Presidents and First Ladies Trivia

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(04-14-2018 10:23 PM)Donna McCreary Wrote:  

(04-14-2018 10:06 PM)L Verge Wrote:  The back of the U.S. $20 bill shows a pair of evergreen Southern Magnolias flanking the south portico of the White House. Who planted them in memory of his wife?

Andrew Jackson - in memory of Rachel.

Uh-oh, Donna has the same resource info we have! Right again. In reading Feisty First Ladies, I got a surprise about Rachel (and yes, I know she didn't quite make it to the White House). I knew that she was somewhat of a social pariah, who smoked an occasional pipe and married Andy without knowing that she really wasn't officially divorced. However, the book describes her as being very overweight and almost slovenly. Does anyone know if that is correct?