TASK DEFINITION: You will be given a trivia clue, and the category it belongs to. You should answer with the best answer that belongs in the category and is described by the clue. For simplicity, answers should be in all lower cased letters.
PROBLEM: Category: NAMES YOU SHOULD KNOW 
Clue: Sharing her first name with Robin Hood's sweetie, this African-Amer. contralto earned the 1963 Pres. Medal of Freedom

SOLUTION: marian anderson

PROBLEM: Category: THE NEW YORK TIMES OP-ED PAGE 
Clue: His 2005 farewell column said, "Never retire!"; he kept his Sunday magazine language column

SOLUTION: william safire

PROBLEM: Category: PARKS 
Clue: Horseshoe Bend National Military Park in Alabama is the site where he defeated the Creek Indians in 1814

SOLUTION:
andrew jackson