Surpluses in The United States Of America

This is just a little research I did a couple of years ago! Guys, only 12 surpluses since 1941?

Surplus
Year	President’s Name	President’s Party	House	Senate	Amount (B)
1947	Harry Truman	Democrat	R	R	$42.11
1948	Harry Truman	Democrat	D	D	$114.56
1949	Harry Truman	Democrat	D	D	$5.88
1951	Harry Truman	Democrat	D	D	$54.95
1956	Dwight Eisenhower	Republican	D	D	$33.62
1957	Dwight Eisenhower	Republican	D	D	$28.33
1960	Dwight Eisenhower	Republican	D	D	$2.36
1969	Richard Nixon	Republican	D	D	$20.38
1998	Bill Clinton	Democrat	R	R	$99.28
1999	Bill Clinton	Democrat	R	R	$176.16
2000	Bill Clinton	Democrat	R	R	$320.76
2001	George Bush	Republican	R	D	$168.16
So what can we say about these numbers:
1. Since 1941, that is, in 75 years, the United States has only experimented 12 years of Budget Surplus.
The rest of the 63 years have been deficits.
2. Only Five Presidents are a part of this prestigious group of Surpluses. 5 Republicans and 7 Democrats.
3. With…