Presidents and First Ladies Trivia

Presidents and First Ladies Trivia - Printable Version

+- Lincoln Discussion Symposium (https://rogerjnorton.com/LincolnDiscussionSymposium)
+-- Forum: Lincoln Discussion Symposium (/forum-1.html)
+--- Forum: Trivia Questions - all things Lincoln (/forum-8.html)
+--- Thread: Presidents and First Ladies Trivia (/thread-615.html)

Pages: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 145 146 147 148 149 150 151 152 153 154 155

RE: Presidents and First Ladies Trivia - RJNorton - 07-13-2014 11:17 AM

I have no idea, Eva, but my "too obvious answer to be right" guess is Lincoln. Theodore Roosevelt wore a ring containing a lock of Abraham Lincoln's hair when he was inaugurated in 1905.

RE: Presidents and First Ladies Trivia - Eva Elisabeth - 07-13-2014 12:59 PM

It's a very logical guess and explaination, Roger, but not correct, I'm afraid.

Hint #1: TR said this personally to the person in 1906.

RE: Presidents and First Ladies Trivia - Eva Elisabeth - 07-13-2014 02:13 PM

Hint #2: He said it to this artist after seeing him in a performance.

Hint #3: TR's words are misleading as the person was not an American.
Hint #4: This is the celebrity:
[attachment=765]

RE: Presidents and First Ladies Trivia - Gene C - 07-13-2014 03:27 PM

Enrico Caruso
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1QJwHWvgP8

RE: Presidents and First Ladies Trivia - Eva Elisabeth - 07-13-2014 06:53 PM

Kudos, Gene, and thanks for the wonderful "O Sole Mio"!

After watching Caruso starring in Leoncavalli's "Lucia di Lammermoore" on March 24, 1906, TR surprised the singer with his appreciations and a three-foot-high framed, personalized photo signed "To Enrico Caruso from TR". Caruso was so speechless that TR tried to put him at ease with the words above.

The photo came in quite handy soon. During his San Francisco engagement and in the morning and aftermath of the April 18 earthquake Caruso stumbled disoriented through the city with only a fur coat over his pyjama, his valise in one hand and and the silver-framed picture in the other, brabbeling a mixture of Italian and English, so that a National Guardsman mistook him for a loiter. The photo "ID" spared Caruso of being arrested.

I read this in Tom Bogar's "American Presidents Attend the Theatre: The Playgoing Experiences of Each Chief Executive" which I bought at the Surratt House. I find it a fascinating read, and even if you are not that much interested in theater, Tom's style and narrative skills just make it interesting and enjoyable (Anita, you'll love it!).
http://www.amazon.com/American-Presidents-Attend-Theatre-Experiences/dp/0786442328/ref=la_B001JRZHRY_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1405282162&sr=1-2

RE: Presidents and First Ladies Trivia - L Verge - 07-14-2014 10:02 AM

Until it was stolen, my family had a ca. 1910 phonograph with the old rolls of music - many of them were of the great opera stars of the era such as Caruso and Madame Schumanheink (hope I spelled that correctly). Great voices - even though I did not think so as a child...

RE: Presidents and First Ladies Trivia - RJNorton - 08-01-2014 04:22 AM

This is the inaugural ball gown worn by a First Lady. What was her name?

RE: Presidents and First Ladies Trivia - RJNorton - 08-01-2014 09:19 AM

Hint #1:

Here is the First Lady wearing the gown:

RE: Presidents and First Ladies Trivia - L Verge - 08-01-2014 09:42 AM

It's a gorgeous gown. I'll guess Mrs. Harding.

RE: Presidents and First Ladies Trivia - tblunk - 08-01-2014 11:00 AM

I don't think leaving her head on would have given it away!

RE: Presidents and First Ladies Trivia - Anita - 08-01-2014 11:04 AM

Helen Taft ?

RE: Presidents and First Ladies Trivia - LincolnToddFan - 08-01-2014 11:57 AM

I don't know who is wearing it but I agree with Laurie, it's gorgeous. It looks like a wedding gown!

RE: Presidents and First Ladies Trivia - RJNorton - 08-01-2014 12:20 PM

Brilliant, Anita! It is indeed Helen Taft.

You win Inaugural tickets for 2017.

*************************************************

Helen Taft - 1909

RE: Presidents and First Ladies Trivia - LincolnToddFan - 08-01-2014 12:29 PM

Hi Roger,

A few posts up you mentioned the ring that Teddy Roosevelt had that contained strands of Lincoln's hair. I believe that the ring originally belonged to John Hay, who gave it to TR.

Do you know what ever became of the ring? Is it still in existence?

RE: Presidents and First Ladies Trivia - RJNorton - 08-01-2014 12:49 PM

Hi Toia,

Here is what I have regarding the ring:

"Hay the giver and Roosevelt the given are, as the saying goes, no more; but the hair, in its surrounding of splendor, is understood to survive at Sagamore Hill."

SOURCE: p. 28 of "Largely Lincoln" by David Chambers Mearns.