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.

[Q]: Category: THE CIVIL WAR 
Clue: His first act after being sworn in as president of the Confederacy was to send a peace commission to Washington, D.C.
[A]: jefferson davis


[Q]: Category: BUMPED FROM THE COVER OF TIME 
Clue: A cover titled "Declining American Birthrate" was canceled in 1974 when this man was pardoned
[A]: richard m. nixon


[Q]: Category: HISTORIC QUOTES 
Clue: General & statesman who said, "When I want to know what France thinks, I ask myself"
[A]:
charles de gaulle