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honeychile 12-22-2008 03:00 PM

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Originally Posted by RU OX Alum (Post 1757365)
My guess is that it was Jimmy Carter being slandered, and I think he won.

No....

KSigkid 12-22-2008 03:04 PM

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Originally Posted by honeychile (Post 1757353)
^^Thanks!

In one of the dirtier campaigns, the Republicans used

"Ma! Ma! Where's my Pa?
Gone to the White House, ha, ha, ha!"

to slander which Democratic candidate (who won)?

Grover Cleveland; interesting campaign, not the least of which is because James Blaine (the Republican who was running) was one of the more important figures in the party for a number of years.

honeychile 12-22-2008 04:02 PM

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Originally Posted by KSigkid (Post 1757369)
Grover Cleveland; interesting campaign, not the least of which is because James Blaine (the Republican who was running) was one of the more important figures in the party for a number of years.

Yes, sir! Your turn.

KSigkid 12-22-2008 04:10 PM

Who was the first President to throw out the first pitch to start a major league baseball season?

WCsweet<3 12-22-2008 04:38 PM

Taft

Who was the first President born in the 20th Century?

PhiGam 12-22-2008 05:29 PM

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Originally Posted by WCsweet<3 (Post 1757406)
Taft

Who was the first President born in the 20th Century?

LBJ
Which 20th century president appointed FOUR supreme court justices?

honeychile 12-23-2008 01:00 AM

Eisenhower?

KSigkid 12-23-2008 10:09 AM

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Originally Posted by honeychile (Post 1757569)
Eisenhower?

Harding and Taft appointed a bunch too...and I believe Nixon appointed 4 (Powell, Rehnquist, Burger and Blackmun).

(I'm a Supreme Court history dork)

Thetagirl218 12-24-2008 03:05 PM

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Originally Posted by KSigkid (Post 1757646)
Harding and Taft appointed a bunch too...and I believe Nixon appointed 4 (Powell, Rehnquist, Burger and Blackmun).

(I'm a Supreme Court history dork)

Hmmm...just out of curiosity, how many did FDR appoint? I recall him threating a bunch of the Justices when they said they were going to declare the New Deal unconstitutional.

a.e.B.O.T. 12-24-2008 05:56 PM

FDR appointed 8 justices

Nixon, Truman, and Harding appointed 4 (to answer the question). Eisenhower did 5.

Who was the first president to have a phone in office? (His phone number was 1)

Thetagirl218 12-24-2008 10:06 PM

Hayes?

a.e.B.O.T. 12-24-2008 11:06 PM

Yup... your turn to ask a question, but... I also have an interesting one... Who were the only two presidents to be succeeded by their fathers? (i.e. their father's outlived them)

Thetagirl218 12-25-2008 03:40 PM

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Originally Posted by a.e.B.O.T. (Post 1758219)
Yup... your turn to ask a question, but... I also have an interesting one... Who were the only two presidents to be succeeded by their fathers? (i.e. their father's outlived them)

Though you asked before I could post.... :)

I am a little confused by your question, there are only two presidents who had fathers who were also presidents and each of them succeeded their respective fathers. John Adams/John Quincy Adams and George HW Bush/George W Bush

or if you are asking which presidents had fathers that outlived them (Which what I think you are asking....)

I could only find one so far....

JFK's father Joesph P. Kennedy died in 1969

a.e.B.O.T. 12-25-2008 04:39 PM

Yes, hehe, I meant outlived them.

The second is Harding's father... Harding died in 1923, his father died in 1928

Go ahead, ask your question :D

Thetagirl218 12-27-2008 05:41 PM

Which presidents served in the other branches of government after their term(s) as president?

Hint: There are three that I know of....


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