Presidential Fun Facts for Inauguration Day
In honor of the inauguration, we have compiled a list of the most interesting, entertaining, or outright outrageous facts for all 44 of our presidents.
Whether you like or dislike our new president, every President of the United States of America has an interesting or fun fact related to him. What Donald Trump’s most known fact will be remains to be seen.
* George Washington was unanimously elected President.
* John Adams was the first to live in the White House.
* Thomas Jefferson spoke six different languages: Greek, Latin, French, Italian, Spanish, and English.
* James Madison was the smallest at 5’4″ and weighed under 100 pounds.
* James Monroe died on the Fourth of July in 1831.
* John Quincy Adams was the son of the 2nd President, John Adams.
* Andrew Jackson was the first President to ride in a train.
* Martin Van Buren was the first President to be born an American citizen; the rest were born in the British colonies.
* William Henry Harrison was only President for only 31 days – he died of pneumonia.
* John Tyler had 15 children.
* James K. Polk was the first President to serve from coast to coast.
* Zachary Taylor never voted for a President.
* Millard Fillmore was the first President to have a stove and running water in the White House.
* Franklin Pierce memorized all 3,319 words of his inaugural speech.
* James Buchanan never married; instead, his niece served as White House hostess.
* Abraham Lincoln was the first President to be assassinated.
* Andrew Johnson was buried in an American flag with a copy of the Constitution.
* Ulysses S. Grant was fined $20 for speeding with his horse and carriage.
* Rutherford B. Hayes was the first President to use a phone, and his number was 1.
* James A. Garfield could write with both hands at the same time.
* Chester A. Arthur changed his pants several times a day. He owned 80 pairs.
* Grover Cleveland was the first and only President married in the White House.
* Benjamin Harrison was the first President to have electric lights and a Christmas tree in the White House.
* Grover Cleveland was the first and only President to serve two non-consecutive terms.
* William McKinley was the first President to use campaign buttons.
* Theodore Roosevelt was the youngest person ever to be President.
* William H. Taft was the heaviest President – 332 pounds.
* Woodrow Wilson dreamed of being a stage performer.
* Warren G. Harding gambled away a set of White House china.
* Calvin Coolidge was the only President born on the 4th of July.
* Herbert Hoover spoke Chinese to his wife to keep their stories private.
* Franklin D. Roosevelt was the only President to serve more than two terms.
* Harry S. Truman read every book in his hometown library.
* Dwight D. Eisenhower was the commander of the Allied Forces during World War II.
* John F. Kennedy was the youngest elected President.
* Lyndon B. Johnson was a mechanic and a teacher before being President.
* Richard M. Nixon recommended a play to the Miami Dolphins to Super Bowl VI.
* Gerald R. Ford held his daughter’s high school prom in the White House.
* Jimmy Carter was the first President born in a hospital.
* Ronald Reagan was the oldest President.
* George Bush survived four plane crashes during World War II.
* Bill Clinton played the saxophone on national TV.
* George W. Bush has a collection of over 250 signed baseballs.
* Barack Obama was the first African-American President of the United States.
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