Presidential Quotes Trivia

1. "I've got 99 problems and now Jay-Z is one."

From Quiz Presidential Quotes

Answer: Barack Obama

President Obama spoke at the White House Correspondents' Dinner on April 27, 2013 about the trip that Jay-Z and Beyonce took to Cuba for their fifth wedding anniversary, saying, "Some things are beyond my control. For example, this whole controversy about Jay-Z going to Cuba. It's unbelievable. I've got 99 problems and now Jay-Z is one." Although tourism to Cuba was prohibited for American citizens, Jay-Z's trip was legal as he and his wife travelled under the license of the Sir John Soane Museum Foundation, a group supporting architectural and fine arts, and their visit was arranged to meet the educational requirements for a trip to Cuba. In his remark, President Obama referenced Jay-Z's hit song "99 Problems" (2003) and in the same speech, also name checked Taylor Swift when talking about the budget cut sequester, he said, "Republicans fell in love with it. Now they can't stop talking about how much they hate it. It's like we're trapped in a Taylor Swift album."

From Quiz U.S. Presidents & Their Quotes About the Bible

Answer: Ronald Reagan

Ronald Reagan was the fortieth president of the United States, serving from 1981 to '90. Previously, Reagan served as governor of California from 1967 to '75. Reagan died in 2004 and is regarded as an icon by American conservatives. Because of his sterling ability to communicate with the masses, Reagan was known as The Great Communicator. Many believe his policies brought about the demise of Communism in the Soviet Union and the collapse of the Iron Curtain.

From Quiz The Wit Of The White House

Answer: Ronald Reagan

Ronald Reagan was the 40th President of the US, serving between 1981 and 1989. Of the first 44 Presidents, he was the oldest to take office, being just a couple of weeks shy of his 70th birthday. He was satirised as having a limited attention span, but, at least in hindsight, the achievements of his presidency were significant. Noteworthy among these was promoting a resolution of the 'Cold War' between the USA and USSR. Reagan had a handy way with words. On hearing that Clint Eastwood was running for Mayor he quipped: "What makes him think a middle-aged actor, who's played with a chimp, could have a future in politics?"

From Quiz Quote Me If You Can

Answer: Grover Cleveland

This quote is taken from a letter written to the Democratic Convention from New York Governor Grover Cleveland. It was written in August of 1884 during the Grover's campaign run for presidential office. The following is a segment from that letter, as written in Wikipedia, "A truly American sentiment recognizes the dignity of labor and the fact that honor lies in honest toil. Contented labor is an element of national prosperity. Ability to work constitutes the capital and the wage of labor the income of a vast number of our population, and this interest should be jealously protected. Our workingmen are not asking unreasonable indulgence, but as intelligent and manly citizens they seek the same consideration which those demand who have other interests at stake. They should receive their full share of the care and attention of those who make and execute the laws, to the end that the wants and needs of the employers and the employed shall alike be sub served and the prosperity of the country, the common heritage of both, be advanced."

From Quiz A President Said That

Answer: Abraham Lincoln

This was in reply to Stephen Douglas, who, during an 1858 debate accused Lincoln of being two faced. Lincoln won the debate but lost the election for a seat in the House of Representatives.

From Quiz Great Moments in Presidential Speeches

Answer: Richard Nixon

In a TV interview with David Frost on May 19, 1977 Nixon attempted to explain his interpretation of Executive Privilege. Nixon was almost impeached and later resigned, but this idea seems to have continued on. (Clinton, Bush...)

From Quiz Presidents Say the Darndest Things

Answer: Abraham Lincoln

This great retort was made to Stephen Douglas during one of the famous Lincoln-Douglas debates of 1858, in which the two men battled it out for the Illinois senate seat (which Douglas won). Another Lincoln witticism was made when, after being told by doctors that he had variola, a type of smallpox, he stated, "There is one good thing about this. Now I have something I can give everybody."

From Quiz Famous Presidential Quotes II

Answer: Martin Van Buren

President Martin Van Buren was the 8th President of the United States. President Van Buren served as president from 1837-1841.

From Quiz Famous Presidential Quotes I

Answer: George Washington

He made this statement on Jan. 7, 1790 just a little over year after becoming President of the United States.

From Quiz Political Gaffes

Answer: Dan Quayle

Vice President Dan Quayle, while visiting a school classroom, corrected a child who had written the word potato on a chalkboard during a spelling bee. Quayle's version? "Potatoe." Some have said the spelling card Quayle was given featured the misspelling. Later, when Bill Clinton referred to the Patriot missile as something that can "go through doors and down chimneys," Quayle quipped, "Bill Clinton knows less about national security than I do about spelling!" (Patriot missiles, unlike cruise missiles and smart bombs, are not designed to shoot objects on the ground with precision; rather, they are defensive missiles designed to shoot down other missiles in the air.)

From Quiz Presidential Quotes

Answer: During his speech to accept the party's presidential nomination in 1988

Although Bush promised to never raise taxes he did find it necessary to do so.

From Quiz Famous Presidential Quotes And Sayings

Answer: George Herbert Walker Bush (1989-1993)

A superb witticism by George Bush was his attack on his successor: " When Bill Clinton blows his taxophone, America will be singing the blues. " Another surprising remark came from Andrew Jackson's , the 7th President of the U.S.A.: "It's a damn poor mind that can only think of one way to spell a word."

From Quiz Presidential Quotes

Answer: George W. Bush

This line from George W. Bush came at a 2004 signing ceremony for a defence spending bill. Bush made so many linguistic errors and malapropisms during his time in office that the phrase "bushisms" was coined. Other well known examples from his time on the campaign trail, before he was president include "They misunderestimated me.", "Rarely is the question asked: Is our children learning?" and when addressing a Chamber of Commerce before the New Hampshire primary, he asked members to "imagine themselves as a single mother working hard to put food on your family."

From Quiz The Wit Of The White House

Answer: Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln became President in 1861 and was assassinated in 1865. During his brief incumbency, Lincoln achieved much. Victory for the Union forces in the War Between The States saw slavery abolished and Lincoln also modernised the economy and strengthened the Federal government. He was not, though, universally supported or liked and he had to face down determined opposition, particularly from those who had wanted him to drop calls for manumission and sue for a ceasefire during the Civil War. It took a series of military successes in 1864 to make the northern states victorious.

From Quiz Quotes About US Presidents

Answer: George Washington

George Washington's formal manner inspired this quote. He always wore a powdered white wig. Ben Franklin was never President. Jefferson had red hair and (in keeping with the style of the day) wore powdered wigs and later in life powdered his own hair. Eisenhower was bald and was president much, much later.

From Quiz Quote Me If You Can

Answer: Theodore Roosevelt

The first time Theodore used this phrase was in a letter to Henry L. Sprague written on January 26th, 1900. At the time Roosevelt was the Governor of New York and was discussing the re-nomination of Louis Payne as the state's insurance commissioner - a nomination which Roosevelt did NOT want to happen. Later during his time as president this same phrase would become his famous slogan in foreign policy. A carbon copy of the letter can be found and viewed at American Treasures of the Library of Congress.

From Quiz A President Said That

Answer: Ulysses S. Grant

Grant viewed music as a distraction and may have had what is euphemistically called 'a tin ear'. As the General in Command of the Union Armies in 1864 and 1865, he was known to ask that regimental bands not play while on the march.

From Quiz Great Moments in Presidential Speeches

Answer: George W. Bush

On August 5th, 2004 President Bush gave a speech at the signing of a defense appropriations bill. He appeared to be reading his comments, yet somehow his admission of always thinking of new ways to harm the country wasn't caught by any of his writers. Maybe it was put in there on purpose, or maybe it was an oversight, either way, the president's comments made citizens rest easy knowing who was at the head of the country.

From Quiz Presidential Inaugural Addresses

Answer: President James A. Garfield

James A. Garfield was given the oath of office by Chief Justice Morrison Waite while it was snowing outside.

From Quiz Presidents Say the Darndest Things

Answer: Conservative

Roosevelt, the only four-term President, made this statement during a radio address on October 26, 1939. He was a good friend of another witty politician of his time, Winston Churchill of the UK. "It is fun to be in the same decade with you," he wrote in one of many letters to Churchill (who was of course a Conservative himself).

From Quiz Famous Presidential Quotes II

Answer: James A. Garfield

President James A. Garfield was assassinated on July 2, 1881 in a railroad station by a government office seeker who had been denied the postion of his choice.

From Quiz Famous Presidential Quotes I

Answer: John Adams

President Adams made this statement in a paper he wrote entitled "Thoughts on Government" before he left office.

From Quiz The President Said What?

Answer: Richard Nixon

Nixon's vice president, Spiro Agnew, lambasted "ultra-liberals" for "a pusillanimous pussyfooting on the critical issue of law and order." Of course, he later resigned after being fined for income tax evasion.

From Quiz More Political Quips & Gaffes

Answer: Ronald Reagan

He also called it "staff time for Bonzo." In addition, Reagan once quipped, "I have left orders to be awakened at any time in case of national emergency, even if I'm in a cabinet meeting."

From Quiz Political Gaffes

Answer: Bill Clinton

From his October 1992 speech at the University of Florida, as reported in the "Plain Dealer."

From Quiz Presidential Quotes

Answer: While talking to a crowd at the Minnesota State Fair

His famous saying is the basis for a safe and secure life for many.

From Quiz Famous Presidential Quotes And Sayings

Answer: William (Bill) Jefferson Clinton (1993-2001)

Another, less 'suspect' Clinton quote: " There is nothing wrong with America that cannot be cured with what is right in America". May-be John F. Kennedy was foreseeing some of his successors in a later age already when he said: " Mothers all want their sons to grow up to be President, but they don't want them to become politicians in the process."

From Quiz Stupid Presidential Quotes

Answer: Warren G. Harding

That makes you want to put all of your confidence in this guy's hands, doesn't it?

From Quiz Presidential Quotes

Answer: Harry S. Truman

Truman was President between 1945 and 1953 and this line is from the book, "Plain Speaking: an Oral Biography of Harry S Truman" (1962) by Merle Miller, which was a collection of conversations between the author and former president as well as recollections from his friends. Other well known lines from Truman include, "Suppose you were an idiot. And suppose you were a Republican. But I repeat myself.", "If you can't convince them, confuse them." and surely his best known quote, "The buck stops here."

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