April 19, 1886: “President Cleveland a ‘Father’ to Many”
President Grover Cleveland took the extraordinarily brave and forthright step today of acknowledging his son. A lifelong Democrat, President Cleveland, as of this writing an unmarried male, admitted this morning in an emotional and moving address to having fathered a child out of wedlock. “We’ve all heard the children’s rhyme,” the president said as he introduced the youngster to the crowd. “‘Ma, ma, where’s my pa? Gone to the White House, ha ha ha.’ And while this is no laughing matter, it is time to set the record straight.”
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