Quiz
While President Andrew Jackson was known for his official speeches, his unfiltered vocabulary lived on through his pet parrot, Poll. Why did Poll have to be removed from Jackson's funeral in 1845?
Chapter 1
Founding voices and nation building
Chapter 2
Crisis and the union
Chapter 3
Behind the official speeches
YOUR GOAL
Master of Words of the presidents
Ch 3 · Behind the official speeches
schopenhauer Harry S. Truman kept a famous sign on his desk to remind him of ultimate presidential accountability.
schopenhauer Calvin Coolidge earned the nickname "Silent Cal" for his notoriously brief and witty conversations.
BETA
schopenhauer Complete famous presidential quotes to discover the powerful words that shaped American history.
Fun Fact
Coolidge's sleep habits: Calvin Coolidge took a two-hour nap every afternoon and slept up to eleven hours a night during his 1923 to 1929 presidency.
Glossary
speechwriter (noun)
A person who is employed to write speeches for another person. Alexander Hamilton drafted most of President George Washington's historic 1796 Farewell Address.
A person who is employed to write speeches for another person. Alexander Hamilton drafted most of President George Washington's historic 1796 Farewell Address.
Quiz
Which U.S. president survived an assassination attempt in 1912 and proceeded to give an 84-minute speech with a bullet in his chest?
Quiz
When a dinner guest told Calvin Coolidge she bet she could get more than two words out of him, what was his reply?
Quiz
What kind of pet did Andrew Jackson own that had to be removed from his 1845 funeral for swearing too much?
Quiz
Where did the phrase "the buck stops here," popularized by Harry S. Truman, originally come from?
Quiz
Which U.S. president was nicknamed "Silent Cal" due to his quiet demeanor and famously short replies?
Quiz
What was the name of Theodore Roosevelt's political party in 1912, which inspired his "Bull Moose" quote?