Tell Us Something About An Obscure President

The Brian Lehrer Show | Feb 16, 2015

Presidents Day is usually about the best-known US leaders: Lincoln, Washington, Roosevelt, Kennedy. Today we're changing focus with a little research project. 

Go learn something about the nation's more obscure presidents and call in at 10:25 with a fact you discovered. 212-433-WNYC. 212-433-9692.

What's fun to know about Taft, or Garfield, or the Harrisons (yes, there were two)? What about Zachary Taylor or Martin Van Buren? Wannabe presidential historians: go research an obscure US president and call in with what you learned. 

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