hail to the chief

     

The lyrics of this presidential anthem were adapted from "The Lady of the Lake" by Sir Walter Scott

Trivia about hail to the chief

  • Julia Tyler began the custom of having this song played as a presidential greeting
  • Based on a Scottish melody, this song of arrival was first used offically around 1845
  • In the 1840s First Lady Sarah, seeing James enter rooms unnoticed, made this song a regular feature of his entrances
  • The official music for the vice president, "Hail Columbia" is the veep's equivalent of this march
  • Song that's the title of Robert Dallek's book on "The Making and Unmaking of American Presidents"
  • First Lady Julia Tyler asked the Marine Band to announce the arrival of her husband with this tune

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  • #YouMightBeAConservative if you are outraged that Obama did not salute during "Hail To The Chief" #tcot #UniteBlue
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  • @kenvogel @rickperlstein I made a life-sized, cardboard cut-out of Rick Perlstein & kick him in the nuts while I sing "Hail to the Chief."
  • John Fitzgerald Kennedy~ When asked about his favorite song I think Hail to the Chief has a nice ring to it.
  • @theonlywayisfaw @Hector_Bellerin @PresidentOzil PRESIDENT ÖZIL!! HAIL TO THE CHIEF!
  • @FLOTUS Happy Birthday Mr President. Hail to the Chief.
  • America's Secret Slang is pretty good. @OutOnABranch @Race4thePrize think youd enjoy the "Hail to the Chief" episode.
  • @tmbg And you might be playing Hail To The Chief to President Capricorn in a few years.
  • .@susanslusser reports when Lester and Gomes just walked into the clubhouse someone put Hail to the Chief on A's clubhouse stereo 😂
  • So weird seeing Gomes and Lester walk into clubhouse right now with Red Sox bags. Someone out Hail to the Chief on clubhouse stereo.