John F. Kennedy was once stranded on an island during World War II with only coconuts for nourishment. He used a coconut as a paper weight on his presidential desk.
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Fun Fact: When A Popular President’s Son Couldn’t Win a Governorship
In 1950, FDR’s son James Roosevelt lost in a landslide against Earl Warren for the race of Governor of California.
Things I Like: The American President (1995 Film)
Back in 2006, I first saw The American President in my government & economics class. It was towards the end of the semester where work was practically done but school wasn’t out yet. So our teacher (oddly enough his brother was a Republican state senator yet he choose a very pro-liberal film) let us watchContinue reading “Things I Like: The American President (1995 Film)”
Fun Fact: The First Lady Who Hated The Name
While Jacqueline Kennedy was one of America’s most memorable First Ladies, she actually disliked the title. She advised her secretary once “The one thing I do not want to be called is First Lady. It sounds like a saddle horse.”
Fun Fact: Two Firsts Joe Biden Made as Vice President
Joe Biden was the first Delawarean and Roman Catholic to hold the office of Vice President.