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Presidents and First Ladies Trivia
09-06-2016, 02:00 PM
Post: #1156
RE: Presidents and First Ladies Trivia
Hint #2: He once said his wife did not have a mink coat.
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09-06-2016, 02:04 PM
Post: #1157
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Richard Nixon
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09-06-2016, 02:18 PM
Post: #1158
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Brilliant, Bill. Indeed it was President Nixon.

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09-10-2016, 04:24 PM
Post: #1159
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In whose backyard was this picture taken?
   
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09-10-2016, 05:38 PM
Post: #1160
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FDR's back yard
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09-10-2016, 06:56 PM
Post: #1161
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I'll guess Washington's at Mt. Vernon.

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09-11-2016, 01:21 AM (This post was last modified: 09-11-2016 03:19 AM by Eva Elisabeth.)
Post: #1162
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Kudos, Joe is correct. Joe, you win a bucket of fish from the lake. (And thanks to Bill Binzel for taking and sharing the photo.)
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09-12-2016, 11:07 AM
Post: #1163
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Who was the last sick/dying American President to be treated with the medical practice called bloodletting?
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09-12-2016, 11:44 AM
Post: #1164
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I don't know which President, but we taxpayers have been enduring this for years.

So when is this "Old Enough To Know Better" supposed to kick in?
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09-12-2016, 12:54 PM (This post was last modified: 09-12-2016 12:56 PM by Eva Elisabeth.)
Post: #1165
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King Leopold II died of that end of the 18th century, and I would think at that time the method was about to fade. I'd guess Washington.
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09-12-2016, 01:17 PM
Post: #1166
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Good try, Eva, as Washington was treated in this manner. Roughly 40% of his blood was drained!! However, he was not the last President to be treated with the bloodletting.
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09-12-2016, 01:54 PM (This post was last modified: 09-12-2016 02:07 PM by PaigeBooth.)
Post: #1167
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Very interesting about Washington losing almost 40% of his blood, Roger; I didn't realize it was that much.

I will guess Benjamin Harrison? Or maybe, Zachary Taylor? Taylor passed away in 1850, perhaps bloodletting was more popular at that time. Harrison did not become president until 1889.

I know Benjamin Harrison's grandfather, President William Henry Harrison, refused the bloodletting procedure. William Henry Harrison was the first US President to die in office.
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09-12-2016, 02:30 PM
Post: #1168
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Excellent, Paige! It was Zachary Taylor who was the last to have the procedure. With Taylor the doctors also tried blistering his skin. Taylor passed away on July 9, 1850.

I cannot think of a prize for this type of question so you just win best wishes for health and happiness!
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09-12-2016, 04:57 PM
Post: #1169
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(09-12-2016 02:30 PM)RJNorton Wrote:  Excellent, Paige! It was Zachary Taylor who was the last to have the procedure. With Taylor the doctors also tried blistering his skin. Taylor passed away on July 9, 1850.

I cannot think of a prize for this type of question so you just win best wishes for health and happiness!


Thank you, Roger! And thanks for the additional information as well.
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09-12-2016, 06:55 PM
Post: #1170
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I posed this trivia question while commenting on the new book, The President is Dead!, but never got an answer:

Where is Thomas Jefferson's original tombstone located today?
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