Cigar in the White
House:
Cigar is known for showing prestige and power. It is like
riding a prestigious car, like the Rolls Royce. The process of lighting cigar
is simple and the pleasure that is obtained is unmatched. The reputation
precedes it and thus this has been tried by a number of people which also
includes the presidents of the US. Through different presidents and in
different ways, these have found their way to the Casa Blanca (White House) at
different terms of the presidents.
The list is huge and we are going to talk about some and it
will definitely include the famous JFK, who was in love with the Cuban variety
of cigars. Even Bill Clinton also loved them, in a strange way perhaps, but
nonetheless it was used. There are 20 presidents out of the 43 presidents of
the US who were fond of smoking cigars. It was evident right from the age of
the Civil War to the Cold War. These presidents are very much known to have the
cigars turn into something which shows one’s enjoyment and thus turned the
trying times into happy ones.
We here are going to tell some of these names who made the Bruxelles
a regular in the place.
The names of the
presidents who were cigar lovers:
Ulysses S. Grant: A true cigar lover, if you are
asking us in this manner, then we will simply jump to this name. He was a Civil
War hero and was elected as the 18th President in the 1800s. He
isn’t of course, credited with much but it has been found out that he used to
smoke as much as of 20 cigars in a day. And one research insists that he smoked
10,000 cigars in a 5 years term. The cigar smoking habit of his was also used
in different campaigns as propaganda. He was a peace loving man always and was
understanding and calm even in bad times. There is hardly a photograph of Grand
without holding a cigar.
Zachary Taylor: We aren’t exactly going in an order.
We here are presenting the names first which are worth to be mentioned for
their love of cigars and to the extent they were related to these. Zachary
Taylor was the twelfth president and yet another war hero (The Mexican War) who
got elected in 1848. He was a war hero truly and had dedicated his life to
military service. He was very fond of cigar smoking but would smoke only in the
presence of those who were smokers like him.
Warren G. Harding: Harding is the 29th
President who was elected in 1921 and he was known more for playing golf and
poker than looking after the country. Perhaps he was fond of any Cigare Lounge Bruxelles as well, though these weren’t much in existence back then.
There were good qualities in him though. Before he succumbed to ill health he
answered all the US citizens’ letters, personally. He was particular about the
aroma of the cigars and had the humidor shifted to the White House.
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