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RE: Presidents and First Ladies Trivia - Wild Bill - 04-12-2017
Warren Harding
RE: Presidents and First Ladies Trivia - Rogerm - 04-12-2017
Abrham Lincoln
If my Lincoln guess is wrong, I will try Franklin Roosevelt, because he died in Georgia, I believe.
RE: Presidents and First Ladies Trivia - RJNorton - 04-12-2017
Those are definitely good and logical guesses, Gene and Roger.
But Kudos to Bill - indeed it was Warren Harding. Harding died in California and his remains came back to Washington via train. The funeral train departed San Francisco on August 3, 1923, and arrived in Washington on August 7, 1923.
There is a short film on Harding's funeral train coming through Chicago. Previous to asking this question I had never seen the clip before.
http://mirc.sc.edu/islandora/object/usc:24620
RE: Presidents and First Ladies Trivia - RJNorton - 04-13-2017
Which U.S. President lived the shortest amount of time after leaving office?
RE: Presidents and First Ladies Trivia - L Verge - 04-13-2017
(04-13-2017, 03:33 PM)RJNorton Wrote: Which U.S. President lived the shortest amount of time after leaving office?
Polk?
RE: Presidents and First Ladies Trivia - Gene C - 04-13-2017
Lincoln. He was dead less than 12 hours after leaving his White House office.
RE: Presidents and First Ladies Trivia - RJNorton - 04-13-2017
Kudos, Laurie! It was Polk.
James K. Polk lived only 103 days after leaving office. He was 53 years old when he passed away on June 15, 1849.
Gene, you are a winner, too. (I just didn't mean the question the way you interpreted it.)
RE: Presidents and First Ladies Trivia - L Verge - 04-13-2017
(04-13-2017, 05:26 PM)RJNorton Wrote: Kudos, Laurie! It was Polk.
James K. Polk lived only 103 days after leaving office. He was 53 years old when he passed away on June 15, 1849.
Gene, you are a winner, too. (I just didn't mean the question the way you interpreted it.)
President Polk was considered one of the hardest working Presidents we had. After leaving office, he and his wife decided to visit parts of the U.S. before settling into retirement. He got caught up in a cholera epidemic and died. He was buried in a mass grave with 32 other cholera victims for over a year.
RE: Presidents and First Ladies Trivia - RJNorton - 04-18-2017
Regarding auctions, which First Lady said:
"My slogan is "Never come home empty-handed."
RE: Presidents and First Ladies Trivia - Gene C - 04-18-2017
I can picture Mary Lincoln at an auction saying that, but it's to obvious so I'll guess Bess Truman,
which may explain this hat
http://media-cache-ec0.pinimg.com/736x/ee/01/42/ee0142facc963a8b6ea696f8e9f1631b.jpg
RE: Presidents and First Ladies Trivia - RJNorton - 04-18-2017
Gene and Eva, it was not Mary Lincoln or Bess Truman.
Hint #1: This First Lady has been mentioned occasionally on the forum.
RE: Presidents and First Ladies Trivia - Eva Elisabeth - 04-18-2017
Jackie Kennedy?
RE: Presidents and First Ladies Trivia - RJNorton - 04-18-2017
That is a good guess, Eva, but it's not Jackie Kennedy.
RE: Presidents and First Ladies Trivia - Wild Bill - 04-18-2017
Lady Bird Johnson
RE: Presidents and First Ladies Trivia - RJNorton - 04-18-2017
I am sorry, Bill, but it's not Lady Bird Johnson.
Hint #2: It is a 20th century First Lady.