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To: ConservativeDude

To play my own trivia game:

1) Who was the last person who served as S of STate to run for President?

Haig. Ran briefly in 1988.


2) Who was the last person who served as S of State to be a nominee of a party for President?

I think this was James G. Blaine, at the end of the 19th century. William Jennings Bryan was nominated again and again by the D's, and eventually served briefly as S of State under Wilson, but that was long after he had been the nominee. (Did Edmund Muskie serve as S of STate? Didn't he run for Pres at some point perhaps in 1976? I'm not sure).

3) Who was the last person who served as S of State serve as President? James Buchanan.

I "think" those are right, though I would welcome any corrections.


46 posted on 02/14/2005 6:27:06 AM PST by ConservativeDude
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To: ConservativeDude

I remember now that Charles Evan Hughes was the Republican nominee at one point. But I don't remember if that was before or after he served as S of State.


47 posted on 02/14/2005 6:29:41 AM PST by ConservativeDude
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