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"The Crossing" |
Washington
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PRESIDENTIAL TV |
2024-02-16 |
#9040 |
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"Let me now... warn you in the most solemn manner against the baneful effects of the spirit of party generally" |
Washington
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$2,000 |
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PRESIDENTIAL SPEECHES |
2022-10-18 |
#8722 |
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I cannot tell a lie: Virginia was still a British colony when he was born there in 1732 |
George Washington
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$200 |
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PRESIDENTS WHO WEREN'T BORN IN THE UNITED STATES |
2021-10-29 |
#8500 |
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He's the only U.S. president who never lived in the White House |
George Washington
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$200 |
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U.S. PRESIDENTS |
2019-06-21 |
#8020 |
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"Sword of the Revolution" |
Washington
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$200 |
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PRESIDENTIAL NICKNAMES |
2017-11-15 |
#7633 |
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...from Virginia |
Washington
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$200 |
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THE FIRST PRESIDENT |
2015-04-20 |
#7051 |
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2 stepkids: John & Martha |
George Washington
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$600 |
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PRESIDENTS BY KIDS |
2012-06-27 |
#6408 |
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In the war, Thomas Mifflin was this man's aide-de-camp & later accepted the resignation of his commission |
Washington
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$800 |
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PRESIDENTS OF THE CONTINENTAL CONGRESS |
2011-05-19 |
#6154 |
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The 1999 New Jersey state quarter includes a depiction of this president on the reverse |
Washington
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$800 |
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U.S. PRESIDENTS |
2010-05-26 |
#5928 |
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With 10, he's the only U.S. president who appointed more justices to the Supreme Court than FDR, who appointed 9 |
George Washington
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$200 |
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PRESIDENTS & VICE PRESIDENTS |
2009-05-28 |
#5704 |
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His widow Martha once gave the O.K. for him to be re-entombed in the U.S. Capitol; a nephew later nixed the idea |
Washington
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$200 |
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ALL ABOUT PRESIDENTS |
2008-12-31 |
#5598 |
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SAW NOTHING |
Washington
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ANAGRAMMED PRESIDENTIAL LAST NAMES |
2008-11-14 |
#5565 |
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He's the only U.S. president who never lived in the District of Columbia |
George Washington
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U.S. PRESIDENTS |
2007-10-09 |
#5307 |
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In 1759 he wrote, "Discipline is the soul of an army. It... procures success to the weak, and esteem to all" |
Washington
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$600 |
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QUOTH THE PRESIDENT |
2007-06-12 |
#5252 |
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While he was president, his residence was a house on Cherry Street in New York City |
George Washington
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$800 |
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HAIL TO THE CHIEF |
2006-09-26 |
#5067 |
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Kelsey Grammer played this general in A&E's 2003 "Benedict Arnold" |
Washington
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$1,000 |
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PLAYING PRESIDENT |
2005-04-18 |
#4756 |
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He had no kids of his own, but he loved his stepdaughter Patsy Custis as if she were his own daughter |
George Washington
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$600 |
J |
PRESIDENTS' CHILDREN |
2004-10-20 |
#4628 |
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"The Surveyor President" |
George Washington
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$200 |
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U.S. PRESIDENTIAL NICKNAMES |
2004-07-06 |
#4582 |
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The story of him chopping down a cherry tree was first mentioned in a biography by Mason Weems |
George Washington
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$200 |
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PRESIDENTS & CHERRIES |
2003-12-17 |
#4438 |
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The stepfather of Patsy & Jacky, he was also known as the "Stepfather of His Country" |
George Washington
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$2,000 |
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U.S. PRESIDENTS |
2003-01-01 |
#4223 |
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He was informed April 14, 1789 that back on February 4, the Electoral College had elected him President |
George Washington
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$200 |
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HAIL TO THE CHIEF |
2002-04-29 |
#4076 |
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1732-1799 |
George Washington
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$100 |
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PRESIDENTIAL LIFETIMES |
2001-10-15 |
#3936 |
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Federalist Party1789-1797 |
George Washington
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$200 |
DJ |
PRESIDENTS BY PARTY |
2001-09-17 |
#3916 |
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He was the only U.S. president to die in the 18th century |
George Washington
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$200 |
DJ |
U.S. PRESIDENTS |
2001-05-11 |
#3855 |
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In 1896 Woodrow Wilson published a book on this man who was president in 1796 |
George Washington
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$200 |
DJ |
PRESIDENTIAL BOOKS |
2000-11-27 |
#3736 |
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His wife had a pet parrot which he hated; perhaps it perched in his cherry tree |
George Washington
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$100 |
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PRESIDENTIAL MENAGERIE |
2000-02-23 |
#3568 |
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This president adopted John Parke Custis & Martha Parke Custis |
George Washington
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$200 |
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ALL THE PRESIDENT'S KIDS |
1999-12-01 |
#3508 |
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"The Surveyor President" |
George Washington
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$200 |
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PRESIDENTIAL NICKNAMES |
1999-06-23 |
#3423 |
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1799:"It is well" |
George Washington
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$200 |
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PRESIDENTIAL LAST WORDS |
1999-05-28 |
#3405 |
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"The Atlas of America" |
George Washington
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$1,000 |
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PRESIDENTIAL NICKNAMES |
1999-04-14 |
#3373 |
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He was the first president to preside over 14 states |
George Washington
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PRESIDENTIAL FIRSTS |
1999-02-02 |
#3322 |
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He was the first president to serve 2 terms in office |
George Washington
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$600 |
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U.S. PRESIDENTS |
1997-07-18 |
#2985 |
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In 1749 he was appointed surveyor of Culpeper County, Virginia |
George Washington
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$200 |
DJ |
U.S. PRESIDENTS |
1997-06-25 |
#2968 |
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He's the first president who wasn't a signer of the Declaration of Independence |
George Washington
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$400 |
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HAIL TO THE CHIEF |
1997-06-16 |
#2961 |
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On June 15, 1775 he was unanimously elected Commander in Chief of the Continental Army |
George Washington
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$600 |
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U.S. PRESIDENTS |
1997-05-05 |
#2931 |
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His half-brother Lawrence served in the British navy under Admiral Edward Vernon |
George Washington
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FJ |
U.S. PRESIDENTS |
1997-04-29 |
#2927 |
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The 1st president who'd been a justice of the peace, he served in Fairfax County in 1770 |
Washington
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$400 |
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PRESIDENTIAL FIRSTS |
1996-10-11 |
#2785 |
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In his "Farewell Address" he declined to run for a third term |
George Washington
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$200 |
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U.S. PRESIDENTS |
1996-05-29 |
#2718 |
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On July 4, 1798 he became the only former president named commander-in-chief of American forces |
George Washington
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$200 |
DJ |
U.S. PRESIDENTS |
1995-11-06 |
#2571 |
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His second inaugural address, the second given & the shortest ever, was 135 words long |
Washington
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$400 |
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PRESIDENTIAL TRIVIA |
1995-07-13 |
#2519 |
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The "Sage of Mount Vernon" |
George Washington
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$100 |
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PRESIDENTIAL NICKNAMES |
1994-12-21 |
#2373 |
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In his last will & testament, this president left Mount Vernon to his nephew Bushrod |
George Washington
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$200 |
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U.S. PRESIDENTS |
1994-11-02 |
#2338 |
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According to the World Almanac, he's the last president to win with "no opposition" |
Washington
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$200 |
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PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS |
1994-09-28 |
#2313 |
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In 1981 it was reported that this president's false teeth were missing from a museum |
George Washington
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$200 |
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PRESIDENTIAL TRIVIA |
1994-07-15 |
#2290 |
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In 1798 John Adams reappointed him commander-in-chief of the armies |
Washington
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$200 |
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U.S. PRESIDENTS |
1994-02-09 |
#2178 |
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He was the first president over 6' tall; 6'2" to be exact, no lie |
George Washington
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$200 |
DJ |
PRESIDENTIAL TRIVIA |
1993-03-22 |
#1976 |
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He was our first Episcopalian president |
George Washington
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PRESIDENTS |
1993-03-10 |
#1968 |
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John Parke Custis was the only one of his 4 stepchildren who lived to adulthood; he died at age 27 |
George Washington
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$800 |
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PRESIDENTIAL RELATIVES |
1993-03-03 |
#1963 |
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In a 1787 letter, Henry Knox addressed this man as "the father of your country" |
Washington
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$200 |
DJ |
PRESIDENTS |
1992-09-24 |
#1849 |
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He was known as the "Surveyor President" |
George Washington
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$600 |
DJ |
U.S. PRESIDENTS |
1992-02-27 |
#1734 |
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After his death, Dec. 14th, 1799, Napoleon declared a week of mourning in France |
George Washington
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$200 |
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HAIL TO THE CHIEF |
1991-09-16 |
#1616 |
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This president's farewell to his mother in 1789 is reenacted every Mother's Day in her Virginia home |
George Washington
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$100 |
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PRESIDENTIAL RELATIVES |
1991-05-27 |
#1566 |
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During the Civil War, his home at Mount Vernon was treated as neutral territory |
Washington
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$200 |
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HAIL TO THE CHIEF |
1991-05-16 |
#1559 |
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He was the first president to have an "Old" nickname; in this case, "Old Fox" |
George Washington
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$400 |
DJ |
PRESIDENTIAL NICKNAMES |
1990-06-25 |
#1356 |
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"Surveyor President" |
George Washington
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$200 |
DJ |
PRESIDENTIAL NICKNAMES |
1990-06-11 |
#1346 |
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On August 4, 1753 Lodge No. 4 in Fredericksburg, Virginia initiated him into the Masons |
George Washington
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$200 |
DJ |
U.S. PRESIDENTS |
1990-05-17 |
#1329 |
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He was our country's 1st blue-eyed president |
George Washington
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$200 |
DJ |
PRESIDENTIAL TRIVIA |
1990-03-01 |
#1274 |
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Only president inaugurated on April 30; this year marked the 200th anniversary of that event |
George Washington
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$200 |
DJ |
PRESIDENTS |
1989-12-15 |
#1220 |
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He was the only president inaugurated in two different cities |
George Washington
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$500 |
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PRESIDENTIAL INAUGURATIONS |
1989-09-12 |
#1152 |
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The only president who fought in the French & Indian War |
George Washington
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$200 |
DJ |
PRESIDENTS |
1989-05-29 |
#1106 |
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Wilson was our last president born in Virginia, & he was our first |
George Washington
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$200 |
DJ |
PRESIDENTS |
1989-05-18 |
#1099 |
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The District of Columbia's flag was inspired by his coat of arms |
George Washington
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$100 |
J |
PRESIDENTIAL TRIVIA |
1989-02-23 |
#1039 |
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The only president who died in the eighteenth century |
George Washington
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$100 |
J |
PRESIDENTS |
1988-11-07 |
#961 |
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"The Sage of Mount Vernon" |
George Washington
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$100 |
J |
PRESIDENTIAL NICKNAMES |
1988-10-07 |
#940 |
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Since Bartlett's quotes are ordered by date of birth, this president is quoted first |
Washington
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$400 |
DJ |
PRESIDENTIAL TRIVIA |
1988-04-20 |
#848 |
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He's known as the "Surveyor President" |
George Washington
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$800 |
DJ |
PRESIDENTS |
1988-02-04 |
#794 |
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It's estimated his holdings were worth 1/2 million dollars when he died in 1799 |
Washington
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$400 |
DJ |
PRESIDENTIAL TRIVIA |
1987-09-29 |
#702 |
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1st president who did not go to college, & that's no lie |
George Washington
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$200 |
DJ |
PRESIDENTS |
1987-09-11 |
#690 |
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Though he was the first Federalist Party candidate elected president, he wanted to be nonpartisan |
Washington
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$800 |
DJ |
PRESIDENTS |
1987-06-22 |
#661 |
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John Quincy Adams named his 1st-born after this man famous for being a 1st |
George Washington
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$400 |
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HAIL TO THE CHIEF |
1987-05-25 |
#641 |
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"It is our true policy to steer clear of permanent alliance w/any portion of the foreign world" |
George Washington
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$800 |
DJ |
PRESIDENTIAL QUOTES |
1987-01-15 |
#549 |
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A confirmed hypochondriac, he was in constant pain because of false teeth |
George Washington
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$200 |
DJ |
PRESIDENTIAL AILMENTS |
1986-11-20 |
#509 |
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"The Father of Our Country" |
George Washington
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$200 |
DJ |
PRESIDENTIAL NICKNAMES |
1986-09-26 |
#470 |
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President who wore size 13 shoes & probably never told a lie about it |
George Washington
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$100 |
J |
PRESIDENTIAL TRIVIA |
1985-12-25 |
#338 |
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For the presidential portraits, Gilbert Stuart stuffed his sunken cheeks with cotton |
George Washington
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$300 |
J |
PRESIDENTIAL TRIVIA |
1985-09-09 |
#261 |
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President who gave part of his own silver plate for the first coins struck in a U.S. mint |
George Washington
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$400 |
DJ |
PRESIDENTS |
1984-12-26 |
#78 |
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1st president to refuse a 3rd term |
George Washington
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$300 |
J |
PRESIDENTIAL FIRSTS |
1984-12-10 |
#66 |
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When the Gregorian calendar was adopted his birth date changed from Feb. 11 to Feb. 22 |
George Washington
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$600 |
DJ |
PRESIDENTS |
1984-11-22 |
#54 |