Presidential Foreign Language Trivia
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I’ve seen trivia books about presidents covering every topic imaginable –except for foreign languages. Now we have a presidential trivia book for that! This book provides at least two language-related trivia items for every U.S. president. Samples were easy to find for many of them, e.g., Thomas Jefferson, John Quincy Adams, Theodore Roosevelt while harder for others, Rutherford Hayes, William McKinley, William Howard Taft. I provide a source, at least one, for every item in this book. Enjoy.
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About the Book
I’ve seen trivia books about presidents covering every topic imaginable—except for foreign languages. Now we have a presidential trivia book for that! This book provides at least two language-related trivia items for every US president. Samples were easy to find for many of them (e.g., Thomas Jefferson, John Quincy Adams, Theodore Roosevelt) while harder for others (Rutherford Hayes, William McKinley, William Howard Taft). I provide a source, at least one, for every item in this book. Enjoy.
About the Author
Greg Nedved has written trivia books about presidents before. He is a former professional linguist (Chinese Mandarin interpreter, translator, instructor) for the US Army and the Department of Defense. He currently is a Department of Defense historian and is the vice president for the National Museum of Language in College Park, Maryland.