President Franklin Delano Roosevelt vetoed more bills than any other President. He may have been busy with the Great Depression and World War II, but he found time to exercise the veto over other matters, such as the act to protect homing pigeons.

Every wonder which President Vetoed the most bills? Or had the most overridden?

In the midst of the Great Depression, President Hoover ensured money was not wasted on coins commemorating obscure events. He also dealt with more substantive issues.

During the roaring twenties, Congress was busy increasing pensions for Veterans and their widows from the Civil War era. And the Presidents were busy vetoing those bills

Disagreements with Congress over immigration resulted in several vetoes by President Wilson. One was barely sustained, the other overridden.

After Grover Cleveland's record setting veto tally, 600 in 8 years. The subsequent four Presidents, Harrison, McKinley, Roosevelt, and Taft, vetoed about only 200 times combined over twenty years.

President Arthur vetoes, then signs immigration limits; President Cleveland ascends to all-time veto to the number one position at the time.

In eight years, President Grant vetoes more bills than all of the Presidents preceding him.

Andrew Johnson kept vetoing bills that supported reconstruction and Civil Rights. The Republican Congress kept overriding those vetoes. Johnson still has the record for the most vetoes overridden

Presidential Vetoes increased in the years leading up to the Civil War.