Ask the Editors Archive

Presidents

Do you have any famous quotes from Lincoln?
How do I contact the president by phone or fax at the White House?
Can a president serve more than two terms if they are not consecutive? For example, could former President Bill Clinton run for president again after 2000?
Has a president ever been married in the White House?
Who is the only U.S. President in the 20th century not to appoint a chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court?
There are two world capitals named for American presidents. One is Washington D.C., but what is the other?
One of my son's classmates mentioned that there was a president before George Washington. Does anyone know who he was?
Could you give me a list of the prime ministers and presidents of the world?
If the President of the United States resigns or dies in office and the Vice-President becomes President, what is the procedure for selecting a new Vice President? If I remember correctly, that's what happened when Spiro Agnew resigned and Ford became the new Vice President under Nixon.
Which president promised "a chicken in every pot"?
What zodiac sign have the most presidents been born under?
Who was the first U.S. president to be born in a hospital?
What states didn't Reagan win in his 1980 and 1984 election?
Who was the first president to give a televised speech? My daughter answered FDR but her teacher says Truman. I have found several web sites, including The History of Television, that says FDR. I need a definitive answer. Please help.
What was Rutherford B. Hayes' motto in his campaign?
Who was the first baby born to a president's wife in the White House?
When was the first televised debate between two presidential candidates?
Who swore in Lyndon Johnson?
How come the middle names are listed for every U.S. President except Harry S. Truman? What does the "S" stand for?
I know President Clinton was left-handed, but what other presidents were left-handed?