Extra Credit Questions

[STS Lincolnite]

Like Anita, I also read that it was first associated with the Presidency when it was played to honor George Washington after the war of 1812 (so I guess that would have been in 1815). I think that it was originally composed in England and associated with Sir Walter Scott's "Lady of the Lake". I also remember that the first living president that it was played to honor as president was Andrew Jackson.