So is the fight
among the Presidents (Pres vs Pres) ?
Teddy, but also Andrew Jackson. Both battle-hardened combat veterans -- Jackson fighting the Creek Indians and the Battle of New Orleans, of course. Teddy in Cuba. Eisenhower was the hero of WWII, of course, but he was in the rear with the other Generals. During WWI he was a training officer that never left the US.
I'd have to give the nod to Old Hickory (Jackson). As a teenaged courier for the American troops during the Revolution he was captured and refused to clean the boots of his British captor, receiving a blow from a sword that left scars on his hand and head for the rest of his life, and instilling a hatred for everything British. After his famous New Orleans battle (after the truce was signed with Great Britain, by the way -- but we don't mention that), he was sent in 1817 into Georgia and Florida to fight the Seminole Wars. After taking Pensicola by barely firing a shot, he executed the two British advisers who were aiding the Seminoles. His ruthlessness in battle struck fear in the tribes and earned him the nickname "Sharp Knife".
Later, during his political career, he instigated, fought and won several duals to the death with opponents.
I rest my case...
Without a doubt, his Becker of choice would be the BK-7.
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