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To: Germanicus Cretorian

Good old Van Buren, our first president who grew up speaking a foreign language: Dutch.


20 posted on 04/02/2011 6:38:39 PM PDT by OldNewYork (social justice isn't justice; it's just socialism)
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To: OldNewYork

Was Kennedy an Irish Catholic descended from Lackland? If true, that is a surprise.


21 posted on 04/02/2011 6:40:16 PM PDT by Captain Kirk
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To: OldNewYork

Since Van Buren was rumored to be the illegitimate son of Aaron Burr he may be in the link as well.


34 posted on 04/02/2011 7:54:27 PM PDT by arrogantsob
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To: OldNewYork

Dutch wasn’t foreign in New York whereas English was.


59 posted on 04/03/2011 6:42:43 AM PDT by muawiyah (Make America Safe For Amercans)
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