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Well Said, Mr. President

Give me a one-handed economist! All my economists say, “On the one hand...on the other.” — President Harry Truman

There is no pleasure in having nothing to do. The fun is having lots to do and not doing it. — President Andrew Jackson

People say I’m indecisive, but I don’t know about that. — President George W. Bush

If it were not for the reporters, I would tell you the truth. — President Chester A. Arthur

I have often wondered what the Ten Commandments would have looked like if Moses had run them through the U.S. Congress. — President Ronald Reagan

Being President is like running a cemetery. You’ve got a lot of people under you and nobody’s listening. — President Bill Clinton  A zebra does not change not change its spots. — Vice President Al Gore

I love California. California. I practically grew up in Phoenix.— Vice President Dan Quayle

I just received the following wire from my generous Daddy: “Dear Jack, don’t buy a single vote more than is necessary. I’ll be [darned] if I’m going to pay for a landslide.” _ President John Kennedy

Man cannot live by bread alone. He must have peanut butter.— President James Garfi eld

I was America’s fi rst instant vice president – and now, America’s fi rst instant president. The Marine Corps Band is so confused, they don’t know whether to play “Hail to the Chief” or “You’ve Come a Long Way, Baby.”— President Gerald Ford

Riddle Me This?

Jack is taking a tour through a museum’s American presidents exhibit. The person leading the tour tells him, “We have a picture of each presidency. Curperson leading the tour tells him, “We have a picture of each presidency. Currently, Donald Trump is the 45th person to hold the o ce.” But Jack quickly rently, Donald Trump is the 45th person to hold the o ce.” But Jack quickly realizes that there are 46 pictures on the wall. Why are there one too many realizes that there are 46 pictures on the wall. Why are there one too many photos? photos? Answer below

24th president of the United States, hence there are two photos of him on the wall. 24th president of the United States, hence there are two photos of him on the wall. Answer to Riddle: One president, Grover Cleveland, served two non-consecutive terms. He was the 22nd and the

Inauguration Trivia

1. Why was President Lincoln embarrassed at his second inauguration by Vice President

Andrew Johnson’s address? a. Because Johnson poked fun at

Lincoln’s height b. Because Johnson forgot his speech in the middle c. Because Johnson spoke much better than Lincoln and overshadowed him d. Because Johnson was totally drunk and rambled on in a stupor

2. Which president famously said in his inaugural address: “Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country”? a. Ronald Reagan b. Abraham Lincoln c. John F. Kennedy d. Barack Obama 3. Where do the words “so help me G-d” appear in the

Constitutional oath? a. Article I, Section 2 b. Article 2, Section 1 c. 20th Amendment d. They don’t

4. In which of the following states has a president not been sworn in? a. Virginia b. New York c. Vermont d. Texas

5. Which president famously said at his inauguration address: “The only thing we have to fear is fear itself?” a. Franklin D. Roosevelt b. Teddy Roosevelt c. Harry Truman d. Herbert Hoover 6. Which president gave the longest inauguration address in history? a. Bill Clinton b. Barack Obama c. James K. Polk d. William Henry

Harrison

7. Which was the fi rst inauguration to be televised? a. 1929, Herbert C. Hoover b. 1937, Franklin D. Roosevelt c. 1949, Harry S. Truman d. 1961, John F. Kennedy

8. Which president gave the shortest inauguration address ever? a. George Washington b. Martin Van Buren c. Grover Cleveland d. Ulysses S. Grant

Answers: 1. D- As Andrew Johnson walked into the Senate chamber, he appeared to be unsteady, and he was leaning on the former Vice President Hannibal Hamlin’s arm. Johnson rambled on until Hamlin fi nally gave a tug on Johnson’s coattail, and only then did Johnson end his alcohol-impaired inaugural speech. The newly inaugurated vice president was supposed to swear in the new senators but he was too drunk to perform his duties, so instead a Senate clerk performed the swearing-in of the new senators. 2. C 3. D- The Constitutional oath is: “I do solemnly swear (or a rm) that I will faithfully execute the o ce of President of the United States, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States.” (Article II, Section I). However, the custom to add the words “so help me G-d” started when Chester A. Arthur, our 21st president, included them at the end of his oath in September 1881 after the assassination of President James Garfi eld. 4. A- The fi rst inauguration took place in New York City; in 1923, Calvin Coolidge was sworn in as president at his family’s homestead in Plymouth, Vt., after the death of Warren Harding; on Nov. 22, 1963, aboard Air Force One on the tarmac at Love Field in Dallas, Lyndon Johnson was sworn in after the assassination of John F. Kennedy. 5. A- FDR’s inauguration on March 4, 1933 occurred in the middle of a bank panic, hence the backdrop for his famous words. 6. D- The longest inaugural address was delivered by William Henry Harrison. It was 8,445 words and delivered on a cold day in March 1841. He died a month later of pneumonia. 7. C- In 1897, William McKinley‘s inauguration was the fi rst recorded by a motion picture camera; in 1921, Warren G. Harding became the first president to ride to and from his inauguration in an automobile; in 1929, Herbert C. Hoover’s inauguration was the fi rst played over the radio; and in 1949, Harry S. Truman‘s inauguration was the fi rst to be televised. 8. A- George Washington’s second inaugural address was the shortest ever, at 135 words. The following is a transcript of his speech: “Fellow citizens, I am again called upon by the voice of my country to execute the functions of its Chief Magistrate. When the occasion proper for it shall arrive, I shall endeavor to express the high sense I entertain of this distinguished honor, and of the confi dence which has been reposed in me by the people of united America. Previous to the execution of any o cial act of the President the Constitution requires an oath of o ce. This oath I am now about to take, and in your presence: That if it shall be found during my administration of the Government I have in any instance violated willingly or knowingly the injunctions thereof, I may (besides incurring constitutional punishment) be subject to the upbraidings of all who are now witnesses of the present solemn ceremony.”

Wisdom key: 6-8 correct: Pretty good. Let me guess, you dream about being president one day. 3-5 correct: You pay a healthy amount of attention to inaugural festivities. 0-2 correct: “Ask not what you don’t know, ask what you do know.” Any other way would be too depressing.