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« Reply #600 on: March 03, 2008, 09:08:18 PM »
The answer is Washington.

His salary of 25,000 dollars back then I heard is equivalent to a million today, meaning he spent 70,000 dollars on alcohol.  He used to also spend a lot of money on fur coats for his horses.
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« Reply #601 on: March 03, 2008, 09:10:05 PM »
How many Presidents have been teachers at some point in their lives?
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« Reply #602 on: March 03, 2008, 09:26:20 PM »
Quote from: Lt. Governor Warner for Senate '08 on March 03, 2008, 09:10:05 PM
How many Presidents have been teachers at some point in their lives?

It's not your turn.
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« Reply #603 on: March 04, 2008, 02:00:24 AM »
Quote from: Lt. Governor Warner for Senate '08 on March 03, 2008, 09:10:05 PM
How many Presidents have been teachers at some point in their lives?
14, unless you count Ford being a coach, which would then be 15
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« Reply #604 on: March 06, 2008, 02:09:24 PM »
Bump.
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« Reply #605 on: March 06, 2008, 02:31:37 PM »
Who is the only President since Taft to not throw a "ceremonial first pitch" to open at least one baseball season?
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« Reply #606 on: March 06, 2008, 03:24:00 PM »
Quote from: Southern Patriot on March 06, 2008, 02:31:37 PM
Who is the only President since Taft to not throw a "ceremonial first pitch" to open at least one baseball season?

George W. Bush?
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« Reply #607 on: March 06, 2008, 05:11:58 PM »
LBJ
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« Reply #608 on: March 07, 2008, 09:51:42 PM »
nope, both wrong
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« Reply #609 on: March 07, 2008, 09:55:45 PM »
Quote from: Southern Patriot on March 06, 2008, 02:31:37 PM
Who is the only President since Taft to not throw a "ceremonial first pitch" to open at least one baseball season?

Woodrow Wilson?
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« Reply #610 on: March 07, 2008, 10:00:41 PM »
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Quote from: Southern Patriot on March 06, 2008, 02:31:37 PM
Who is the only President since Taft to not throw a "ceremonial first pitch" to open at least one baseball season?

Woodrow Wilson?
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« Reply #611 on: March 07, 2008, 11:13:05 PM »
Jimmy Carter
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« Reply #612 on: March 07, 2008, 11:19:34 PM »
Quote from: Southern Patriot on March 07, 2008, 10:00:41 PM
Quote from: Rockefeller Republican on March 07, 2008, 09:55:45 PM
Quote from: Southern Patriot on March 06, 2008, 02:31:37 PM
Who is the only President since Taft to not throw a "ceremonial first pitch" to open at least one baseball season?

Woodrow Wilson?
nope

According to Wiki, Jimmy Carter, though he did at the World Series.
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« Reply #613 on: March 07, 2008, 11:38:47 PM »
Quote from: J. J. on March 07, 2008, 11:19:34 PM
Quote from: Southern Patriot on March 07, 2008, 10:00:41 PM
Quote from: Rockefeller Republican on March 07, 2008, 09:55:45 PM
Quote from: Southern Patriot on March 06, 2008, 02:31:37 PM
Who is the only President since Taft to not throw a "ceremonial first pitch" to open at least one baseball season?
Woodrow Wilson?
nope
According to Wiki, Jimmy Carter, though he did at the World Series.

According to National Geographic: "Since Taft's first pitch, every President but one has opened at least one baseball season during their tenure. The exception: Jimmy Carter (1977-1981)"
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« Reply #614 on: March 08, 2008, 01:28:26 AM »
Quote from: Southern Patriot on March 07, 2008, 11:38:47 PM
Quote from: J. J. on March 07, 2008, 11:19:34 PM
Quote from: Southern Patriot on March 07, 2008, 10:00:41 PM
Quote from: Rockefeller Republican on March 07, 2008, 09:55:45 PM
Quote from: Southern Patriot on March 06, 2008, 02:31:37 PM
Who is the only President since Taft to not throw a "ceremonial first pitch" to open at least one baseball season?
Woodrow Wilson?
nope
According to Wiki, Jimmy Carter, though he did at the World Series.

According to National Geographic: "Since Taft's first pitch, every President but one has opened at least one baseball season during their tenure. The exception: Jimmy Carter (1977-1981)"

That's why I qualified it with "World Series."
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« Reply #615 on: March 08, 2008, 11:31:38 AM »
ok, who has the next question?
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« Reply #616 on: March 08, 2008, 11:34:22 AM »
How many Presidents have presided over a body of Congress?
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« Reply #617 on: March 08, 2008, 11:50:12 AM »
Quote from: Lt. Governor Warner for Senate '08 on March 08, 2008, 11:34:22 AM
How many Presidents have presided over a body of Congress?

Polk and LBJ were the regular presiding officers (if President pro tem is considered such).
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« Reply #618 on: March 08, 2008, 11:51:53 AM »
Quote from: J. J. on March 08, 2008, 11:50:12 AM
Quote from: Lt. Governor Warner for Senate '08 on March 08, 2008, 11:34:22 AM
How many Presidents have presided over a body of Congress?

Polk and LBJ were the regular presiding officers (if President pro tem is considered such).

You also have to include every President who had served as Vice-President.
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« Reply #619 on: March 09, 2008, 04:39:22 PM »
The correct answer is 15, the 14 VP's and Polk as Speaker.
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« Reply #620 on: March 09, 2008, 05:33:54 PM »
Quote from: J. J. on March 08, 2008, 11:50:12 AM
Quote from: Lt. Governor Warner for Senate '08 on March 08, 2008, 11:34:22 AM
How many Presidents have presided over a body of Congress?

Polk and LBJ were the regular presiding officers (if President pro tem is considered such).
Actually, LBJ was Majority Leader, not President pro tempore.  However, one President of the United States has served as President pro tempore of the Senate, John Tyler.
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« Reply #621 on: March 09, 2008, 07:04:48 PM »
What do Abraham Lincoln, Stephen Douglas, John Breckinridge, and John Bell have in common?
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« Reply #622 on: March 09, 2008, 07:35:34 PM »
Quote from: Vice-Chairman Xahar on March 09, 2008, 07:04:48 PM
What do Abraham Lincoln, Stephen Douglas, John Breckinridge, and John Bell have in common?

They all received EV's in 1860?
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« Reply #623 on: March 09, 2008, 07:35:54 PM »
Quote from: Vice-Chairman Xahar on March 09, 2008, 07:04:48 PM
What do Abraham Lincoln, Stephen Douglas, John Breckinridge, and John Bell have in common?
Besides all of then running for President in 1860, they were all at various times members of the House of Representatives, but none of them served at the same time in the House.  Bell was elected from 1826 to 1838, Douglas was elected in 1842 and 1844, Lincoln in 1846, and Breckenridge in 1850 and 1852.
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« Reply #624 on: March 09, 2008, 07:52:35 PM »
Quote from: Lamont Zemyna Vaižgantas on March 09, 2008, 07:35:54 PM
Quote from: Vice-Chairman Xahar on March 09, 2008, 07:04:48 PM
What do Abraham Lincoln, Stephen Douglas, John Breckinridge, and John Bell have in common?
Besides all of then running for President in 1860, they were all at various times members of the House of Representatives, but none of them served at the same time in the House.  Bell was elected from 1826 to 1838, Douglas was elected in 1842 and 1844, Lincoln in 1846, and Breckenridge in 1850 and 1852.

All were lawyers.
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