Presidential Trivia

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Frances Folsom Cleveland who was only 21 when she became Grover Cleveland's First Lady.

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John Tyler in the CSA?

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Benjamin Harrison

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Andrew Jackson - Both parents were Irish born (Which was one of the stems of his reasons for despising the British)

Thomas Jefferson - Mother born in England.

Chester Arthur - Irish father.

Woodrow Wilson - Mother born in England.

Herbert Hoover - Mother born in Canada.

Barack Obama - Father born in Kenya.

I can't recall any others if there are any.

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Chester Arthur - Irish father.

What about Chester Arthur himself? Where is his birth certificate?

Who cares?

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Which 3 presidents guest stared on televison shows as themselves?

Ronald Reagan is one obvious answer.
Barack Obama
George HW Bush (The latter two both on SNL)

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Have I confounded you all with my question.

I'll ask again:

Other than being president, and associated qualifications, and male, what do Dwight Eisenhower, Gerald Ford, and Barack Obama have in common?

Hint 1:  They have the same thing in common with me.

Hint 2:  They do not have any part of common characteristic in common with George H. W. Bush, George W. Bush,  Jimmy Carter, John Kennedy, or Ronald Reagan.

Hint 3:  They do have part of common characteristic in common Bill Clinton or Lyndon Johnson.  They do have a different part of common characteristic in common with Richard Nixon, but it is a different part.

Hint 4:  On the surface Eisenhower makes the most sense.  Ronald Reagan and John Kennedy not sharing this characteristic makes the most sense.

Part-Native.

No.

Ford, Obama, and Eisenhower all changed their names....

[Dr. Cynic]

Have I confounded you all with my question.

I'll ask again:

Other than being president, and associated qualifications, and male, what do Dwight Eisenhower, Gerald Ford, and Barack Obama have in common?

Hint 1:  They have the same thing in common with me.

Hint 2:  They do not have any part of common characteristic in common with George H. W. Bush, George W. Bush,  Jimmy Carter, John Kennedy, or Ronald Reagan.

Hint 3:  They do have part of common characteristic in common Bill Clinton or Lyndon Johnson.  They do have a different part of common characteristic in common with Richard Nixon, but it is a different part.

Hint 4:  On the surface Eisenhower makes the most sense.  Ronald Reagan and John Kennedy not sharing this characteristic makes the most sense.

Part-Native.

No.

Ford, Obama, and Eisenhower all changed their names....

Obama didn't and Clinton did.

You, of all people should know this (sort of a clue).

All three inherited wars from their predecessor?... No, that can't be right....

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Not sure if this has been asked but:

Which Presidential candidate was also the first person in American history to win a million or more votes in a statewide election?

Al Smith in 1918 if I am not a fool. A machine man but still a person whom loved a good cigar and derby cap and that makes him a hero in my book (which is not easy to read).

I'll wager another question for the users of this board.

Which U.S. president had a daughter who lived her final years in India as a recluse studying mysticism?  

Woodrow Wilson's daughter Margaret.

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George Cabot Lodge