# Election Day Special: A U.S. Presidential Feud by Elendil's Heir \[Closed\] **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [November 4, 2008, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-special-a-u-s-presidential-feud-by-elendils-heir-closed/471053 "2008-11-04T15:01:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Great\_Dave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/46a35a/32.png) [@Great\_Dave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Great_Dave)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2008, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-special-a-u-s-presidential-feud-by-elendils-heir-closed/471053/41 "2008-11-04T18:20:31Z")
1. Lincoln 2. Buchanan 3. Reagan’s Ranch in SoCal (forget the name) 4. Clinton 5. Tyler 6. Nancy Reagan 7. The only thing we have to fear is fear itself. 8. 1860 9. Millie 10. Mondale 11. although I bet a lot will say Nixon- who would’ve gone down as a pretty good president if he weren’t so damn paranoid 12. I’m recalling the SNL skit with him at McD’s ---
**Author:** ![garygnu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garygnu/32/2924_2.png) [@garygnu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garygnu)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2008, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-special-a-u-s-presidential-feud-by-elendils-heir-closed/471053/42 "2008-11-04T18:25:30Z")
1. Abraham Lincoln 2. Andrew Jackson 3. Rapidan Camp 4. John Adams 5. Abraham Lincoln 6. Martha Washington 7. Ask not what your country can do for you… 8. 1960 9. Socks 10. Dan Quayle ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2008, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-special-a-u-s-presidential-feud-by-elendils-heir-closed/471053/43 "2008-11-04T18:27:10Z")
1. George Washington 2. Richard Nixon 3. Kennebunkport 4. Bill Clinton 5. Woodrow Wilson 6. Jackie Kennedy 7. “Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country.” 8. Lincoln’s victory in 1860 9. Fala, FDR’s dog 10. Hubert Humphrey ---
**Author:** ![Sateryn76](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e4f/32.png) [@Sateryn76](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sateryn76)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2008, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-special-a-u-s-presidential-feud-by-elendils-heir-closed/471053/44 "2008-11-04T18:29:15Z")
1. Jefferson 2. Hoover 3. Monticello 4. Clinton 5. Lincoln 6. Hillary Clinton 7. “Read my Lips - No New Taxes” 8. Bush v. Gore 9. Checkers 10. Cheney ---
**Author:** ![Paintcharge](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/paintcharge/32/7946_2.png) [@Paintcharge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paintcharge)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2008, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-special-a-u-s-presidential-feud-by-elendils-heir-closed/471053/45 "2008-11-04T18:41:53Z")
1. FDR 2. Harding 3. Crawford 4. Clinton 5. Lincoln 6. Nancy Reagan 7. Ask not what you can do… 8. 2000 9. Socks the cat 10. Gore ---
**Author:** ![kenner116](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ecb155/32.png) [@kenner116](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenner116)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2008, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-special-a-u-s-presidential-feud-by-elendils-heir-closed/471053/46 "2008-11-04T18:42:16Z")
1. Washington 2. Buchanan 3. Crawford 4. Cleveland 5. Lincoln 6. Laura Bush 7. “Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country.” 8. 1960 9. Barney 10. Gore ---
**Author:** ![cmkeller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmkeller/32/118_2.png) [@cmkeller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmkeller)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2008, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-special-a-u-s-presidential-feud-by-elendils-heir-closed/471053/47 "2008-11-04T18:51:24Z")
1. Washington 2. Hoover 3. Crawford, TX 4. Clinton 5. Lincoln 6. Laura Bush 7. Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country 8. 1980 9. Socks the cat 10. Al Gore ---
**Author:** ![kevja](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/aeb1de/32.png) [@kevja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kevja)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2008, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-special-a-u-s-presidential-feud-by-elendils-heir-closed/471053/48 "2008-11-04T18:53:03Z")
1. Lincoln 2. Nixon 3. Crawford 4. Clinton 5. Lincoln 6. Jackie Kennedy 7. We have nothing to fear but fear itself. 8. 1980 9. socks 10. Gore ---
**Author:** ![tarragon918](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d26b3c/32.png) [@tarragon918](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tarragon918)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2008, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-special-a-u-s-presidential-feud-by-elendils-heir-closed/471053/49 "2008-11-04T19:07:26Z")
1. Name the greatest president. 2. Other than the incumbent, name the worst president. 3. Other than the White House and Camp David, name a presidential home or retreat. 4. Other than Taft, name a plump president. 5. Name a thin president. 6. Name a First Lady. 7. Name a memorable presidential quotation. 8. Other than 2008, name a particularly significant presidential election. 9. Name a presidential pet. 10. Name a vice president who did not later become president. 11. FDR 12. Coolidge 13. San Clemente (Western White House) 14. Teddy Roosevelt 15. Abraham Lincoln 16. Jackie Kennedy 17. Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country 18. Kennedy-Nixon, 1960 19. Barney 20. Mondale Ooh good one and most topical today. Thanks! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Queen\_Tonya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/4491bb/32.png) [@Queen\_Tonya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Queen_Tonya)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2008, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-special-a-u-s-presidential-feud-by-elendils-heir-closed/471053/50 "2008-11-04T19:07:48Z")
1. Lincoln 2. Nixon 3. Marthas Vineyard 4. Cleveland 5. Lincoln 6. Hillary Clinton 7. “I am not a crook!” 8. 2000 9. Socks 10. Gore ---
**Author:** ![Defensive\_Indifference](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/defensive_indifference/32/6502_2.png) [@Defensive\_Indifference](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Defensive_Indifference)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2008, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-special-a-u-s-presidential-feud-by-elendils-heir-closed/471053/51 "2008-11-04T19:33:18Z")
1. Lincoln 2. Herbert Hoover 3. Kennebunkport, ME 4. Clinton 5. Lincoln 6. Hillary Clinton 7. I did not have sex with that woman 8. 1860 9. Socks the Cat 10. Cheney Thanks for the game, **Dolores** and **Elendil’s Heir**!! ETA: Looks like a good Feud, with a lot of spread in the answers. (Why did I not think of Gore for 10, though?!) ---
**Author:** ![Jack\_Batty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jack_batty/32/3201_2.png) [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2008, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-special-a-u-s-presidential-feud-by-elendils-heir-closed/471053/52 "2008-11-04T19:35:45Z")
1. George Washington 2. Richard Nixon 3. Walker’s Point, Kennebunkport, Maine 4. Millard Fillmore 5. Abraham Lincoln 6. Jackie Kennedy 7. “I am not a crook.” 8. 2000 (Bush v Gore) 9. My little dog, Fala. 10. Dan Quayle ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2008, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-special-a-u-s-presidential-feud-by-elendils-heir-closed/471053/53 "2008-11-04T19:37:38Z")
**Jack Batty** is #47. ---
**Author:** ![Infovore](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/infovore/32/420_2.png) [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2008, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-special-a-u-s-presidential-feud-by-elendils-heir-closed/471053/54 "2008-11-04T19:40:40Z")
1. Lincoln 2. Carter 3. Crawford, Texas 4. Bill Clinton 5. Lincoln 6. Jacqueline Kennedy 7. “Ask not what your country can do for you…” 8. 1860 9. Socks 10. Dan Quayle ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2008, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-special-a-u-s-presidential-feud-by-elendils-heir-closed/471053/55 "2008-11-04T19:51:10Z")
> [@ShibbOleth](#): > > 1. 1860 (Lincoln vs Stephens) I assume you mean [Stephen A. Douglas](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Douglas). ---
**Author:** ![MsWhatsit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eb8c5e/32.png) [@MsWhatsit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsWhatsit)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2008, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-special-a-u-s-presidential-feud-by-elendils-heir-closed/471053/56 "2008-11-04T20:35:50Z")
1. Thomas Jefferson 2. Harding 3. Kennebunkport 4. Grover Cleveland 5. George Bush Sr. 6. Lady Bird Johnson 7. “The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.” 8. 2000 9. Checkers 10. Al Gore ---
**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2008, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-special-a-u-s-presidential-feud-by-elendils-heir-closed/471053/57 "2008-11-04T21:35:32Z")
1. Lincoln 2. Hoover 3. Crawford TX 4. Teddy Roosevelt 5. Lincoln 6. Jackie! 7. Ask not what your country can do for you but what you can do for your country 8. 1860 9. LBJ’s basset hounds 10. Gore ---
**Author:** ![Yorikke](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yorikke/32/4335_2.png) [@Yorikke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yorikke)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2008, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-special-a-u-s-presidential-feud-by-elendils-heir-closed/471053/58 "2008-11-04T21:53:01Z")
1. Washington 2. Nixon 3. Kennebunkport 4. Cleveland 5. Lincoln 6. Eleanor Roosevelt 7. “Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country” 8. 1860 9. Checkers 10. Dan Quayle Joe ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2008, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-special-a-u-s-presidential-feud-by-elendils-heir-closed/471053/59 "2008-11-04T22:26:04Z")
1. Name the greatest president. **1. Lincoln 33** 2. Washington 7 3. FDR 6 4. Jefferson 3 5. Teddy Roosevelt 1 6. Other than the incumbent, name the worst president. **2. Nixon 11** 7. Harding 9 8. Hoover 8 9. Buchanan 7 10. Grant 4 11. Carter 3 12. Jackson 3 13. Coolidge 1 14. Fillmore 1 15. Pierce 1 16. Reagan 1 17. Taft 1 18. Other than the White House and Camp David, name a presidential home or retreat. **3. Crawford Ranch 18** 19. Kennebunkport 9 20. Monticello 8 21. Mount Vernon 6 22. Martha’s Vineyard 4 23. Reagan’s Ranch 2 24. Hyannisport 1 25. LBJ Ranch 1 26. Rapidan Camp 1 27. Other than Taft, name a plump president. **4. Clinton 19** 28. Cleveland 16 29. Teddy Roosevelt 7 30. John Adams 2 31. Coolidge 1 32. Fillmore 1 33. Grant 1 34. Hayes 1 35. Monroe 1 36. Truman 1 37. Name a thin president. **5. Lincoln 36** 38. Carter 3 39. G. W. Bush 3 40. Coolidge 2 41. George H. W. Bush 2 42. Wilson 2 43. Jackson 1 44. Tyler 1 45. Name a First Lady. **6. Jackie Kennedy 15** 46. Hillary Clinton 11 47. Nancy Reagan 6 48. Ladybird Johnson 4 49. Eleanor Roosevelt 3 50. Laura Bush 3 51. Martha Washington 3 52. Barbara Bush 2 53. Abigail Adams 1 54. Betty Ford 1 55. Dolly Madison 1 56. Name a memorable presidential quotation. **7. “Ask not what …” 19** 57. “The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.” 9 58. “I am not a crook!” 7 59. “I did not have sexual relations with that woman.” 5 60. “Four score and seven years ago…” 2 61. “Ich bin ein Berliner” 2 62. “Walk softly, but carry a big stick” 2 63. “Read my Lips - No New Taxes” 1 64. “The Buck Stops Here” 1 65. 2000 1 66. The Gettysburg Address 1 67. Other than 2008, name a particularly significant presidential election. **8. 2000 22** 68. 1860 12 69. 1960 4 70. 1980 4 71. 1932 2 72. 1789 1 73. 1792 1 74. 1800 1 75. 1952 1 76. 1972 1 77. 2004 1 78. Name a presidential pet. **9. Socks 18** 79. Checkers 14 80. Fala 8 81. Buddy 3 82. Millie 3 83. Barney 2 84. LBJ’s basset hounds 1 85. Pickles 1 86. Name a vice president who did not later become president. **10. Al Gore 32** 87. Dan Quayle 7 88. Spiro Agnew 4 89. Dick Cheney 3 90. Hubert Humphrey 2 91. Walter Mondale 2 ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2008, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-special-a-u-s-presidential-feud-by-elendils-heir-closed/471053/60 "2008-11-04T22:35:57Z")
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