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Rutherford B. Hayes banned alcohol from the White House.
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Is it true that Rutherford B. Hayes banned alcohol from the White House?
Yes. President Rutherford B. Hayes, supported by his wife Lucy, banned alcoholic beverages from being served at White House functions during his administration.
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The text explicitly states that First Lady Lucy Hayes supported her husband's ban of alcoholic beverages at state functions.
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Simple English Wikipedia: Simple English Wikipedia: Lucy Webb Hayes. (n.d.). Simple English Wikipedia. https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucy_Webb_Hayes
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