Trivia

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[edit] Condoleezza Rice Trivia

• Dr. Rice is the first African American woman, second African American (after Colin Powell), and second woman (after Madeleine Albright) to serve as Secretary of State.
• Dr. Rice is fourth in line to succeed the President. This is a higher ranking in the presidential line of succession than any other woman has ever achieved. (Madeleine Albright is a naturalized citizen and was therefore ineligible to succeed).
• Dr. Rice is second cousin to former NAACP Lawyer Connie Rice.
• One of Dr. Rice's closest mentors, college professor Josef Korbel, was former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright's father.
• Condoleezza Rice's father, the Reverend John Wesley Rice, worked as a counsellor in the same Birmingham (Alabama) school where former Secretary of State Colin Powell's uncle was principal.
• Condoleezza Rice was taken to Southern University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana as a young child for psychological testing, where she was found to be a genius with an extraordinarily high IQ.
• In August 2004 [1] and again in August 2005 [2], Forbes magazine named Dr. Rice the world's most powerful woman.
• Dr. Rice has stated several times in interviews that she has aspirations of becoming the Commissioner of the National Football League.
• Dr. Rice was a Democrat until 1982 when she changed her political affiliation to Republican after growing averse to President Carter's foreign policy. [3]
• Dr. Rice is unmarried, though she has dated before and was even temporarily engaged to Denver Broncos receiver Rick Upchurch, who, in 2000, was named one of the 300 best NFL players of all time [4].
• She was reported to have accidentally referred to President Bush as her "husband" at a Washington dinner party, before quickly correcting herself.
• In November 2004, Dr. Rice had surgery to remove a benign uterine fibroid.
• She started learning music at age three. She made use of her pianist training to accompany cellist Yo-Yo Ma for Brahms's Violin Sonata in D minor at Constitution Hall in April 2002 for the National Medal of Arts Awards. She also played Glenn Gould's piano while meeting with Michaëlle Jean the Governor General of Canada at Rideau Hall on October 25, 2005.
• She is a former competitive figure skater.
• High school: graduated from St. Mary's Academy, Englewood, Colorado, Class of 1970.
• In February 2005, Dr. Rice attracted press attention for her choice of footwear while visiting an American military base in Germany. (High, black boots, which were dubbed "Matrix" boots by some.)
• Her height is 5' 8".
• Dr. Rice currently resides at the famous Watergate Apartments in Washington, DC, where many famous leaders live and have lived, including Supreme Court Justices, Cabinet members, and Senators.
• She is an avid football fan, and has expressed interest in becoming the Commisioner of the NFL.

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