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Pop Quiz-Which Presidents Were Quakers?

Answer: Two Presidents were born and raised as Quakers: Herbert Hoover and Richard M. Nixon

Hoover, the 31st President, was born on August 10, 1874.  Read a brief biographical post here.

Description: Herbert and Lou Henry Hoover in their Washington, DC home the morning after he was nominated to run for president (1928). (Courtesy: The Herbert Hoover Presidential Library & Museum)

Description: Herbert and Lou Henry Hoover in their Washington, DC home the morning after he was nominated to run for president (1928). (Courtesy: The Herbert Hoover Presidential Library & Museum)

 

Nixon, the 37th President, was born January 9, 1913. Read a brief biographical post here.

Richard_NixonRead about both men and their administrations in Don’t Know Much About® the American Presidents and Don’t Know Much About History® 

Don't Know Much About® History: Anniversary Edition (Harper Perennial and Random House Audio)

Don’t Know Much About® History: Anniversary Edition (Harper Perennial and Random House Audio)

Don't Know Much About® the American Presidents (Hyperion Paperback-April 15, 2014)

Don’t Know Much About® the American Presidents (Hyperion Paperback-April 15, 2014)

 

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