Presidential Trivia

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Who was the Progressive Party VP nominee in 1912?

Hiram Johnson of California

Who did Senator Paul Wellstone endorse for President in 1992?

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The basic idea of this thread is that you answer the Presidential Election trivia question asked by the previous poster.  I'll get it started:

Who was the Progressive Party VP nominee in 1912?

Easy one, Hiram Johnson of California.

Now for my question, in what year did Henry Cabot Lodge jr. loose to Kennedy for a Massachussetts senate seat?

You didn't read it correctly. You were suppose to answer the question above! Bloody Hell.

1952 was the year Henry Cabot Lodge Junior lost to John F. Kennedy.

In 1946, Richard Nixon won California's 12th Congressional District seat, who did he defeat?

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If you want to claim that there are three, they are Andrew Jackson, Grover Cleveland and Richard Nixon. (Roosevelt had four. Of course that means he also had three. In which case you probably werent thinking of Alabama 1960 after all. It depends how you define it.)

Which American President lived to see the largest number of his successors hold office?

It was probably either Herbert Hoover, Richard Nixon or John Adams.

Several Presidents lived to see five of their successor... but onyl one lived to see six...

John Tyler.

I had an inkling that it was John Tyler. Though I thought it would have been somebody later than him. Does this mean we're onto the next question? If so here's my question:

In 1958, John F. Kennedy was re-elected to the United States Senate with more than 73% of the popular vote. Who was his Republican opponent and who was his campaign manager? It's an easy question .

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I think it's Henry Cabot Lodge, and Bobby was the campaign manager, but I'm not sure.

I am sorry True Democrat, JFK's 1958 Senatorial opponent was Vincent J. Celeste and his campaign manager was indeed Teddy Kennedy. Now here's my next question:

Who was Richard Nixon's first choice to be his running mate in 1968?

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Harold Brown?

Harold Brown is correct.

Now please answer my question that I posted in my last post.

No question there Gporter. Here's my question, considering you yet again failed to post one.

Which famous media mogul ran for the 1904 Democratic Presidential Nomination?

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Andrew Jackson, definitely (in the Revolutionary War, at that).

McKinley (I think) very narrowly avoided being one late in the Civil War, but I don't believe he ever was one.

Can't think of anyone else but Jackson, so no complete answer.

There is another one, who was briefly.

Was Teddy Roosevelt one during the Spanish-American War of 1898? He might have been but I am leaning towards no.

How about William Henry Harrison?

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Name the first president to attend a World Series game while in office?

I'm going to take a stab and say it's Woodrow Wilson.

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It makes it even harder when you say it's an easy question J. J. I can only think of Vice Presidents that have never ran for their respective parties nominations e.g. Spiro Agnew, Charles Curtis (I am not 100% sure about this), Adlai Stevenson (Grover Cleveland's running mate in 1892).

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It makes it even harder when you say it's an easy question J. J. I can only think of Vice Presidents that have never ran for their respective parties nominations e.g. Spiro Agnew, Charles Curtis (I am not 100% sure about this), Adlai Stevenson (Grover Cleveland's running mate in 1892).

The person was serving as president, so obviously Curtis and Agnew are not correct answers.

I knew that Agnew nor Curtis were never POTUS. Would I be on this political forum if I knew they were never President of the United States. Of course not.

Would Andrew Johnson and Chester A. Arthur count? Or am I not reading the question correctly yet again?

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How many Presidents have served as a Governor, Congressman, and Senator, and who are they?

Andrew Johsnon and Andrew Jackson.

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How many Presidents have served as a Governor, Congressman, and Senator, and who are they?

Andrew Johsnon and Andrew Jackson.

Both of them were military governors, Jackson for Florida and Johnson for Tennessee. I'm not sure about Tyler though.

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Millard Fillmore is the only one to come to mind. I know there is more.

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Bryan

He wasn't a President douchebag . But I know where you coming from him running on two tickets in 1896 as a Democrat and a Populist.

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I believe that Reagan officially left the Democratic Party in 1962 and he last supported Harry S. Truman in his campaign for the Presidency of the United States.

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Anyone who knows a good amount of information on Presidential politics and history would know that Reagan supported Nixon in 1960, and not Kennedy. What does that say about your knowledge of Presidential politics and history.

WHAT???

May I ask what school do you attend Mr. Porter, considering this thread has turned into some stupid argument about who Reagan supported in 1952.

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Just a statement on the Reagan question. Many of you are close to the right answer, some are not.

The true information is...

The last democrat that Reagan supported nationally was Harry Truman in the 1948 election. He supported Eisenhower in 1952 and again in 1956. He endorsed and worked for Richard Nixon in 1960, not Kennedy, as Warner for Senate "knew" that he supported Kennedy in 1960. This was not true.

Reagan officially switched parties in 1962.

Oh yeah that reminds me I got that question right. Though I think it's JJ's turn to ask a question. Go ahead.

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Name the only 4 Presidents to serve as either a Representative, Senator or Supreme Court Justice after serving as President.

1. William Howard Taft - Supreme Court Justice
2. John Quincy Adams - United States House
3. Andrew Johnson - United States Senate
4. John Tyler (maybe) - Confederate States Congress

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J.J your turn to ask a question. I am eagerly awaiting the next question

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gporter, your questions are fukcing ridiculous.  Who the hell cares what Pat Nixon said when she left the White House?  Try something a little less obscure and more interesting.

I concur with TD here. Why do you ask these sorts of questions?

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Who was the first President to have a color video taken of him?

I'm going to guess Calvin Coolidge. I do remember a while back that the first television was created during his Presidency. I think...

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Warren Harding?

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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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Woodrow Wilson?

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I believe True Dem's question has been answered correctly, so if I may:

Name all of the Governors of New York who have served as either President or major party nominee in a presidential election.

Bonus credit:  Name all of the NY Governors to serve as VP or major party running mate. 

PRESIDENTS:

Martin Van Buren (also was VP)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt (also was VP)
Grover Cleveland

VICE PRESIDENTS:

Nelson Rockefeller
George Clinton
Daniel D. Tompkins
Levi Morton

MAJOR PARTY NOMINEE:

Martin Van Buren
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt
Grover Cleveland
Thomas Dewey
Charles Evans Hughes
Horatio Seymour
Samuel Tilden
Alfred E. Smith

VICE PRESIDENTIAL NOMINEES:

Martin Van Buren
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt
Levi Morton
DeWitt Clinton
George Clinton
Daniel D. Tompkins

I think that's it.

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Didn't I get Joe's question right on New Yorkers and the Presidency of the United States?

Somebody fire away with the next question.