What is George HW Bush favorite food?

He instead preferred something that was the polar opposite of that healthy green vegetable: pork rinds. George H. W. Bush mentioned that he liked to munch on pork rinds with a bit of Tabasco sauce, and sales of the salty snack subsequently skyrocketed.
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What was President McKinley's favorite food?

William McKinley

President McKinley wasn't a picky eater, but he liked to keep things basic. Meat and fish topped his list of favorite foods during his White House years.
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What food did George Bush not like?

He had also been seen eating junk food, burgers, and hot dogs throughout the campaign trail. After leaving the office, Bush occasionally mentioned his dislike of broccoli.
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What was Jimmy Carter's favorite food?

Jimmy Carter: Grits

Though he was known for his background in farming peanuts, Carter stuck to the Southern favorite, which also served as the family dog's name.
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What is Abraham Lincoln's favorite food?

Long before he was President of the United States, Abraham Lincoln was known to put on an apron and help his wife cook dinner after a hard day's work. He favored mostly simple food, like corned beef and cabbage, venison and apples.
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Every President's Favorite Food



What was Teddy Roosevelt's favorite food?

Teddy Roosevelt was a determined guy, and when it came to dinnertime, he made sure that his favorite comfort foods were a priority. Pigs in blankets, turtle soup and fried chicken smothered in white gravy kept him running—that and plenty of coffee, sweetened with as many as seven lumps of sugar!
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Which president loved pork rinds?

George H. W. Bush's Favorite Snack

George H. W. Bush will be remembered as someone who sent sales of pork rinds soaring after letting it be known that the salty snack item was a favorite of his on the campaign trail.
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Did George HW Bush have pets?

Bush was president, he had three dogs and a cat at the White House. Among the canines was Spot Fetcher, an English Springer Spaniel and the offspring of George H. W. Bush's dog, Millie.
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Who was the only U.S. president not married?

He remains the only President to be elected from Pennsylvania and to remain a lifelong bachelor. Tall, stately, stiffly formal in the high stock he wore around his jowls, James Buchanan was the only President who never married.
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Who was the drunkest president?

Ulysses S. Grant was one of the most habitual presidential dipsomaniacs. His lifelong reliance on alcohol to smooth his internal demons tarnished his distinguished career. With a low tolerance for the sauce, one or two drinks made him inebriated.
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What is Harry S Truman favorite food?

Harry Truman - His Mom's Fried Chicken

Harry Truman never encountered a meal he enjoyed more than his mother's fried chicken, though he also developed an affinity for meatloaf later in life, as long as it did not contain onions.
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What was Bill Clinton's favorite snack?

His favorite color is blue, and his favorite foods are chicken enchiladas, bananas, apples, and vegetable beef soup. The White House has its very own movie theater, and President Clinton and his family love to watch movies.
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What president ate jelly beans?

President Reagan and his jar of Jelly Bellies.

When Ronald Reagan ran for Governor of California in 1966, he began eating "Goelitz Mini Jelly Beans" as part of his successful attempt to give up pipe smoking.
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What each president ate?

U.S. Presidents' Favorite Foods
  • Ronald Reagan –– Jelly Beans. ...
  • Bill Clinton –– McDonald's. ...
  • Abraham Lincoln –– Chicken Fricassee. ...
  • John F. ...
  • Franklin D. ...
  • Lyndon Johnson –– Fresca. ...
  • William Harrison and James Garfield –– Squirrel Soup. ...
  • Richard Nixon –– Cottage Cheese with Ketchup.
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What does the President like to eat?

No Breakfast

Like a fair few of us, Trump just isn't a breakfast person. In an interview with Fox News, he revealed that breakfast is his least favorite meal of the day. When he does have breakfast, he likes to eat bacon and egg or cornflakes.
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Which president had a cat?

Though Abraham Lincoln was the first president to keep cats as pets—Secretary of State William Seward gifted him two kittens he named Tabby and Dixie—Andrew Hager, historian-in-residence at the Presidential Pet Museum, believes that the first cats to pad through the White House were likely nameless.
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What president had an alligator?

John Quincy Adams. According to legend, John Quincy Adams kept an alligator in the White House for several months. The uncommon pet, a gift from the Marquis de Lafayette, took up residence in the unfinished East Room bathroom.
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Which president had the weirdest pet?

William Mckinley and Theodore Roosevelt each had a rooster, but Roosevelt's only had one leg. Roosevelt for sure wins the contest of the oddest presidential pets in the White House. He had close to 40 animals with entertaining names, like the ones for his guinea pigs: Admiral Dewey, Bishop Doane, Dr.
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What was MLK's favorite food?

She did research and came up with an authentic recipe. It's very clear these were his favorite foods." Indeed, the AP was able to find evidence supporting this statement: Among King's favorite foods were fried chicken, collard greens, and black-eyed peas.
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What was Benjamin Harrison favorite food?

Benjamin Harrison's favorite foods include terrapin, corn and fig pudding. Meat and fish were President McKinley's favorites during his years at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. Teddy's taste buds preferred wild game and steak. Not surprising for this famous outdoorsman.
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What was James Monroe's favorite food?

James Monroe kept true to his Virginia roots and enjoyed classic Southern dishes in the White House as much as he did when he was growing up. His wife's chicken fried with rice was most definitely his favorite.
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What is George Washington's favorite food?

Family members and visitors alike testified that hoecakes were among George Washington's favorite foods. He invariably ate them at breakfast, covered with butter and honey, along with hot tea—a “temperate repast” enjoyed each morning.
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Was Abe Lincoln a vegan?

Abraham Lincoln was rumored to be a vegetarian Former President of the United States. While Abe was in support of animal rights, there is no evidence that he was veg.
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What was Lincoln's favorite sweet treat?

Fresh, hot gingerbread was one of Lincoln's favorite childhood treats. This supermoist molasses gingerbread is great any time of year. Like Washington, Lincoln loved corn cakes. He used to say that he could eat them as fast as two women could make them.
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