Presidential Trivia

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Since there seem to be no questions out there, I'll ask.

Where does the term President come from? What does the President preside over?

The term President was decided upon when the people were trying to find a name for Washington.

The President presides over the armed forces.

Which President kept shseep on the white house lawn?

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Who is the only President believed to have been truly tone deaf?

Hoover? (I think it is either him or Coolidge).

I think that it is Cooldige.

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Hoover (Commerce)
Taft (War)
Buchanan (State, as are all the others)
Van Buren
Adams
Madison
Monroe
Jefferson

[If you count Assistant Secretary of the Navy, both Roosevelts]
[Bush Sr. if "CIA Director" is a cabinet position]

[And, of course, Jeff Davis was Secretary of War as well]

Very good.  How many Presidents have served in Diplomatic Posts?

You do not get to ask numerous questions. Just one question, you should know that.

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Just a statement on the Reagan question. Many of you are close to the right answer, some are not.

The true information is...

The last democrat that Reagan supported nationally was Harry Truman in the 1948 election. He supported Eisenhower in 1952 and again in 1956. He endorsed and worked for Richard Nixon in 1960, not Kennedy, as Warner for Senate "knew" that he supported Kennedy in 1960. This was not true.

Reagan officially switched parties in 1962.

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Now for the next question...

On election night 1968, what state officially put Richard Nixon over the top and made him the 37th President of the United States of America?

[GPORTER]

Now for the next question...

On election night 1968, what state officially put Richard Nixon over the top and made him the 37th President of the United States of America?

I'll guess either Illinois or California, depending on how fast the results came in

Which one was it. Do not guess what the answer is, but know what the answer is.

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Now for the next question...

On election night 1968, what state officially put Richard Nixon over the top and made him the 37th President of the United States of America?

I'll guess either Illinois or California, depending on how fast the results came in

Which one was it. Do not guess what the answer is, but know what the answer is.

There's no need to sound so condescending.

Which state was it, Illinois or California?

[GPORTER]

Illinois

Correct.

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There have been 12 Presidents to only serve 1 complete term, name them!

John Adams, John Quincy Adams, Martin Van Buren, James K. Polk, Franklin Pierce, James Buchanan, Rutherford Hayes, Benjamin Harrison, William Howard Taft, Herbert Hoover, Jimmy Carter, George H. W. Bush.

Shortly after Franklin Pierce's election, Pierce and his wife and their son were taking a train ride and the train fell off of the tracks and there son was killed before their very eyes. What was their son's name?

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Benjamin, duh! :-p

Correct.

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Who was the last President to serve in the military and see actual combat?

Eisenhower.

What two Presidents saw far sighted in one eye and near sighted in another eye?

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Who was the last President to serve in the military and see actual combat?

Eisenhower.

Wrong on at least three counts.

-Eisenhower never was engaged in actual combat - by the time a war came around, he was already one of the US' highest ranking generals.
-At least two of his successors did see combat in WWII.

Carter?

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Since J.J. did not ask a question, then I will...

Who first informed Richard Nixon of Bobby Kennedy's assassination?

[GPORTER]

Charles Colson

You are all wrong.

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Charles Colson

You are all wrong.

Why did you only quote mine?  Harry Dent.

I am sorry. I meant that to everybody, nothing against you.

And no it is not Harry Dent.

Here is a hint...

A place that the first family can go for a vacation is named after this person.

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David Eisenhower

You are correct.

David and Julie had stayed up after Dick Nixon went to sleep to watch the rest of the returns from California. David woke Nixon after a half an hour with the news that Kennedy had been shot.

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Who was the smallest President in terms of height & weight?

John Adams

What were Pat Nixon's last words to Betty Ford before the Nixons departed from the White House?

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There is actually a question on the table

Who was the smallest President in terms of height & weight?

What were Pat Nixon's last words to Betty Ford before the Nixons departed from the White House?

"Take good care of the place"

You are wrong.

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"So sad?"

No.

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Eisenhower

No.

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well, then it has to be either Coolidge, Hoover or FDR

No.

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All of you are still wrong.

I will give you a hint, he was a one term President.

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Both of you are wrong.

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Warren Harding?

No.

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Taft

Taft is correct.

I am surprised that it took you all so long to get that answer. It is a basic presidential trivia fact.