Presidential Jokes and Mottoes From Silent Cal to Webster
A short humor piece notes how past presidents teased by witty quips. It mentions Calvin Coolidge muttering about the Washington Monument after a question about George Washington, and Grover Cleveland correcting a senator on Noah and Daniel Webster’s dictionary with a pun about Noah building the ark.
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Calvin Coolidge
Washington
Rupert Hughes
George Washington
Coolidge
Washington Monument
Grover Cleveland
Daniel Webster
Senator
Cleveland
Noah
It Cant Be Done Narrative from Wilson on Nations
The story recounts how Wilson faced opposition to the League of Nations as he recalled a bedtime tale of an alligator chasing a turtle. The turtle escapes by leaping and climbing, prompting the boy to question how a turtle can spring and climb, to which the father exclaims Great Scott.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson
League of Nations
Wilsem
the Prez
Virgynia
Humorous World War II anecdotes in political satire
A set of satirical tales links politicians and leaders to fables and jokes. Roosevelt, McKinley, Bryan, and Stalin appear in stories about lightning, puppies, brandy, and a tiny Barbados defense pledge, framed as wartime political commentary and humorous insight.
Committees for Economic Development Plan to Maintain Employment After War
The Committee for Economic Development CED supports community led postwar planning to prevent demobilization shock. Local plans survey employment needs, housing, purchases, and public works while urging private industry, agriculture, and banks to coordinate reconversion and surplus disposal for a growing American economy.
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AL Jedlicka
Union
United States
Committee For Economic Development
America
Cxiszens
CED
Hermann C. Wehmann
Ninth Federal Reserve District
Wehmann
Chamber of Commerce
Weymann
Ineal Industries
Albert Lea
Minn
Freehorn County
Mannesota
Thye
Minnesota
Paul G. Hoffman
Paul G. Hoffman, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of
CEO
Fairleigh Dickinson Junior College
Posiwar
Siles
Bergen County
N. J
Nazi peace feelers and robot bombs dominate wartime reports
Washington sources reveal two earlier Nazi peace feelers to Russia, one in 1943 via the Moscow ambassador and another in 1943 from Sweden, both rebuffed by Moscow. London reports warn of robot bombs, with fighters struggling to halt them and the German clock mechanism reshaping their paths.
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Washington
D. C
Hitler
Russia
Gerond
Stalin
Stalingrad
Moscow
Molotoff
Ukraine
Stockholm
Hans Thomsen
Sweden
Thomsen
Frau Thomsen
Churchill
Roosevelt
Germany
London
Lundee
Leaders of the national Com study map 1933 CED committees
Three leaders study a map of 1933 CED committees across all states. G Sven Fletcher directs CED development, Paul G Hoffman of Studebaker chairs the board of trustees, and William Benton is vice chairman. The group targets postwar production 39 to 45 percent above 1940 levels.
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National Committee For Economic Development
G. Sven Fletcher
CED Geld Development Division
Paul G. Hoffman
Studebaker Corporation
William Benton
Elephant Chosen Heir by Indian Royal Elephant
Ancient Indian kings relied on a royal elephant to select a successor when a king died childless. The elephant, garlanded and guided by instinct, would pick the future ruler by placing the garland on the chosen candidate, sometimes elevating a beggar to kingship.
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India
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Grant
McKinley
Wttle
Bryan
Ah Onlonker
Teheran
FDR
FD Roosevelt
Barbados
U. S
Tiative
Welcone
South Dakota
Rutherford
France
Elephant
OWL Dilug CO
Rath
Ogden
Ulab
2Nd South
Main
Salt Lake City
Salt Lake
California
Marysville
Mary Bartin Informe
McKesson & Robbins Inc
Conn
Bridgeport
Mei Cres
Blackberr
Lydia
Lydia E. Pinkham
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