Food might seem like an easy way to appeal to the masses. But when politicians wade into local food customs, they do so at their own risk.
- Professor of History, Iowa State University
Calvin Coolidge, during one stretch of his presidency, was getting 15 hours of shut-eye each day, while William Howard Taft was known for nodding off during public events.
What happens to motivated, determined and egotistical men when they are forced to abandon the White House? As John Quincy Adams once said, ‘There is nothing more pathetic in life than a former president.’
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