Presidents and First Ladies Trivia

[RJNorton]

You are correct, Donna. It was Mary Lincoln. The quote comes from a letter Mary wrote to Mary Jane Welles on December 6, 1865. The quote is in the latter part of the letter. The "music in my ears" is there.

[Gene C]

I'm glad Donna got that right before I guessed Hillary

[Eva Elisabeth]

Who said:

"What do you call Bush when the war he put us in to date has killed almost as many Americans as died on 9/11 and the number of Americans wounded in war is almost triple? [...] By most definitions Bush can be considered a terrorist."

[RJNorton]

Maybe Jane Fonda?

[Eva Elisabeth]

Good guess, but not her. It was a man.

[Liz Rosenthal]

Can I make two guesses?

First guess: Filmmaker Michael Moore.

Second guess: Ralph Nader.

[J. Beckert]

Sean Penn?

[Eva Elisabeth]

Sorry, none of them.
Hint#2: He canvassed for JFK. (But it was JFK who begged him, he didn't want first.)

[Liz Rosenthal]

Bill Moyers?

[Eva Elisabeth]

Nope. Hint#3: He participated in the March on Washington in 1963.

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Hint #4: He's a singer, actor and entertainer.

[Rob Wick]

Harry Belafonte?

Best
Rob

[Gene C]

Tony Bennet?

[Eva Elisabeth]

Rob, you've got him.
Your prize is a private Harry Belafonte concert at your place! (But better prepare some canapés in case some unexpected guests come over.)

[Liz Rosenthal]

Wow - Harry Belafonte!

He's a pretty courageous guy.

And he's aged really well for someone who I think is hovering around age 80.

We saw a fantastic documentary about him on our local public television station a few months ago. Very illuminating!

[ReignetteC]

I thought I would try a new trivia topic today. Obviously our main focus on the forum is Abraham Lincoln and family, but it's apparent there is plenty of interest in other presidents, their families, etc. This topic will involve questions on any of our presidents, their wives and families, etc.

Here's my question:

Which president invited his mother to come to the White House, and when she arrived she refused to sleep in the Lincoln Bedroom due to a strong dislike of Abraham Lincoln?

Roger,

This is slightly off-topic, I read once that Winston Churchill, who stayed as a guest in the Lincoln bedroom, claimed to have seen a ghost there. (?)