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RE: Presidents and First Ladies Trivia - Joe Di Cola - 07-11-2013 09:23 AM
WHO AND TO WHOM?
"My little man, I am making a strange wish for you. It is that you may never be President of the United States."
RE: Presidents and First Ladies Trivia - Houmes - 07-11-2013 09:47 AM
(07-11-2013 09:23 AM)Joe Di Cola Wrote: WHO AND TO WHOM?
"My little man, I am making a strange wish for you. It is that you may never be President of the United States."
President Grover Cleveland, to a very young FDR. If you want to read the sordid side of Cleveland's life and career, read "A Secret Life" by Charles Lachman.
RE: Presidents and First Ladies Trivia - Joe Di Cola - 07-11-2013 09:51 AM
(07-11-2013 09:47 AM)Houmes Wrote:(07-11-2013 09:23 AM)Joe Di Cola Wrote: WHO AND TO WHOM?
"My little man, I am making a strange wish for you. It is that you may never be President of the United States."
President Grover Cleveland, to a very young FDR. If you want to read the sordid side of Cleveland's life and career, read "A Secret Life" by Charles Lachman.
Great job--and quick, too.
RE: Presidents and First Ladies Trivia - L Verge - 07-11-2013 09:58 AM
(07-11-2013 08:53 AM)RJNorton Wrote: I am sorry, Joe, but it wasn't her, either. (Help Laurie - should it be 'it wasn't she' rather than 'it wasn't her?')
"It wasn't she." You are using a form of the infinitive "to be."
RE: Presidents and First Ladies Trivia - RJNorton - 07-11-2013 10:01 AM
Thanks, Laurie.
Hint #1: This First Lady was born in Savannah, Georgia. Her husband was born in Virginia.
RE: Presidents and First Ladies Trivia - L Verge - 07-11-2013 10:09 AM
(07-11-2013 09:09 AM)RJNorton Wrote: Nope, Gene, not her either.
Three guesses: Dolley Madison, Mrs. Cleveland, or Mrs. Harding???
(07-11-2013 10:09 AM)L Verge Wrote:(07-11-2013 09:09 AM)RJNorton Wrote: Nope, Gene, not her either.
Three guesses: Dolley Madison, Mrs. Cleveland, or Mrs. Harding???
Changed my mind: The first Mrs. Woodrow Wilson (I think her name was Ellen?).
RE: Presidents and First Ladies Trivia - RJNorton - 07-11-2013 12:57 PM
Brilliant - you got it, Laurie. Gene was so close when he guessed Edith Wilson.
Ellen Axson Wilson wrote that quote in a letter to her husband on March 10, 1890.
Ellen Axson Wilson died in the White House. This made me wonder how many people have actually died in the White House. I do not know if this list is complete or not, but I found this list on the web:
1841 - William Henry Harrison (President)
1842 - Letitia Tyler (First Lady)
1850 - Zachary Taylor (President)
1862 - Willie Lincoln (President's son)
1873 - Frederick Dent (President Grant's father-in-law)
1892 - Caroline Harrison (First Lady)
1914 - Ellen Wilson (First Lady)
RE: Presidents and First Ladies Trivia - RJNorton - 07-15-2013 12:28 PM
One of our presidents spoke to a convention of farmers and used a certain word in his speech. The First Lady was then asked why she couldn't get her husband to use a more "polite" word. She responded:
"Good Lord! It's taken me years to get him to say the word manure!"
Which First Lady was this?
RE: Presidents and First Ladies Trivia - Rob Wick - 07-15-2013 12:43 PM
Bess Truman.
Best
Rob
RE: Presidents and First Ladies Trivia - RJNorton - 07-15-2013 01:00 PM
Correct, Rob. That was quick!
RE: Presidents and First Ladies Trivia - Rob Wick - 07-15-2013 01:18 PM
I've read that quote before somewhere (maybe in McCullough's biography) but it just sounded like it would be about HST.
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Rob
RE: Presidents and First Ladies Trivia - LincolnMan - 07-15-2013 08:52 PM
Which U.S. President served as a Congressman AFTER his term as the Chief Executive was ended?
RE: Presidents and First Ladies Trivia - Rob Wick - 07-15-2013 09:00 PM
John Quincy Adams.
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Rob
RE: Presidents and First Ladies Trivia - LincolnMan - 07-15-2013 09:02 PM
Rob, you're too smart! LOL.
RE: Presidents and First Ladies Trivia - Rob Wick - 07-16-2013 09:24 AM
Bill,
I know a few teachers who would quickly disagree with that.
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Rob