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Monday Humor: "Lost" Presidential Emails Unearthed

While the House Oversight Committee remains unable to ascertain the contents of White House Staffers' emails from last year's U.S. Attorney scandal, and, more recently, Senator Clinton continues to withhold White House correspondence from the Clinton Administration, the We Op-Ed team has been more successful in our pursuit of government transparency. Delving to the depths of Presidential Libraries and Hotmail accounts, we have uncovered some illuminating and juicy emails from former Presidential Administrations. Below we offer our top 5 previously "lost" emails:

5. Email written January, 1860

Subject: Sorry for the Mass Mailing...

Dear Cabinet Members,

My husband in his desires to live up to his new epithet and be "honest" wanted me to inform you that when I first met him he was known as "Little Liar Lincoln".

More admissions to come I'm sure,

- Mary Lincoln


4. Email written November, 1889

Subject: Re: Father, Send Money

Dearest Son,

So confident am I in my legacy that I have recently staked our entire family fortune on a wager with Millard Filmore over which of our first names would be more popular. The knave hasn't a prayer.

Your Father,


Grover Cleveland


3. Email written February, 1965

Subject: Re: Re: Re: You Old Bastard

Trip is going great!

Don't see why all the fuss over Kennedy's female exploits. Down here, South of San Antonio, they been calling me "The BJ."


2. Email written March, 1938

Subject: LOL

Dear V.P.,

I just sat down with the AG about the ALF merging with the CIO. Get this: after praising the TVA and WPA he worries that the UK and USSR could suck the USA into WWII. Needless to say LMAO.

TTYL


FDR POTUS Washington, DC, USA


1. Email written July, Seventeen Hundred and Ninety-Four

Subject: Minutes from Last Night's Meeting

Dearest Martha,

Having already placated the insufferable Hamilton, the decision for the Century Note rested between myself and Old Man Franklin. Fearing a costly and most unnecessary ado, I resolved to sate his ego -- a colossus matched only in grandeur by the dimensions of his cranium -- and conceded him the $100. The joke remains upon him, however, for I prophesize few will ever brandish sufficient change to validate such a sum. I rest safe knowing that it is most assuredly all about the Washingtons.

Forever yours,


George ("The General")


- The We Op-Ed Team

Tags: george washington, honest abe, fdr, white house emails, grover cleveland, humor

2 Comments

Paul Davison Comment by Paul Davison on March 28, 2008 at 11:09pm
Thanks for putting a smile upon me face. It is indeed all about the Washingtons...
Justin Comment by Justin on March 28, 2008 at 11:29pm
Happy to help. It's politics after all. You can't keep a straight face for too long.

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