Presidents and First Ladies Trivia

[LincolnToddFan]

Oh gosh Roger...it bears an uncanny resemblance to the legendary Lincoln home at 8th and Jackson in Springfield, Il...even though I realize it isn't!

[RJNorton]

Toia, that's what I thought when I posted this!

Hint #1: Besides being a President he was also a Vice-President.

[LincolnToddFan]

Chester Arthur?

[RJNorton]

Good guess, Toia, but it's not him.

[PaigeBooth]

Harry Truman or Millard Filmore?

[RJNorton]

Excellent, Paige! It is the Millard Fillmore house in Buffalo, NY. The home is no longer standing. Paige, you win very best wishes for a nice Sunday!

http://wnyheritagepress.org/photos_week_...a/ywca.htm

[PaigeBooth]

Thank you, Mr. Norton-- and also thanks for all the great trivia questions! They're a lot of fun.

[Eva Elisabeth]

Word has it that on president's favorite food reads as follows: beef jerky, nachos, tacos, guacamole, chile, refried beans, hamburgers, hot dogs, barbecued ribs, candy, popcorn, ice cream and cake. Whose?

[tblunk]

Word has it that on president's favorite food reads as follows: beef jerky, nachos, tacos, guacamole, chile, refried beans, hamburgers, hot dogs, barbecued ribs, candy, popcorn, ice cream and cake. Whose?

That sounds like a universal list of everyone's favorite foods.

But I'll say Ronald Reagan

[Eva Elisabeth]

That sounds like a universal list of everyone's favorite foods.
But I'll say Ronald Reagan

I've never in my life tried beef jerky, nachos, tacos, guacamole, chile, hamburgers, or hot dogs, but I would agree on smashed beans and chocolate.

Very good guess, Tom, but it's not RR's list.

[Gene C]

George Bush?

[Eva Elisabeth]

Which one?

[Gene C]

George H Bush

[Eva Elisabeth]

Kudos, Gene! It was actually your second-to--last post here:
http://rogerjnorton.com/LincolnDiscussio...l#pid37373
...that made me think of this:
Q. Mr. President, have you lost the broccoli vote?
Q. What about it, since you brought it up?
Q. Yes, can you give us a broccoli statement?

The President. Now, look, this is the last statement I'm going to have on broccoli. [Laughter] There are truckloads of broccoli at this very minute descending on Washington. My family is divided. [Laughter] I do not like broccoli. [Laughter] And I haven't liked it since I was a little kid, and my mother made me eat it. And I'm President of the United States, and I'm not going to eat any more broccoli. [Laughter]

Wait a minute. For the broccoli vote out there, Barbara loves broccoli. [Laughter] She's tried to make me eat it. She eats it all the time herself. So, she can go out and meet the caravan of broccoli that's coming in from Washington. [Laughter]

Q. Cauliflower?
Q. Lima beans?
Q. Brussels sprouts?

[At this point, the President made a thumbs-down gesture.]

Q. Ah-ha, thumbs down on brussels sprouts.

See the President's News Conference, March 22, 1990:
http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/print.php?pid=18284

The list BTW reads on: "Even something healthy, like yogurt or oat bran, he would have spiced up with Butterfingers."
http://www.nytimes.com/1990/03/23/us/i-m...ccoli.html

[LincolnToddFan]

That was George H's finest moment as president...standing up to the broccoli tyrants! They even tried to force the issue by driving a truckload of it right up to the WH gates. But he refused to meet with them and sent the First Lady out instead. I don't blame him...I hate broccoli too!

Fight the power!!