44 Presidential Facts You May Not Know
Ahhh Presidents Day in the Southern Tier. It's more than a day off or buying a discount mattress. There's a lot of history in the day. I thought it would be fun to give you a quick fact on each president that served the United States. I bet there are lots you didn't know, especially with the early presidents.
1 George Washington - Teeth were made from elephant and walrus tusks, not wood.
2 John Adams - First to live in the White House
3 Thomas Jefferson - Spoke 6 different languages
4 James Madison - Smallest President at 5' 4", under 100 lbs.
5 James Monroe - Died on the 4th of July, 1831, following both John Adams and Thomas Jefferson, who died on July 4, 1826
6 John Quincy Adams - Son of John Adams
7 Andrew Jackson - First President to ride in a train
8 Martin Van Buren - First President born an American citizen - (all before him were born in the British colonies)
9. William Henry Harrison - President for only 31 days, died of pnueumonia
10 John Tyler - Loved kids, had 15 children
11 James K. Polk - First President to serve a nation from coast to coast
12 Zachary Taylor - Never voted for a President
13 Millard Fillmore - First President to have a stove and running water in the White House
14 Franklin Pierce - Memorized his entire inaugural speech - 3,319 words
15 James Buchanan - Never married, his niece was White House hostess
16 Abraham Lincoln - Tallest President, First President to be assassinated
17 Andrew Johnson - Was buried wrapped in an American flag with a copy of the Constitution
18 Ulysses S. Grant - Was fined $20 for speeding with his horse and carriage
19 Rutherford B. Hayes - First President to use a phone - his phone number was 1
20 James A. Garfield - Could write with both hands at the same time - in different languages
21 Chester A. Arthur - Changed his pants several times a day - he owned 80 pairs of pants
22 Grover Cleveland - First and only President married in the White House
23 Benjamin Harrison - First President to have electric lights and a Christmas tree in the White House, grandson of William H. Harrison
24 Grover Cleveland - First and only President to ever serve 2 non-consecutive terms
25 William McKinley - First President to use campaign buttons
26 Theodore Roosevelt - Youngest person ever to be President
27 William H. Taft - Heaviest President - 332 pounds
28 Woodrow Wilson - Dreamed of being a stage performer
29 Warren G. Harding - Gambled away a set of White House china
30 Calvin Coolidge - Only President born on the 4th of July
31 Herbert Hoover - Spoke chinese to his wife to keep their stories private
32 Franklin D. Roosevelt - Only President to serve more than 2 terms
33 Harry S. Truman - Read every book in his hometown library
34 Dwight D. Eisenhower - Commander of Allied Forces during World War II
35 John F. Kennedy - Youngest elected President, first Catholic President
36 Lyndon B. Johnson - Was an auto mechanic and teacher before being President
37 Richard M. Nixon - Recommended a play to the Miami Dolphins in Super Bowl VI
38 Gerald R. Ford - Held his daughter's High School prom in the White House
39 Jimmy Carter - First President born in a hospital
40 Ronald Reagan - Oldest President (69-77)
41 George Bush - Survived 4 planes crashes during World War II
42 William J. Clinton - Played the saxophone on national TV
43 George W. Bush - Has a collection of over 250 signed baseballs
44 Barack Obama - The first African-American to become President
Happy Presidents Day everyone!