Interesting Facts about Presidents

George Washington had a pet parrot that he taught to swear.

Abraham Lincoln was an accomplished wrestler and only lost one out of about 300 matches.

Thomas Jefferson invented the swivel chair, which is still commonly used today.

Theodore Roosevelt was the first president to own a car and the first to have a telephone in his home.

John F. Kennedy had a coconut shell that he used as a makeshift paperweight on his desk.

Franklin D. Roosevelt was the first president to appear on television during a live broadcast.

Ronald Reagan was a lifeguard during his youth and saved 77 lives.

Harry S. Truman used to practice piano every morning before starting his day.

Jimmy Carter was the first president to be born in a hospital.

Bill Clinton is an avid saxophone player and has performed with several famous musicians.

Barack Obama collects Spider-Man comic books.

Donald Trump was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 20

George W. Bush is known for his interesting paintings of dogs and landscapes.

James Madison was the shortest U.S. president, standing at only 5 feet 4 inches tall.

William Taft was so large that he once got stuck in the White House bathtub.

Richard Nixon was an excellent poker player and won more than $6,000 in World War II poker games.

Calvin Coolidge had a pet raccoon named Rebecca that lived in the White House.

Lyndon B. Johnson had a car horn that played Hail to the Chief.

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Andrew Jackson was involved in nearly 100 duels, often to defend his wife’s honor.

Herbert Hoover had a talent for translating ancient Latin texts.

James Monroe’s daughter was the first person to be married in the White House.

Woodrow Wilson was an accomplished baseball player and even played semi-professionally.

Benjamin Harrison was the first president to have electricity in the White House.

John Quincy Adams regularly skinny-dipped in the Potomac River.

Andrew Johnson was a tailor before becoming president and made his own clothes.

Gerald Ford was a fashion model and appeared on the cover of Cosmopolitan in 19

Warren G. Harding once lost White House china in a card game.

Ulysses S. Grant was given a ticket for speeding on his horse in Washington, D.C.

Chester A. Arthur had 80 pairs of pants in his wardrobe.

James Garfield could write in Latin with one hand while writing in Greek with the other.

Rutherford B. Hayes was the first president to have a telephone in the White House.

John Tyler had 15 children, the most of any U.S. president.

Martin Van Buren was the first president to be born as a U.S. citizen.

William Henry Harrison had the shortest presidency, serving only 32 days before dying of pneumonia.

Zachary Taylor’s inauguration was the first to be photographed.

James Buchanan never married and is the only bachelor president in U.S. history.

George H. W. Bush was the youngest navy pilot in World War II, starting at the age of

George Washington was the only president who did not live in the White House.

Abraham Lincoln is the only U.S. president to have held a patent for an invention (a device to buoy boats over shoals).

Franklin Pierce was arrested for running over a woman with his horse and buggy, but charges were dropped.

James K. Polk is the only president who voluntarily did not seek reelection.

Andrew Jackson’s pet parrot had to be removed from his funeral because it was swearing too much.

John Adams and Thomas Jefferson both died on July 4, 1826, exactly 50 years after the signing of the Declaration of Independence.

William McKinley was the first president to ride in an automobile while in office.

Grover Cleveland was the only U.S. president to serve two non-consecutive terms.