The Complete Book of Presidential Trivia

by Lang, J. Stephen

• ISBN13: 9781589809024
• ISBN10: 1589809025
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-01-15
• Publisher: Pelican Pub Co Inc

Summary

This entertaining collection of questions and answers about America's leaders provides hours of brain-teasing fun for readers. Every conceivable subject is included, from scandals, pre-White House life, campaigns, military matters, and the cabinets, to notable quotes and notable women (wives and otherwise). Also included are tributes and memorials, as well as books and films about the presidents.

Author Biography

J. Stephen Lang is the author of thirty-six books, including The Complete Book of Confederate Trivia and the best-selling The Big Book of American Trivia. He lives in Seminole, Florida.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 11
Presidential Potpourri
The One and Only	p. 15
Famous Firsts	p. 18
Assassinations, and Some Attempts at It	p. 22
Naming the Presidents	p. 25
Nicknaming the Presidents	p. 29
Mr. President, Mr. Author Holidays, Holy Days, and Other Special Days	p. 38
Famous Firsts (Part 2)	p. 40
The One and Only (Part 2)	p. 44
Mixing and Mingling
Pre- and Extramarital Flings	p. 49
Joining the Club	p. 53
Hobnobbing with the Famous	p. 55
Quote, Unquote
Presidents on Presidents	p. 61
Some Memorable Phrases	p. 65
Presidents on the Presidency	p. 68
Those Catty Critics	p. 71
Presidents on Themselves	p. 76
What the Foreigners Said	p. 80
Praising the Presidents, Sometimes Sincerely	p. 83
Death Sentences: Their Last Words	p. 87
The Presidential Wit	p. 90
Four Quotes on War	p. 94
Their Occasional Eloquence	p. 95
Inaugural Moments	p. 100
Some Memorables Phrases (Part 2)	p. 104
Presidents on Presidents (Part 2)	p. 107
Presidents on the Presidency (Part 2)	p. 111
Family Ties
Even Presidents Had Parents	p. 115
My Mom and Dad Were	p. 120
Getting Born: Log Cabins, and All That	p. 124
The Birth Order Questions	p. 127
Brothers and Sisters	p. 128
Presidential Progeny	p. 130
Who Was My Dad?	p. 134
Presidential Progeny (Part 2)	p. 137
Before They Were Presidents
So Many Lawyers	p. 141
ôNo Experience Neededö: The Unpolitical Presidents	p. 144
Soldiers into Politicians	p. 145
Men of the House	p. 149
States' Men: Governors into Presidents	p. 152
From Mr. Secretary to Mr. Prez	p. 155
Senators Who Got Promoted	p. 157
It's a Living	p. 159
Whose Colorful Career Was This?	p. 161
At Loose and Abroad: Foreign Service	p. 165
While They Were Vice Presidents	p. 167
Educating the Presidents	p. 169
What School Graduated Us?	p. 173
Educating the Presidents (Part 2)	p. 174
The Man in Private
Booze and Tobacco-Pleasure and Pain	p. 179
The Presidential Look	p. 182
Things of the Spirit	p. 187
Medical Matters	p. 191
Food Fixations	p. 195
Hobbies, Pastimes, and R and R	p. 196
Jock Presidents	p. 200
Things of the Spirit (Part 2)	p. 203
Campaigns, Victories, Defeats, Etc.
Slogans and Slurs: Campaigning, in Brief	p. 209
They're Playin' My Song	p. 214
The Men I Beat	p. 216
The Men Who Beat Me	p. 219
ôI Want a Rematch!ö: Those Who Both Won and Lost	p. 220
Cabinet, Congress, Court
Presidential Furniture: The Cabinet	p. 225
The Men and Women in My Cabinet	p. 229
Adding Furniture: New Cabinet Positions	p. 232
Presidential Furniture: The Cabinet (Part 2)	p. 234
The Quarrelsome (and Sometimes Cooperative) Congress	p. 239
The Prez and the Court	p. 245
The Political Life
Who Were My Vice Presidents?	p. 251
Meeting the Press	p. 254
Making Amendments	p. 260
Money Matters	p. 262
Taxation Good and Bad (Mostly Bad)	p. 265
Pardon Me: The Sometimes Merciful Presidents	p. 266
Westward Ho!: Getting More Land	p. 268
Adding More States	p. 271
Events, Earth-shaking and Trivial
Key Events, For Better or Worse	p. 275
U.S. Events: Who Was President When	p. 278
World Events: Who Was President When	p. 281
Foreign Affairs, Mostly Biggies	p. 284
Bits and Pieces, Connected with	p. 286
Key Events. For Better or Worse (Part 2)	p. 290
The First Ladies
First Encounters	p. 293
Courtship, Wooing, and So Forth	p. 296
My Maiden Name Was	p. 300
Weddings and Honeymoons, Grand and Modest	p. 304
Married When and Where	p. 308
The Grand Role, White House Hostess	p. 311
First Ladies as Authors (and Subjects) of Books	p. 316
Married Life: Heaven and … Purgatory	p. 318
Pet Causes, Projects, Etc.	p. 324
Domestic Tranquility: Home Life
Where We Lived: Presidential Homes	p. 329
The White House: Beautifying, Renovating, Etc	p. 334
Barks, Purrs, and Such: Presidential Pets and Other Critters	p. 340
ôI'm Outta Hereö: Post-Presidential Life	p. 342
Remembering the Presidents
Monuments, Memorials, and So Forth	p. 347
Real to Reel: Presidents on Film and Video	p. 351
Named in Honor of	p. 354
Grave Matters	p. 358
Monuments, Memorials, and So Forth (Part 2)	p. 362
Such Intriguing Titles for Books	p. 365
Named in Honor of … (Part 2)	p. 368
Twenty Questions (About Each Man)
George Washington	p. 371
John Adams	p. 373
Thomas Jefferson	p. 375
James Madison	p. 378
James Monroe	p. 380
John Quincy Adams	p. 382
Andrew Jackson	p. 384
Martin Van Buren	p. 386
William Henry Harrison	p. 388
John Tyler	p. 391
James K. Polk	p. 393
Zachary Taylor	p. 395
Millard Fillmore	p. 398
Franklin Pierce	p. 400
James Buchanan	p. 402
Abraham Lincoln	p. 404
Andrew Johnson	p. 406
Ulysses S. Grant	p. 409
Rutherford B. Hayes	p. 410
James A. Garfield	p. 413
Chester A. Arthur	p. 415
Grover Cleveland	p. 416
Benjamin Harrison	p. 419
William McKinley	p. 421
Theodore Roosevelt	p. 423
William Howard Taft	p. 425
Woodrow Wilson	p. 428
Warren Harding	p. 430
Calvin Coolidge	p. 432
Herbert Hoover	p. 434
Franklin D. Roosevelt	p. 436
Harry S. Truman	p. 438
Dwight Eisenhower	p. 440
John F. Kennedy	p. 442
Lyndon Johnson	p. 444
Richard Nixon	p. 446
Gerald Ford	p. 448
Jimmy Carter	p. 450
Ronald Reagan	p. 452
George H. W. Bush	p. 454
Bill Clinton	p. 456
George W. Bush	p. 458
Barack Obama	p. 461
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