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RE: Presidents and First Ladies Trivia - Rogerm - 08-28-2013 08:27 AM
I think Herbert Hoover lived his last years in the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York.
RE: Presidents and First Ladies Trivia - Eva Elisabeth - 08-28-2013 08:32 AM
Roger, this was indeed the location!
Hint#2: The sought-after spoke at JFK's Inauguration.
RE: Presidents and First Ladies Trivia - Liz Rosenthal - 08-28-2013 08:37 AM
Robert Frost?
RE: Presidents and First Ladies Trivia - L Verge - 08-28-2013 08:40 AM
Robert Frost?
RE: Presidents and First Ladies Trivia - Eva Elisabeth - 08-28-2013 09:13 AM
Brilliant, Liz and Laurie! JFK's inauguration had Robert Frost as the first poet to participate in the official ceremony. The only other President to feature poets was Bill Clinton (Maya Angelou at his 1993 inaugural, Miller Williams at his second, in 1997).
There's some intersting info about Frost's participation here:
http://www.poets.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/20540
RE: Presidents and First Ladies Trivia - J. Beckert - 08-28-2013 09:30 AM
When he was blinded by the sun, who offered Robert Frost his top hat to block it?
RE: Presidents and First Ladies Trivia - L Verge - 08-28-2013 10:28 AM
Richard Nixon
RE: Presidents and First Ladies Trivia - J. Beckert - 08-28-2013 10:59 AM
No. It was a Southerner.
RE: Presidents and First Ladies Trivia - Eva Elisabeth - 08-28-2013 11:21 AM
Lyndon B. Johnson?
RE: Presidents and First Ladies Trivia - J. Beckert - 08-28-2013 11:27 AM
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=XInL2u0DP88&desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DXInL2u0DP88
Very good, Eva! Here's a short clip.
RE: Presidents and First Ladies Trivia - L Verge - 08-28-2013 11:35 AM
That will teach me to depend on wiki.answers.com: "Richard Nixon came and held his top hat to block the sun for Mr.Frost who was extremely old and having problems. He may not have finished it, but he made a heroic effort I will never forget."
A Southerner like LBJ would certainly have the manners (at least this time) to think of the elderly gentleman...
RE: Presidents and First Ladies Trivia - J. Beckert - 08-28-2013 11:45 AM
I have a Wiki account. I went in and changed that right after I posted the question.
RE: Presidents and First Ladies Trivia - L Verge - 09-07-2013 07:22 PM
What President had a member of his administrative staff who was a child prodigy pianist? Name the President, the staff member, and what position he held.
RE: Presidents and First Ladies Trivia - Eva Elisabeth - 09-07-2013 07:58 PM
George W Bush's Secretary of State, Condoleezza Rice? (Will it score three points if it's correct? I remember that from a TV report when she took office.)...er, I just see you are looking for a "he"...but I'm sure, she's a good pianist, too.
RE: Presidents and First Ladies Trivia - L Verge - 09-08-2013 11:23 AM
Ms. Rice is said to be a wonderful, classically trained pianist, but I am thinking of another presidency. Hint #1: 20th century.