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RE: Presidents and First Ladies Trivia - Rogerm - 08-28-2013
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
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
Robert Frost?
RE: Presidents and First Ladies Trivia - L Verge - 08-28-2013
Robert Frost?
RE: Presidents and First Ladies Trivia - Eva Elisabeth - 08-28-2013
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
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
Richard Nixon
RE: Presidents and First Ladies Trivia - J. Beckert - 08-28-2013
No. It was a Southerner.
RE: Presidents and First Ladies Trivia - Eva Elisabeth - 08-28-2013
Lyndon B. Johnson?
RE: Presidents and First Ladies Trivia - J. Beckert - 08-28-2013
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
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
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
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
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
Ms. Rice is said to be a wonderful, classically trained pianist, but I am thinking of another presidency. Hint #1: 20th century.