Historical clue formulations

• Emperor Nero, by all accounts — 2017-10-14
• Vanity case? — 2014-02-15
• Number one fan? — 2011-12-09
• Legend in one's own mind — 2007-03-18
• "Any man who wants to be president is either an ___ or crazy": Dwight Eisenhower — 2006-09-29
• More than a swellhead — 1995-04-27