23 October 2008

What did Jefferson and Nixon have in common (besides the president gig)?

The coming election is on the minds of plenty of folks. Is it just coincidence that a handful of stories about Latin recently have appeared just this week in the nation's paper of record?

Here's a nice article from the New York Times going back to last December that reminds us that "Of the 40 presidents since Jefferson, 31 have studied Latin...".

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