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Helen Taft

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First Lady

The Resume

    (June 2, 1861-May 22, 1943)
    First Lady of the United States (1909-1913)
    Married to President Taft (1886-1930)

Why she might be annoying:

    She was a meretricious dresser.
    One of her first acts as First Lady was to tear down the White House barn that contained the Taft family cow, Pauline Wayne.
    She demanded that all White House dinners be white tie affairs.
    She hated bearded and bald waiters.
    For some strange reason, Taft called her Nellie (suppose its better than 'Weezy').

Why she might not be annoying:

    She was educated.
    She was an independent woman.
    She had 3,000 Japanese cherry trees planted in the capital.
    She helped to make her husband president by convincing Teddy Roosevelt to make him his successor.
    She had a stroke but worked her way back to being able to perform her First Lady duties (1909).
    She was the first First Lady to ride with the president back to the White House after the inauguration.
    She was the first First Lady to publish an autobiography.
    She obviously did not nag her husband about his weight.
    She had sexual congress with the fattest president and escaped with her life.
    She is the only woman to be the wife of a President and a Chief Justice (her husband was both).

Credit: Captain Howdy


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Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 6 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 5 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 13 Votes: 46.15% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 3 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 18 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 7 Votes: 14.29% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 6 Votes: 83.33% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 10 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 12 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 15 Votes: 46.67% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 16 Votes: 37.50% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 10 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 35 Votes: 48.57% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 35 Votes: 34.29% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 38 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 124 Votes: 45.16% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 143 Votes: 45.45% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 99 Votes: 41.41% Annoying