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1. In 1865, President Andrew Johnson fed them in the White House but his daughter, Martha, hated them. What were they?
2. It was during a Washington July 4th heat wave that this President of the United States made his rounds of speech, celebrating the holiday. Unfortunately, cholera had broken out in the city and everyone was advised to not eat raw fruit or drink water from unknown sources. When he arrived back at the White House, he was very thirsty and he drank an enormous amount of water. Not satisfied with this, he ate a bowl of cherries and followed it with iced milk. He immediately became very ill and by the 9th of July , he was dead from severe dehydration from constant vomiting and diarrhea. Who was this unfortunate man?
3. This president had a Ph.D. from Johns Hopkins University and had been president of Princeton University. He has been called the best educated president. He had a love affair with a divorcee who lived in Bermuda but his wife forgave him and either the nation didn't know of this torrid affair or didn't care. He suffered from many, many ailments all through his life. He was dyslexic and couldn't read until he was 9. Later, he even used a stomach pump to fight off the horrible acid content of his stomach. He eventually suffered a stroke while campaigning for the League of Nations. Who was this austere president?
4. What president was known to have told several federal staff members to get married and stop living in sin? (This president was also the first president to admit seeing a UFO.)
5. This president doubled the size of the US. This person could only be?
6. Now, who could this president be that was paid $25,000 a year for being President of the United States? He needed money since a recent war had put him into financial trouble. But when he got into office, it was clear that he liked to splurge by spending an estimated 7% of his salary on alcohol and even purchasing leopard skin robes for his stable of expensive horses. For most of his life, he was in love with his best friend's wife, Sally Fairfax. He married but did not produce an heir. Some said he was sterile. Who was he?
7. This president won his election by a landslide. He started out as the editor of the Marion, Ohio "Star", a small town newspaper. He was persuaded to run for senate where he served for four years. Then, his wife, who was nicknamed "The Duchess", talked him into running for president. This election was the first in which women could vote and with their help, this man won an unprecedented 60% of the vote. It didn't hurt him at all that he was very handsome. It was during his term that the Teapot Dome scandal happened. He had a heart attack in a hotel in San Francisco and died, cutting his term short. Who was this dashing president who loved to play poker and lost a box of priceless White House china in a poker game?
8. War was a preoccupation with this soon-to-be president. He was serving as the Assistant Secretary of the Navy when the "Maine" exploded in the Havana, Cuba harbor. First thing he did was to resign and form a rag-tag regiment of all volunteer cavalry soldiers which were called the Rough Riders by the press. Not a one of them had any military experience but our man hired a career soldier to train them. Their moment in the sun came in Cuba when they charged up Kettle Hill and San Juan Hill. Funny thing about this is that they had to do it on foot. They had left their horses on the dock in Florida. Now, I know you can guess who this man was.
9. "We in America today are nearer to the final triumph over poverty than ever before in the history of any land". This was said in this president's acceptance speech at the Republican convention in 1928. Only 7 months later, this leader had to eat his words as the Great Depression began turning the country into a nation of poorhouses. Who was this president who opposed direct government relief for the poor?
10. Along came two men that had more than their share of talent for saying the wrong thing at the wrong time How about these classic examples? (Incidentally, they are father and son and both have dealt or are dealing with very serious problem areas east of the Mediterranean Sea.)
"There is madmen in the world, and there are terror."
"We ought to make the pie higher."
"I promise you I will listen to what has been said here, even though
I wasn't here."
"I understand small business growth. I was one."
His Daddy was also guilty:
"Remember Lincoln, going to his knees in times of trial and the Civil War and all that stuff. You can't be. And we were blessed. So don't feel sorry for----don't cry for me, Argentina." This gem was spoken in 1992 when he was attempting to describe his New England culture.
Who could we be talking about?
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