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    0 starsmohit | Shared With: Everyone - Jul 16 2007 | women, presidents, history, funny, journalism
    John Quincy Adams - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

    If you're ever on Jeopardy...

    Quoted: Though the story may be apocryphal, Adams is supposed to have been the first President to give an interview to a woman. Adams had repeatedly refused requests for an interview with Anne Royall, the first female professional journalist in the U.S., so she took a different approach to accomplish her goal. She learned that Adams liked to skinny-dip in the Potomac River almost every morning around 5 a.m., so she went to the river, gathered his clothes, and sat on them until he answered all of her questions.

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    • buggia - Jul 16 2007

      That's awesome. Imagine the day when a reporter could contact a president so directly?

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