Presidents and First Ladies Trivia

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(07-31-2018 06:00 PM)AussieMick Wrote:  Yes, Eva . Well done especially because you managed to get the correct answer despite me mangling the grammar and words in the question .
Yes, Lou Hoover spoke Mandarin Chinese well, her husband less well. (Me? I'm Australian and struggle with English)

Darn, I knew that one! The Hoovers were said to speak it in general at the White House to avoid eavesdropping by staff.

I also wondered about Mrs. Coolidge, who worked with deaf children; but she taught in a school that forbid the use of American Sign Language. The children were forced into verbalizing.

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