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yes, Ronald Reagan LOVED jelly beans! It was said that at every meeting in the White House he would bring a jar of jelly beans and pass it around the table. When he was shot, his wife Nancy brought him a big jar of jelly beans at the hospital. Appearantly he had smoked and used jelly beans to try to break his habit. They then became his favorite candy.
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What president always had jelly beans available at cabinet meetings?
Ronald Reagan
Which president loved jelly beans'?
Ronald Reagan.
Did Ronald Reagan invent jelly beans?
No, he did not.
Who was the jelly bean president?
Ronald Reagan started eating jelly beans when he gave up smoking in the early 1960's. On his first day as governor of California, candymaker Henry Rowland gave Reagan a big jar of jelly beans, which Reagan put on the Cabinet Room table. That was the beginning of a long tradition of passing out jelly beans during Cabinet meetings. "We can hardly start a meeting or make a decision without passing around the jar of jelly beans," he told Rowland. Reagan also once said that, "You can tell a lot about a fella's character by whether he picks out all of one color or just grabs a handful." Sometime later he remarked, "Some political figures have endured in history as lions or conquerors or something equally impressive. It's a little frightening to think California history might record us as jelly beans." When Reagan was elected President in 1980, Henry Rowland told reporters, "There will be jelly beans in the White House, that's all I can say." True to form, Reagan kept a crystal jar full of his favorite jelly beans (Jelly Belly's) for Cabinet meetings and encouraged his department chiefs to eat them when they needed energy. Guests at Reagans 1980 inaugural parties consumed 40 million jelly beans --- almost equalling the number of votes he received in the election. Here is an interesting link that discusses Reagan's interest in Jelly beans: associatedcontent.com/article/194607/jelly_beans_a_colorful_history_and.html?cat=74
Which candy Ronald Reagan known to keep on his desk in the white house?
He was noted for keeping jelly beans handy.
Who as President favored jelly beans?
Ronald Reagan
What chief executive loved jelly beans?
Ronald Reagan
What was Ronald Reagan's favorite food or candy?
Jelly beans
What was Ronald Reagan's favorite food or snack in the oval office?
Ronald Reagan always had a jar of jelly beans on his desk in the Oval Office.
What are 3 items that represent Ronald Wilson Reagan?
jelly beans, ranch, football
What candy was Ronald Reagan known to keep candy on his desk in the white house?
jelly beans
How many jelly beans did Ronald Reagan eat in a day?
214 tons
