President Roosevelt patted and squeezed me in 1938. Truman,… - Shirley Temple

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President Roosevelt patted and squeezed me in 1938. Truman, Eisenhower, and Nixon shook my hand, but then I was older. Ford kissed me. Jimmy Carter kissed me in the White House, which means I was even older. And now I am simply female, black, and unemployed.

Shirley Temple

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Shirley Jane Temple (April 23, 1928 – February 10, 2014), later known as Shirley Temple Black, was a child actress who appeared in over 40 films from 1932; the majority being released before she reached adolescence. She became a diplomat and United States ambassador as an adult.

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Birth Name: Shirley Jane Temple

Alternative Names: Shirley Temple Black • Shirley Agar • Shirley Jane Black

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