy who really brought a sense of morality into the presidency.''
-- DIANE LANE ''I like the humanness of Clinton. And humanness is the key word.''
-- LL COOL J ''Obviously, it would have to be Abraham Lincoln. The decision he made...gave me the opportunity to do what I'm doing now.''
-- JULIANNE MOORE ''Thomas Jefferson.... He was extraordinary. Unfortunately, his personal politics weren't terribly admirable.''
-- BEAU BRIDGES ''Mr. Clinton. He is an impressive speech giver and truly cares about people.''
-- NICHOLAS BRENDON (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) ''Jimmy Carter. He was the President during my formative years of 8 to 12.''
-- WOODY ALLEN ''Franklin Roosevelt. I think he did the toughest job and did it very, very well.''
-- MARTHA PLIMPTON ''I'm not original. I'm not going to say Polk. It's a draw between Lincoln and Jefferson.''
-- JAMES CROMWELL (The Green Mile) ''In the '60s, we used to chant 'Hey, hey, LBJ, how many kids did you kill today?' I just realized that LBJ...was an extraordinary politician. We made him the bad guy. I hope he gets his due.''
-- BEVERLEY MITCHELL (7th Heaven) ''I'd have to say Jefferson because I did a project on him. He's the President I know the most about.''
-- JERI RYAN (Star Trek: Voyager) ''Abraham Lincoln. I'm not going for anybody from recent history, that's for sure.''
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random quote ''George Washington. He made a fortune selling hemp and was one of the richest men in America when he became President.'' -- RICHARD BELZER (Law & Order: Special Victims Unit)
