If it's Sunday, you know Buckeye Mike is dressing for church. His latest email tells me he attends an old Gothic Catholic Church built in 1875 which stays cool in the summer and downright cold beginning about this time of year. So, how better to keep warm than wearing a union suit under his Sunday go to meeting clothes:  

Presidential Underwear

It is well documented that Calvin Coolidge and John F. Kennedy wore union suits in their day. Button-down, long one-piece underwear was probably worn by most other presidents in the mid-to-late 19th century and much of the 20th century, from Abraham Lincoln to George H.W. Bush. "Mostly brief" wearing Bill Clinton may not have ever worn a suit. Neither, I'm guessing, did boxer shorts wearing Obama, Bush the younger, or Trump. There's a good chance Joe Biden has worn union suits, him being older and from Delaware. We'll never know for sure who among U.S. leaders of the executive branch actually wore union suits. Yet, there's a good chance these men did:

Ulysses S. Grant

Woodrow Wilson

And most of the Roosevelts including Theodore (Teddy) and his boys, Theodore Jr.,  Archibald, Kermit, and Quentin: 

 

Kickin' off September brings us "the Boy and His Grandpa" once again. Grandpa wears his long red underwear year around!  My Nebraska grandpa's did, how about yours? Autumn and Union Suit Weather is just around the corner. So start singin'... 

by Hy Hintermeister

Get ready to jump into yours:

Here's the latest from my good friend, Buckeye Mike, of Ohio, wearing a newly purchased Union Suit and reminding us that cool weather is just around the corner. 

This Union Suit fan emails:  

"Perhaps you remember me asking awhile ago if you had any experience with lighter weight union suits. I was hoping to get something lighter weight to wear both earlier and later in the cold season. Well I decided to try a Hanes X-Temp one, after reading some reviews. They are only available in red and navy (at least at this time). I was hoping to get a cream or oatmeal one but settled for red. Even though at 11 pm it was still 70 degrees and too warm to wear ever to bed, I still had to try it on. I like the way it fits and hope it doesn’t shrink. Maybe I will line dry it to be on the safe side. Here is a pic. As I have told you before, I like my unions to fit on the snug (but not tight) side and this one seems to provide what I was looking for in terms of weight and fit. Looking forward to being able to give it a full day’s wearing. ...Buckeye." 

And, here's the monthly Boy and his Grandpa illustration. 

Grandpa prefers long red underwear like Buckeye:

Another Union Suit Fan enjoying his new Union Suit, reminding us to get ready for cold weather:

Also, comin' soon to my companion blog, Union Suit Fans in the Limelight, a new posting: Long Underwear Bands, like The Long Johns Band.  Watch for them and others for their interesting and amusing stories!  

 Play "Movie Trivia" in a new posting on my companion blog, Union Suit Fans in the Limelight!

To see UNION SUIT FANS IN THE LIMELIGHT, go to the dancing red long johns on this page, then click or tap on "Union Suit Fan."  At the top of the next page under "My Blogs" click or tap on "Union Suit Fans in the Limelight" and you will be there!