Posted on 02/25/2013 2:38:11 PM PST by neverdem
How about the lady that followed, now imagine the current first moocher doing this...
Lou Hoover herself paid the cost of reproducing furniture owned by Monroe for a period sitting room in the White House. She also restored Lincoln's study for her husband's use. The Hoovers entertained elegantly, using their own private funds for social events while the country suffered worsening economic depression.
It was a different time, people felt responsible for themselves.
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