From Howard Taft’s 12-ounce breakfast steaks to Donald J. Trump’s well-done preferences, here’s how nine presidents’ beef choices reflect their personalities and times.
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Americansreflectonleadership,historyandthemenwhoshapedthenationonPresidents’Day.
Butbeyondspeechesanddiplomacy,there’sonethreadrunningfromtheFoundingeratothemodernWhiteHouse:steak.
Althoughsteakwassometimesservedatstatedinners,itwasmorecommonlypreparedforthefirstfamily’sprivatemealsattheWhiteHouseorCampDavid,accordingtoAdrianMiller,aJamesBeardAward-winningculinaryhistorianandColorado-basedauthor.
Knowingwhatthosedinnerslookedlikeoffersawindowintoapresident’s“personalityandsoul,”MillertoldFoxNewsDigital.“Americanssimultaneouslywantourpresidenttobeexceptionalandalotlikeus.”
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“Presidentsbecomemorerelatablewhentheysharewhattheyliketoeat,especiallythefoodfromtheirchildhood,&
