PRESIDENTIAL OUTSIDE INFO
1) Washington was the only president unanimously elected. He received all 69 electoral votes 2) Adams was the first president to live in the White House 3) In signing the 1803 Louisiana purchase, Jefferson nearly doubled the size of the US. 4) James Madison was the only president to have two vice presidents die in office. Clinton died in 1812 and Gerry died in 1814 5) The Monroe doctrine forbade foreign countries, like Spain and Russia, from expanding into North and South America. This was passed during the "era of good feelings" 6) In 1843, John Quincy Adams became the first president to have his photograph taken. 7) Andrew Jackson took several bullets while fighting in duals-duals-an activity for which he was famous. 8) Martin Van Buren was the first president born a US citizen rather than a British subject. 9) William Henry Harrison had the shortest presidency: he died after only a month in office after contracting pneumonia by not wearing a coach during his long-winded inauguration speech. 10) John Tyler was the first president to marry in office, and he was also the president with the most children- 15! (Surprised he got anything done!) 11) James Knox Polk's inauguration was the first one to be reported by telegraph 12) Zachary Taylor never voted until he was 62 years old. 13) Millard Fillmore and his first wife, Abigail, started the White House the library. 14) Franklin Pierce was the only elected president not renominated by his party for a second term 15) James Buchanan was the only president to never marry. His niece, Harriet Lane, was his first lady 16) Lincoln's Gettysburg address and second inaugural address are among the greatest presidential speeches. 17) Andrew Johnson was the first president to be impeached. The Senate found him not guilty, however, and he remained president 18) Ulysses S Grant's much praised memoirs has been in print since 1885 19) The first telephone was installed in the White House while Rutherford B Hayes was president. 20) James a Garfield was the first president who campaigned into languages-English and German. 21) Chester a Arthur was a stylish dresser and was nicknamed "gentleman boss " and "elegant Arthur" 22) Grover Cleveland was the only president to be defeated and then reelected, serving to nonconsecutive terms. 23) Benjamin Harrison was the only president he was a grandson of the president (William Henry Harrison) 24) Grover Cleveland was the only president to be married in the White House 25) During that William McKinley's presidency, Hawaii was annexed and the Philippines, Puerto Rico, and Guam became US territories. Also he was assassinated in Buffalo, New York at the 1901 Pan-American exposition. 26) Theodore Roosevelt was the first president to ride in an automobile, an airplane, and a submarine. 27) William H. Taft was the only president who on to serve on the Supreme Court as Chief Justice. Also, he is famous for once getting stuck in the White House bathtub. 28) Woodrow Wilson was the first president to hold a news conference. About 125 members of the press attended the event on March 15, 1913 29) Warren G Harding was a newspaper publisher before he was president. 30) Calvin Coolidge was the first president to be sworn in by his father, a justice of the peace 31) In astroid, Hooveria, was named for Pres. Herbert C Hoover. 32) Franklin D Roosevelt was the only president elected to four terms. While being in office during World War II, he became famous for his fireside chats. 33) Harry S Truman was a farmer, a Hatmaker, and a judge before entering politics 34) Dwight D Eisenhower was a five star general in World War II before becoming president. He is famous for coining the domino theory and it for pushing it for a universal highway system in the United States 35) John F Kennedy was the youngest and the first Roman Catholic president. He was also an avid sailor. 36) Lyndon B. Johnson was the first person to take an oath of office in an airplane. It was the presidential jet, Airforce 1. 37) Richard and the Nexsen was the only president to resign, which happened after the Watergate scandal. 38) After college, Gerald R Ford was a football coach, a park ranger, and a male model, 39) Jimmy Carter won the Nobel Peace Prize in October 2002, and is famous for the Camp David Accords. 40) Ronald W Reagan worked for nearly 30 years as a Hollywood actor. 41) George H.W. Bush was the first president to spend a holiday with troops overseas: Thanksgiving in Saudi Arabia. 42) Clinton was the second of two presidents to be impeached. The Senate later acquitted him. 43) George W. Bush was an owner of the Texas Rangers baseball team from the late 1980s until 1998. 44) Barack Obama is left-handed-the sixth president to be left-handed
