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Presidents and First Ladies Trivia
08-23-2014, 01:09 PM
Post: #646
RE: Presidents and First Ladies Trivia
When Willie Lincoln died, former President Pierce set aside his political differences with Abraham Lincoln and wrote him a very warm and sympathetic condolence letter, as one grieving father to another.

("The President's War: Six Presidents and the Civil War That Divided Them" auth. Chris DeRose)
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08-23-2014, 01:23 PM
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In this sad context - after delivering his lengthy address (the longest inaugural address at all) without an overcoat or hat, William Henry Harrison consequently caught pneumonia and died a month later. One First Lady faced the same fate (dying of pneumonia after attending an inauguration in the bitter cold). Who?
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08-23-2014, 01:25 PM
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Hi Eva E., I have honestly never read about this...I'm eager to know who it was!
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08-23-2014, 01:44 PM
Post: #649
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What about a wild guess?
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08-23-2014, 01:53 PM
Post: #650
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Caroline Harrison?
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08-23-2014, 03:02 PM
Post: #651
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VERY logical guess, Roger! But this was the fate of a later First Lady.
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08-23-2014, 03:22 PM
Post: #652
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Was it Woodrow Wilson's first wife? Not sure, but I think he was married to another woman before Edith Galt whose name I can't remember.
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08-23-2014, 04:35 PM
Post: #653
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Excellent guess, Toia! I'm sorry to say it was not President Wilson's first wife.

Hint #1: It was not during her husband's inauguration that she caught a cold and developed pneumonia.
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08-23-2014, 05:38 PM
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Hint #2: She died at the Willard Hotel in Washington.
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08-23-2014, 07:12 PM
Post: #655
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Hint #3: She loved reading.
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08-23-2014, 07:25 PM
Post: #656
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Abigail Fillmore?
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08-23-2014, 07:51 PM
Post: #657
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Kudos, Scott! Abigail Fillmore caught pneumonia after attending Franklin Pierce's inauguration.
You win my best wishes for a wonderful, divine Sunday!
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08-24-2014, 09:27 AM
Post: #658
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Which President once lived here?

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08-24-2014, 09:30 AM
Post: #659
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Wild guess - Grant?
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08-24-2014, 09:37 AM
Post: #660
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Good try, Eva! But it is not Grant.
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