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cjd:
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--- Quote from: bullcat jr. on October 07, 2007, 05:15:02 PM ---FDR had 3 vice presidents :
March 4, 1933 - January 20, 1941
John Nance Garner of Texas
January 20, 1941 - January 20, 1945
Henry Agard Wallace of Iowa
January 20, 1945 - April 12, 1945
Harry S. Truman of Missouri
Nixon had 2
Spiro T. Agnew (R)6 1969–1973 Maryland
Gerald R. Ford (R)7 1973–1974 Nebraska
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Great work and you 100% correct about FDR having 3 vp's I completely forgot about Garner. I am very embarrassed over that because I had completely disregarded him :-[. I have read many books on FDR and I am amazed on how that fact just slipped my mind. I guess old Harry Truman was about the most well known of FDR's vp's because he went on to be president. During his time in the White House Harry Truman's daughters piano almost fell through the floor of the White House. It seems that the old place had become decrepit. During Truman's presidency the entire interior of the White House was gutted out and rebuilt inside the original walls using a steel structure. They tried to reuse as much of the original fixtures as possible to make it look as it did before the rebuild. Three questions. What was Truman's daughters first name? Hint, she writes great spy and mystery novels. Where did the Truman family reside during the renovation? And what very visible change did old Harry make to the outside of the White House?
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Mary Margaret was the name of his daughter. I'm an only child and so was she.
My Mom has a set of books that she wrote.
I went on a trip to Washington DC. I saw the White House and Blair House.
We were not allowed to go in the White House. President Truman stayed in Blair House while he fixed up the White House.
In 1947 he spent $10,000 dollars on building a balcony on the White House.
People were very mad. >:(
I wish I could have gone inside the WhiteHouse :(
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You guys are very good. Margaret Truman is the correct answer. So is Blair house. President Truman had a hard time convincing congress to let him add the Truman balcony to the White House. In the end he got his way and it looks like it has always been there. They say its impossible for the president to use it because he would be in danger sitting out there. When President Truman was staying at Blair house some bad men came to hurt him and his family. The secret service were able to stop them. Its to bad you were unable to tour the White House. When I was a kid not much older that you are I went on a school trip to Washington. We stayed at the Hotel Harrington in Washington DC. I also was unable to tour the White House on that trip because President Truman had died and they were using the White House for the ceremonies. I have been to Washington many times since then and have toured the White House 3 times. Its a great feeling to walk through the rooms filled with all that history. There is a great virtual tour on the web and its almost feels like your walking through the rooms. Hopefully one day the White House Tours will be opened again.
http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/whtour/360index.html
I am working on your question to me I just want to double check my answer.
bullcat jr.:
Hi CJD and everyone :) - Today I went on a field trip with my family. We visited a famous house . Can you tell which one from the pictures?
Here is a clue. All the animal heads and skins I saw were a scary :o!
cjd:
--- Quote from: bullcat jr. on October 13, 2007, 08:38:01 PM ---
Hi CJD and everyone :) - Today I went on a field trip with my family. We visited a famous house . Can you tell which one from the pictures?
Here is a clue. All the animal heads and skins I saw were a scary :o!
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Yes I can thats Sagamore Hill the home of Teddy Roosevelt. I have been there many times. Its in Oyster Bay long Island. Did you also go to Old Orchard his sons house TR junior? Sagamore Hill has lots of great stuff in it and yes many many animals that TR hunted. Any one that lives in N.y should go see this great place. The answer to your question last week. Who was the father of the Fox hounds here in America is none other than George Washington. I seems he was the first one to bring them into America
George Washington, the father of our nation, is also the father of American Foxhounds. In 1770, Washington imported a number of hounds from England and in 1785, he received a number of French foxhounds from the Marquis de Lafayette. These hounds, carefully bred and maintained by Washington, are the founders of today's American Foxhound. More than 30 hounds were listed in Washington's journals, including "Drunkard," "Tipler," and "Tipsy."
What was George Washington's home Called?
bullcat jr.:
Wow...that was fast!
I think I saw this animal today. ::)
Guess which animal I was most afraid of! :-\
George Washington's house was called Mount Vernon. My Mom visited there. I can't wait to go.
cjd:
--- Quote from: bullcat jr. on October 13, 2007, 09:18:13 PM ---Wow...that was fast!
I think I saw this animal today. ::)
Guess which animal I was most afraid of! :-\
George Washington's house was called Mount Vernon. My Mom visited there. I can't wait to go.
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Wow look at TR sitting on top of that Cape Buffalo. He looks much better on TR's wall over the fireplace in the front hall then he does in that picture here. I don't really know which one of the animals bothered you the most The house is filled with so many heads and huge animal rugs every room in the house. As I remember he even had a moose head in his dinning room. My favorite room is the large den he has at the rear of the house I could spend weeks looking at all the great stuff in there.
Your correct about Washington's home being called Mount Vernon. I have been there a few times and its a great place to visit. Is just outside of Washington DC. Be sure to leave plenty of time when you go because there is a lot to see.
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