A President Said That

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1. This quote is from the sixteenth president, noted for his unhandsome visage. "If I had two faces, would I wear this one?" Who was this? Ulysses S. Grant Jimmy Carter James Buchanon Abraham Lincoln

2. When asked if he enjoyed music, this eighteenth president and ex-general replied, "I know two songs. One is Yankee Doodle and the other one isn't." Who was he? Dwight Eisenhower Andrew Jackson Ulysses S. Grant George Washington

3. This Ohioan became the 29th president. He once said "I don't know much about Americanism but it's a damned good word with which to carry an election." He succeeded Woodrow Wilson in office. Who was he? William McKinley William Taft Warren G. Harding Franklin D. Roosevelt

4. This president was elected in 1888, but failed to win reelection in 1892. He was one of the very few presidents to lose the popular vote, but win the election by a majority of votes in the electoral college. He said, "We Americans have no commission from God to police the world." Who was he? Grover Cleveland Benjamin Harrison Andrew Johnson William McKinley

5. "I do not choose to run for the presidency in nineteen-twenty-eight." This was the decision communicated to the press via written letter by an incumbent president. He was from Vermont. Calvin Coolidge Franklin Roosevelt Herbert Hoover Woodrow Wilson

6. This ex-general was the 34th president. After two terms, he left office, making a farewell speech in which he said, "We must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military-industrial complex." Who was he? Richard Nixon Harry Truman Dwight D. Eisenhower Lyndon Johnson

7. "The only thing we have to fear is fear itself." This was in the inaugural address of which president, who had also served as the 44th governor of the state of New York? Franklin D. Roosevelt James Buchanon Herbert Hoover Franklin Pierce

8. "Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country." This New England-born president delivered these ringing words during his inauguration speech. Who was he? Grover Cleveland John F. Kennedy Theodore Roosevelt William McKinley

9. He said, "Carry the battle to them. Don't let them bring it to you. Put them on the defensive and don't ever apologize for anything." He presided over the end of the Second World War. Who was this feisty president? Ronald Reagan Franklin D. Roosevelt Dwight D. Eisenhower Harry S. Truman

10. This president is known as "The Father of the Constitution". He said, "All men having power ought to be distrusted to a certain degree." He was a Virginian. Who was he? James Madison James K. Polk Thomas Jefferson Benjamin Harrison