Lyndon Johnson, Franklin Roosevelt, and General Ike Eisenhauer were all regular cigarette smokers. Dick Nixon had quit cigarettes and switched to cigars before becoming pres.
Smoking gets such bad reviews, that probably lots of smoker-politicians try to keep their smoking habit out of public view. Off the top of my head I cannot think of any New Hampshire or national politicians who are known for being smokers except for Senator Barak Obama from Illinois. Probably, there's got to be some other governors, congressman, and senators who smoke since supposedly 20% of all american adults are smokers.
At $4.50 for a pack of 20 camel filters, it's not an inexpensive habit. Used to be, cigarette makers hired well-dressed women down on Washington St, Boston, in the shopping district to pass out little freebie four-packs of cigarettes. Them days are gone forever....take a breath....it's springtime!
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