And the answer is...

Republican President Dwight D. Eisenhower in a letter to his brother Edgar, Nov. 8, 1954

Many thanks to the, literally, hundreds of you who replied.  The first five winners and lucky recipients of their very own AFT embossed dental floss are:

Sondra Frisch
Jack Forman
Ken Berger
Raquel Arostegui
Leslie Seiger

Special consolation prize of AFT provided electro-shock therapy goes to Rick Cassar for his submission of "Jimi Hendrix in a drug induced stupor at Woodstock in 1969."


Now, for extra credit, who said the following?

"Never underestimate the ability of your membership to use internet search engines to quickly find the answer to trivia questions and then deluge your inbox with hundreds of emails."

No need to respond, answer provided at the bottom of this message.

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From: Jim Mahler <aftjim@pacbell.net>
Date: Mon, 23 May 2005 23:25:13 -0700
Subject: QUOTE OF NOTE

Who said the following?

"Should any political party attempt to abolish Social Security, unemployment insurance, and eliminate labor laws and farm programs, you would not hear of that party again in our political history. There is a tiny splinter group, of course, that believes you can do these things. Among them are H.L. Hunt (you possibly know his background), a few other Texas oil millionaires, and an occasional politician or business man from other areas. Their number is negligible and they are stupid."

The first five people to email me back the correct answer will receive a lovely prize from AFT (probably of little or no value).

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Answer to extra credit question from above:  AFT President Jim Mahler, moments before he was committed to a State mental hospital.