A New Presidential Rectangle

Authors

Darryl Francis

Abstract

The May 1976 Word Ways published a 17x31 rectangle containing the (then) 33 different presidential surnames. WIth the election of Bill Clinton, I decided to update this rectangle. As shown below, 37 surnames (the previous 33, plus Carter, Reagan, Bush and Clinton) have been squeezed into a smaller 17x29 rectangle. Taking into account both the increased number of names and the smaller rectangle size, the overall improvement is 16.5 per cent.

Recommended Citation

Francis, Darryl (1993) "A New Presidential Rectangle," Word Ways: Vol. 26 : Iss. 2 , Article 5.
Retrieved from: https://digitalcommons.butler.edu/wordways/vol26/iss2/5