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Swimming Pool at the White House
The Question: When was the first swimming pool built in the White House? The Answer: The first swimming pool built at the White House was…Henry Paulson, Jr.
Henry Merritt Paulson, Jr. was United States Secretary of the Treasury from July of 2006 until January of 2009. A graduate of Dartmouth University (1968) and Harvard Business School (1970), Paulson…Alan Greenspan
Alan Greenspan was chairman of the Federal Reserve, and one of the most powerful financial men in America, from 1987 until his retirement in 2006. Alan Greenspan had a brief fling as a professional…Lyndon B. Johnson
Lyndon Baines Johnson replaced the assassinated John F. Kennedy as United States president and oversaw major social reforms and the expansion of the Vietnam War. Known as a politician's politician…Mamie Eisenhower
Name at birth: Marie Geneva DoudThe wife of President Dwight D. Eisenhower, Mamie Eisenhower was First Lady of the United States from 1953 to 1961. The daughter of a wealthy meatpacker, Mamie grew up…Hunter S. Thompson 2005 Deaths
Hunter S. ThompsonAge: 67 cynical and subjective writer known for his drug-fueled yet wickedly perceptive coverage of the American political scene. In Fear and Loathing: On the Campaign Trail…Timothy Leary
Timothy Leary was a psychologist whose research on the effects of LSD and other mind-altering drugs made him a symbol of the American counterculture movement. As a teacher at Harvard in 1960, Leary…Henry Kissinger
Name at birth: Heinz Alfred KissingerHenry Kissinger was Secretary of State and advisor to President Richard Nixon, and a key player during the Vietnam War. Henry Kissinger came to the United States…Spiro Agnew
As Richard Nixon's vice president, Spiro Theodore Agnew served from 20 January 1969 until 10 October 1973, when he resigned over matters unrelated to the Watergate scandal. Agnew, the son of Greek…William Safire
Name at birth: William Safir Conservative figurehead William Safire was an author and speechwriter for Richard Nixon before winning a Pulitzer Prize during his 30-year run as a columnist for The New…Trending
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