Princess Margaret President Johnson Limerick

In 1965 princess margaret and her husband lord snowdon embarked on a whirlwind tour of the united states visiting several cities and concluding with a black tie dinner at the white house hosted.

Princess margaret president johnson limerick. Speaking to the 140 dinner guests assembled in the state dining room. The fictional moment does allow. While there is no record of a dirty limerick contest either margaret did indeed seem to charm the socks off president johnson. There is also no record or recollection by anyone present of a limerick contest between the princess and the president a match of wits and rhyme employing a womans breasts and a mans johnson its certainly not something id ever heard of christopher warwick the author of a princess margaret biography recently told vanity fair.

Johnson and princess margaret make an unlikely but colorful pair in season 3 of the crown. Kennedy for whom johnson served as vice president before his assassination. On november 17 1965 at 8 pm president lyndon b. For instance there is no record of princess margaret insulting the memory of john f.

I was left distinctly underwhelmed the remark helps endear margaret to johnson who proceeds to gratuitously mock the 35th president as a callow braggart. In the crown princess margaret helena bonham carter gets into a drinking competition and then a dirty limerick game with president johnson who famously swore less like a trooper and more like an entire us marine corps.