Wednesday, January 19, 2005
The Shortest President
For 70 minutes, I had to listen to a professor spout off presidential trivia. That's what I get for taking a course titled "The American Presidency."
Anyway, at one point the professor asked us who the tallest president was. The answer was Honest Abe at a lean 6'4.
The professor then asked us who the shortest president was. When none of us knew, she said "The answer is James Madison, who was 5'4."
Another guy raised his hand. After being called on, he said "What about Franklin Roosevelt?"
5'4 my ass!