At the age of only five years old,
our next guest is a presidential expert.
As a reminder, when I was five, my favorite food was crayons.
From Council Grove, Kansas, please
welcome five-year-old Macey Hensley.
So you know all about presidents.
When did you start learning about presidents?
Oh when I was about--
oh-- since I was four.
Four.
And you're five now, so about a year now.
Yeah.
And what made you get interested in presidents?
Oh, well, I started telling everybody
the presidential money, and I was
asking for everybody's Jackson.
Uh-huh.
Oh.
[LAUGHTER]
Very smart.
Well, then, after that, my grandma
bought me some flash cards with the president.
And on the back, I started reading facts.
So that's how.
That's how.
And also, books.
Yes, you read books?
Yeah.
Five.
OK.
[LAUGHTER]
And I heard you made up a song so you could
remember all the presidents.
Yeah.
Can we hear the song?
Sure.
OK.
(SINGING) Washington, Adams, Jefferson, Madison.
Monroe, Adams, Jackson, Van Buren.
Harrison, Tyler, Polk, Taylor, Fillmore.
Pierce, Buchanan, Lincoln, Johnson, Grant, Hayes.
Garfield, Arthur, Cleveland, Harrison, McKinley, Roosevelt,
Taft, Wilson, Harding, Coolidge.
Hoover, Roosevelt, Truman, Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson,
Nixon, Ford, Carter, Reagan.
Bush, Clinton, Bush, Obama.
Wow.
[CHEERING AND APPLAUSE]
That's amazing.
[CHEERING AND APPLAUSE]
Wow.
I'm not going to be able to get that out of my head tonight.
That's--
[LAUGHTER]
Who's your favorite president?
Zachary Taylor
And why is that?
Because he wears blue because he was
the General in the Mexican war, and blue's my favorite color.
Oh, blue's my favorite color, too.
So he's my favorite president now, too.
[LAUGHS] And so you wanted a Zachary Taylor themed birthday
cake and a whole party, right?
Yeah.
But I didn't get it.
My mom just got me a White House cake instead.
Oh, well, that's nice, huh?
Yeah.
[APPLAUSE]
Have you been to the White House?
Nope.
Oh you should go.
That would be nice, right?
Yeah.
I think so, too.
What do you want to do when you grow up?
Become president.
I want you to.
[CHEERING AND APPLAUSE]
And why do you want to become president?
So I can eat all the candy I want.
[LAUGHTER]
That's as good a reason as any.
So I'm going to test you on your presidential knowledge, OK?
OK.
And so, the first one is--
Washington.
And tell me what you know about George Washington.
Who was the first lady?
Martha.
And the Vice President?
John Adams.
Any fun fact?
The story of the cherry tree wasn't true.
A newspaper man just made it up so people would like him.
Wow.
They were making stuff up back then.
That's amazing.
[CHEERING AND APPLAUSE]
Ooh, one more, by the time of Washington's presidency,
he only had one real tooth left.
[LAUGHTER]
I like that fun fact.
Who's this?
John Quincy Adams.
And who was the first lady?
Louisa.
And the Vice President was?
John C. Calhoun.
OK.
Do you have any fun facts on him?
He swam naked in the Potomac.
[LAUGHTER]
Oh, and he also had a pet alligator.
A pet alligator?
That seems dangerous, doesn't it?
Yeah.
I think you know who this is.
Zachary Taylor.
That's too easy.
And there's a fun fact that doesn't seem so fun.
What's the fun fact here?
Oh, he wore a wolf suit to the fourth of July,
and he got too hot.
Then he drank two full glasses of milk and some cherries.
That's how he died.
Some people thought that the cherries were poisonous.
[CHEERING AND APPLAUSE]
Oh, Well, you can just do this all day long.
Who's this?
Rutherford B. Hayes.
And who is the Vice President?
William Wheeler.
Yeah, sure, you remember that guy.
Fun fact?
He was the first president to have what?
A telephone.
And what was his phone number?
1.
[LAUGHTER]
Oh, also, his wife--
they called her Lemonade Lucy because she never served
alcohol at the White House.
Oh.
[LAUGHTER]
Fantastic.
Hey, what did you dress up for Halloween last Halloween?
Washington.
And this Halloween, what are you going to dress up as?
Lincoln.
So this Halloween, you're going to be Lincoln.
Do you have the outfit yet?
No.
OK, what if I help you with that?
I have a special guest to bring something.
Please come on out, special guest.
[MUSIC - "HAIL TO THE CHIEF"]
Thank you.
[LAUGHTER]
[CHEERING AND APPLAUSE]
Looks real good.
All right, Macey, I have another--
do you have something in your hat to give President Lincoln?
You're going to go to the White House.
You're going to be a VIP.
You're going to go to the White House.
How about that?
[CHEERING AND APPLAUSE]
All right.
Will you please come back and visit me any time?
Yeah.
You are just adorable.
All right, I'll see you next time, Macey.
Thank you so much.
We have only missed one President's Day because
of COVID.
That's the only time.
But you've been with me every single time.
When you see that--
I mean, we met when you were 5 and now you're 12.
Can you believe this?
That's absolutely crazy.
And I'd like to say, thank you, to you.
You've given me some amazing experiences.
My mom and I actually keep track.
So far, I've been on 110 flights,
through 27 different airports, into 22 different states.
And it's crazy because, before, we were just a poor little farm
family, and now we're a poor farm family
with amazing experiences.
[LAUGHS]
[CHEERING AND APPLAUSE]
I am happy that you have had amazing experiences with us
because you--
you're really one of our favorites.
I want to show everybody.
These were some of my favorite moments that you've been here.
[INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC]
What made you get interested in presidents?
Well, I started telling everybody
the presidents for money, and I was
asking for everybody's Jackson
Oh.
[LAUGHTER]
Very smart.
Who's this?
John Quincy Adams.
He swam naked in the Potomac.
George, you want to tell me a little bit about yourself?
My dad and I were president.
It's hard to imagine how you're doing it.
[LAUGHTER]
Hi.
My name is George W. Bush.
Hi, Macey.
Hi, George.
So we have a few gifts for all of you.
Is it gold?
No, it's a coffee cup and a T-shirt.
[LAUGHTER]
Well, my name is Mr. Thomas Jefferson.
Macey Hensley.
Mr. Jefferson, in a couple of years,
do you know there'll be something
called a computer that you type and you just press Print?
We could have printed thousands of copies of the Declaration.
I do like the Declaration, but I think
you need to say all men and women are created equal.
[CHEERING AND APPLAUSE]
Well, next round, perhaps, I will visit that.
We have a little presidential expert,
and I'd like you to meet her.
This is a big moment.
You can-- whatever you want to ask.
What's your first question?
So is there really a book of secrets?
That's a secret.
So this is the presidential seal.
In case you become president, you will already have one.
Thank you.
You're welcome.
Macey, give her a big round of applause.
[CHEERING AND APPLAUSE]
[MUSIC - WILDFLOWERS FEAT.
JASON DERING, "HERE I GO"]
(SINGING) Now my wheel's in motion,
and my window's open with the wind blowing in my hair.
Will you vote for me?
I'm voting for you in 2048.
You got my vote.
[LAUGHTER]
Bye, baby.
(SINGING) Here I go.
Can I take a selfie?
Yeah.
All right, cool.
Thank you.
But make sure you don't take them at the polls.
It's actually illegal in some States.
James Madison was the shortest president,
so if you become president, you might
be the shortest president.
And how tall was he?
And did he wear heels?
[LAUGHS]
Hi, may I speak with [? McKenna, ?] please?
Yes.
Hi, this is Khloé Kardashian.
How are you?
[GASPS]
Have you voted yet, and are you registered?
Yeah, and did you know that in 1997, Texas
passed a law that allowed astronauts to vote from space.
Good.
Good job.
It was my first time.
How long have you been doing this for?
For quite a while.
Pretty much whole day.
Oh, gosh.
[SONG CONTINUES]
Well, you are a very intelligent young lady.
Why thank you.
You're going to outlive all your kids.
Am I?
[LAUGHS]
[CHEERING AND APPLAUSE]
So that must feel amazing watching it.
And then to think that you're in sixth grade,
and you've had all those experiences.
What did the kids think when you go back to school?
Well, the thing is, when I first started this,
we were all so little that, I mean,
they really didn't think anything about it.
It was just, as we grew up, "Macey went to The Ellen Show".
But when I met George Bush, it wasn't really
that big of a deal, or when I met Barack Obama,
it wasn't really that big of a deal.
But when they found out I met a Kardashian, they were--
that was the coolest thing.
So the presidents-- eh.
But the Kardashians--
Yeah.
That's what did it.
That's what they asked about.
What was that like?
Yeah.
You created your very own-- you have a presidential library,
because you have so many--
I mean, you really love all this stuff.
What's in there?
So basically-- it's in my basement.
When my brother Tanner moved out,
I had collected so much stuff over the years,
from the bobble heads, to the ventriloquist dummy,
from all the books and the presidential seal from Obama
that we collected it all.
And when Tanner moved out, we moved it all into his bedroom
and made a little museum.
Wow.
So I guess my brother can't move back in with us now.
No, he can't.
Wow.
You have a lot of stuff.
That's incredible.
Was that really your only hobby, is presidents?
Well, no.
I've kind of got a new hobby going on now.
Now, you do.
Yeah.
But before, it was just presidents?
I had some other hobbies in there.
But I did realize that I started learning about Alcatraz,
and you sent me to Alcatraz.
And I started learning about the wars,
and you sent me to the Civil War reenactment.
So thank you.
Thank you.
Thank you for that.
Sure.
So now you have this new thing.
Tell everybody what you're doing now.
Well, I've kind of started doomsday prepping.
[LAUGHTER]
Well, it all came from my grandpa.
He kind of got into the survival stuff and all.
So basically, we went camping, and then I
bought up a whole bunch of survival kits
and all that kind of stuff.
I have ready-to-eat meals, or I've
got a life straw that lets you-- it basically turns
muddy, scummy pond water into drinkable water,
or then, I have a ghillie suit that lets you camouflage
with all your surroundings.
OK.
So--
[LAUGHTER]
How long do you think, with what you have-- how long
could you survive?
Well, it depends on if I take my family with me.
With them, probably not very long.
But if I'm on my own, I'm pretty confident I
could survive for a solid week.
A solid week.
Yes.
Well, that's-- you're not in good shape.
No, no.
So you need more stuff, right?
Maybe.
All right, well, we want to add to the collection.
I don't really want to encourage it
because I think you're going to be OK,
but here's some more stuff.
Oh, my gosh.
[CHEERING AND APPLAUSE]
Of course, you have a sleeping bag
and you have some sweatshirts, T-shirts,
and there's a first aid kit.
There's some corn.
Oh, yes.
Beans, and yeah, and all-- a collection
of all of your performances and everything
you've done so you can watch that over and over again.
That is awesome.
All by yourself.
Oh, and--
Oh, yeah.
And you can watch it on your TV in your tent
when you're by yourself going-- remember when I did that?
Yeah.
All right.
[INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC]