PRESIDENTIAL NICKNAMES
This Ronald Reagan nickname came from a role he played in the movie "Knute Rockne All American"
the Gipper
Time to school you with "bounteous mother", this 2-word phrase
alma mater
Tarrytown & Scarsdale are examples of these places outside New York City
suburbs
This adjective encompassing wisdom is one letter different from the species to which humanity belongs
sapient
Cement plus water plus sand &/or gravel equals this hard stuff used in construction
concrete
There may have been a bit of mockery in calling 5'7" John Adams this kind of tall monument "of Independence"
the Colossus
You'll be on the money if you say this phrase that means "out of many, one"
e pluribus unum
It's a type of singing quartet, or an Ice Cube-led comedy franchise
barbershop
"To know how to do", this French phrase is the ability to say or do the right thing in any social gathering
savoir faire
Thanks to its tetrahedral atomic structure, this pure-carbon mineral is the hardest known substance in nature
a diamond
Liberal columnist Molly Ivins nicknamed him "Shrub"; he called himself "The Decider"
George W. Bush
The Brennan Center for Justice says this is a "principle of constitutional democracy that protects against unlawful detention"
habeas corpus
Black, Manafort, Stone & Kelly was a firm engaged in this fully legal activity in Washington, D.C., a center for it
lobbying
This woman addressed in the title of a Beatles tune has a name meaning wisdom
Prudence
Per the 1666 Rebuilding of London Act, "against future perills of fire", all future buildings were to be made of stone &/or this
brick
The grandson of an earlier pres., he was "The Front Porch Campaigner" for giving speeches to crowds gathered at his home
Benjamin Harrison
This kind of attack goes after an opponent's character rather than the argument that was made
ad hominem
Weird Al's parody of "Pretty Fly For A White Guy" replaces "White Guy" with this type of religious leader
a rabbi
Referring to your sense of vision, it means hyperopic; in another sense, it's denotes wisdom regarding future events
farsighted
So strong it's used in making propeller shafts for nuclear subs, lignum vitae is one of the world's hardest types of this
wood
From his Rough Rider days, Theodore Roosevelt was "The Hero of" this Cuban elevation
San Juan Hill
This phrase means "let the buyer beware", & you've now purchased the clue, so it'll cost you $1,000 if you don't know it
caveat emptor
The first issue of this magazine in 1894 was focused on advertising; music came later
Billboard
Welcome to this "-city", the quality of being wise in one's judgment
sagacity
This word refers to what's been done to steel if it's heated to a high temperature, then cooled for increased hardness
tempered