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What did Ronald Reagan mean when he said You can tell a lot about a fellow's character by his way of eating jelly beans?
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∙ 12y ago
When Ronald Reagan ran for Governor of California in 1966, he began eating jelly beans as part of his successful attempt to give up pipe smoking. The Oakland-based producer of the jelly beans sent a monthly shipment of jelly beans to the Governor's Office throughout Reagan's two terms as Governor. The company also made a custom-designed jelly bean jar for Reagan. The company continued to ship jelly beans to Reagan after Reagan left the governorship. In 1976 the company introduced the Jelly Belly brand. Within two years, the shipment consisted entirely of the Jelly Belly brand. The company provided the Reagan White House with Jelly Belly jelly beans for all eight years of Reagan's presidency. In February 1981 the company received official Government authorization to develop a Jelly Belly jelly bean jar with the Presidential Seal on it. These Presidential jars of Jelly Belly beans, each in its own blue gift box, were given by Reagan to heads of state, diplomats, and many other White House guests.
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∙ 6y ago
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∙ 11y agoRonald Reagan was a smoker. He used a tactic that many people use to help quit. He switched one habit for another. Smoking has a lot to do with hand to mouth. Jellybeans are a small item, and help fulfill that nervous hand to mouth habit. He basically replaced cigarettes with jelly beans.
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∙ 12y agoHe probably meant that you can tell about someones character by the way he/she does certain things. For example, if the person eating the jelly beans separated them all by color the person might have been OCD. If the person left only one color, the person could be allergic to that flavor or is racist (although unlikely). Another scenario might be the person just eats them all quickly without taking time to actually taste the jelly beans. That could mean the person has a more rough personality and kind of "bull dogish." I hope this answers your question.
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∙ 9y agoBecause jelly beans are good.......for the soul! And he like probably just REALLY likes jelly beans.
The real reason Ronald Reagan ate jelly beans was to quite smoking and then he came to really like them. His favorite was black licorice.
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∙ 13y agoRonald Reagan starting eating jelly beans to help him quit smoking, and it worked and he became obsessed with them and even has a portrait of him out of jelly beans.
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∙ 13y agoApparently he did - he kept some on his desk in the White House.
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∙ 12y agohello
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What flavor jelly bean did Reagan like?
Was it pectin cause I know he started eating them when he stopped smoking. In 1976 jelly bellies came on the market so he started eating them right away.AnswerThe answer is Blueberry, this flavor was specifically created for Ronald Reagan's inauguration. He also loved black licorice jelly beans and was his favorite.
Which presidents favorite food was jellybeans?
Licorice was reported to be Reagan's favorite flavor.
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
What was Ronald Reagan's favorite food?
Reagan started eating jelly beans when he gave up smoking in the early 1960's.It may not have been his favorite food but he was certainly well known for them. It was mac and cheese
Didn't Ronald Reagan make jelly belly jellybeans famous?
When Ronald Reagan ran for Governor of California in 1966, he began eating jelly beans as part of his successful attempt to give up pipe smoking. The Oakland-based producer of the jelly beans sent a monthly shipment of jelly beans to the Governor's Office throughout Reagan's two terms as Governor. The company also made a custom-designed jelly bean jar for Reagan. The company continued to ship jelly beans to Reagan after Reagan left the governorship. In 1976 the company introduced the Jelly Belly brand. Within two years, the shipment consisted entirely of the Jelly Belly brand. The company provided the Reagan White House with Jelly Belly jelly beans for all eight years of Reagan's presidency. President Reagan's favorite Jelly Belly flavor was licorice. In February 1981 the company received official Government authorization to develop a Jelly Belly jelly bean jar with the Presidential Seal on it. These Presidential jars of Jelly Belly beans, each in its own blue gift box, were given by Reagan to heads of state, diplomats, and many other White House guests.
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