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President Franklin Roosevelt found the small talk at White House social functions so tedious that he would sometimes amuse himself by greeting new guests with the statement, "I murdered my grandmother this morning." One quick-thinking guest replied, "I'm sure she had it coming."
President Ronald Reagan once criticized Screen Actors Guild president Ed Asner for his outspoken views on American foreign policy. Reagan remarked, "What does an actor know about politics?"
