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Hail to the Chief
Posted: Feb 5, 2013
I was watching a show about presidents this past weekend and found this bit of trivia pretty interesting - thought I'd share.
Hail to the Chief was from a play by James Sanderson based on a poem called "The Lady of the Lake," which was written by Sir Walter Scott. Sanderson used the music from an old Scottish song called "The Boat Song" to put the words to.
While the song was played for many presidents for special events, it was used for every formal gathering during the presidency of James Madison - his wife Dolly requested that it be played because James Madison was so short (5 feet 4 inches) that she was afraid no one would know of his arrival if music wasn't played.
Hail to the Chief wasn't played at all during the presidency of Chester Arthur because he didn't like the song and actually asked bandleaders to write a different song ("Presidential Polonaise"), but obvoiulsy that never took off.
In 1954, the Department of Defense made Hail to the Chief the official tune to announce the arrival of the US President for any official gathering - which pretty much covers everything.
Below are the words to Hail to the Chief - to be honest, I never knew there were real words; thought it was only music :)
Hail to the Chief we have chosen for the nation,
Hail to the Chief! We salute him one and all.
Hail to the Chief as we pledge cooperation
In proud fulfillment of a grea, nobel call.
Yours is the aim to make this grand country grander,
This you will do, that's our strong, firm belief.
Hail to the one we selected as commander.
Hail to the President! Hail to the Chief!
Anyone else have any neat presidential trivia to share?
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cool. - thanks! nm
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No, but that reminds me that the History Channel is going to - televise "Killing Lincoln"
[ In Reply To ..]sometime either this month or next month. I only caught a glimpse of the commercial. So, I'm really not sure about it.
If anyone saw this commercial and knows anything about it, please let me know because I truly want to watch it.
Same here!! - ZvilleMT
[ In Reply To ..]That was an amazing book! I read "Killing Kennedy" too, but I didn't enjoy it as much - Kennedy was a good president, but he was kind of a slug as a person.
Darn. We don't have cable down here. Okay, for - Kennedy, he and Jackie used to
[ In Reply To ..]lunch and nap together every day during his presidency, about 2 hours' worth. BTW, Jackie was an equestrienne, riding as often as possible, a long-legged 5'9", and I suspect Marilyn wouldn't have compared all that great in a bathing suit contest--at least by today's standards.
I knew there were actual lyrics, but - grits
[ In Reply To ..]...all I can hear in my mind when it plays is "Hail to the Chief, he's the chief and he needs hailing"
Really cool article
LOL!!! - ZvilleMT
[ In Reply To ..]Gotta love Jack Lemmon :)
When Nixon was in office and - they would play Hail to the Chief
[ In Reply To ..]my dad would sing "Hail to the Chief, He's a dirty lying b%$&@$d."
I used to cringe when it was played for him. nm - VTMT
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I never knew it had real words either - Fanatical Hypocrite
[ In Reply To ..]Thanks for posting.
I find it weird that Presidents Adams, Jefferson and Monroe all died on the 4th of July (Adams and Jefferson both on the 4th of July 1831) and President Coolidge was born on the 4th of July. Considering that there are 365 days a year and only 43 presidents those are truly bizarre odds.
Also, not presidential trivia per se, but First Lady trivia: Madison's wife Dolley's favorite treat was oyster flavored ice cream. That surprised me for three reasons: We had a First Lady named Dolley, they had ice cream by the War of 1812 and one of the select few flavors was oyster.
♫ The More You Kno-o-ow ♪ - grits nm
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:O How did you do that? - *seething with envy*
[ In Reply To ..]That's it, grits. You. are. SO. fancy. I just can't stand it!
You mean these? ♫ ♪ - grits
[ In Reply To ..]♪ = Alt 13
♫ = Alt 14
It takes a tad of practice, but you'll get it - there are a few more in the link.
I'm only as fancy as Facebook ♥
Or we can just copy & paste yours. ;) - mraker (nm)
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