They Also Served Trivia Quiz

Answer: Grover Cleveland

Grover Cleveland's second term as President ran from 1893-1897. Adlai E. Stevenson was his Vice President all four years. Serving in his cabinet for his entire second term were John Carlisle as Secretary Of The Treasury, Hillary Herbert as Secretary Of The Navy, and J. Sterling Morton as Secretary Of Agriculture. Through 2017, Grover Cleveland was the only US two-term President whose terms were not consecutive.

His first term ran from 1885-1889; he lost his re-election bid to Benjamin Harrison, who was in the White House from 1889-1893.

He than defeated Harrison in the 1892.

Answer: James G. Blaine

Blaine served both President Garfield and President Arthur from March to December, 1881. He later served as Secretary Of State for Benjamin Harrison from 1889-1892.

Answer: Calvin Coolidge

Calvin Coolidge's Vice President, Charles G.Dawes, won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1925. Frank B. Kellogg, Coolidge's Secretary Of State for 1925-1929 (following Charles Evan Hughes, who served briefly in 1925), was the recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1929.

Answer: Samuel Pierce, Jr.

Samuel Pierce, Jr. was Reagan's only Secretary Of Housing And Urban development, and the only Cabinet member to serve eight years. Malcolm Baldridge was Secretary Of Commerce from 1981-1987 when he was killed in a horse-riding accident (he was followed by C. William Verity, Jr. 1987-1989). Caspar Weinberger was Secretary Of Defense from 1981-1987 (followed by Frank Carlucci from 1987-1989). Alexander Haig, Jr. was Reagan's Secretary Of State from 1981-1982; he was followed by George Schultz from 1982-1989.

Answer: 3

Andrew Mellon was Secretary Of The Treasury from 1921-1932. He served full terms with Presidents Warren Harding (1921-1923) and Calvin Coolidge (1923-1929). He then served a partial term under Herbert Hoover from 1929-1932. Mellon was followed by Ogden Mills,who served the rest of Hoover's term, 1932-1933.

Answer: John Nance Garner

Garner served from 1933-1941. He ran against FDR for the 1940 nomination. Wallace was VP from 1941-1945. He was dropped, arguably, because of his extreme leftist views. Harry S. Truman was Vice President only from January-April, 1945 when he became President following the death of Franklin Roosevelt. Cordell Hull served FDR as Secretary of State, but never as Vice President.

Answer: Elihu Root

Theodore Roosevelt was President from 1901 (after the assassination of President McKinley) until 1909 (after being elected on his own). A carryover from the McKinley Presidency, John M. Hay served from 1898-1905, and died in office. Elihu Root was Secretary Of State 1905-1909.

He was awarded the Nobel Peace prize in 1912. Robert Bacon was Secretary Of State from Jan-March, 1909. Warren Charles Fairbanks was Vice President from 1905-1909.

Answer: Rutherford B. Hayes

President Rutherford B.Hayes was in office from 1877-1881. During that time, William Wheeler was his Vice President. William Evarts was Secretary Of State, John Sherman served as Secretary Of The Treasury, and Charles Devens was Attorney General.

Answer: 3

Daniel Webster was Secretary of State for William Henry Harrison (1841), John Tyler (1841-1843), and Millard Fillmore (1850-1852). As of 2016, he and James G. Blaine were the only individuals to be Secretary of State under three Presidents.

Answer: Cordell Hull

Cordell Hull served as President Franklin Roosevelt's Secretary Of State from 1933-1944 (4289 days) until he retired. He was awarded the Nobel Peace prize in 1945 for his work in helping to establish the United Nations. Dean Rusk served both President John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson from 1961-1969 (2921 days). William Seward was Secretary Of State for Presidents Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson from 1861-1869 (also 2921 days). And John Quincy Adams was James Monroe's Secretary Of State 1817-1825 2920 days). [Through 2016, these four are the longest serving U.S. Secretaries Of State.]