02/17/2025
Some fun facts for President's Days:
George Washington was the only president unanimously elected. Meaning all of the state representatives voted for him.
Thomas Jefferson was also an accomplished architect. He designed his famous home at Monticello as well as buildings for the University of Virginia.
James Madison and George Washington are the only presidents who signed the Constitution.
James Madison was the shortest president at 5 feet 4 inches tall and weighed 100 pounds.
Abraham Lincoln was the tallest president at 6 feet 4 inches tall (Lyndon B. Johnson was also 6' 4").
On the day he was shot, Lincoln told his bodyguard that he had dreamt he would be assassinated.
Abraham Lincoln often stored things like letters and documents in his tall stove-piped hat.
Franklin D. Roosevelt was the first president to appear on television during a 1939 broadcast from the World's Fair.
Teddy Roosevelt was the youngest man to hold the office of president (42 years old).
Teddy Roosevelt was blind in his left eye due to an injury in a boxing match.
When Ronald Reagan was shot by an assassin in 1981, he joked "I forgot to duck".
The "S" in Harry S. Truman does not stand for anything.
Woodrow Wilson was buried at the Washington National Cathedral. He is the only president buried in Washington D.C.
Andrew Jackson was shot in the chest during a gun dual, but managed to stay standing and shoot and kill his opponent. The bullet could not be safely removed and remained in his chest for the next 40 years.
After working at a Baskin-Robbins as a teen, President Obama no longer likes ice cream. Bummer!
Bill Clinton enjoys playing the saxophone and was a member of a band called "Three Blind Mice" in high school.
Martin Van Buren was the only president to speak English as a second language. His first language was Dutch.
William Henry Harrison was the 9th president. His grandson, Benjamin Harrison, was the 23rd president.
John Tyler had 15 children. The White House must have been hopping!
William Henry Harrison died just 32 days after becoming president. He died from a cold he got while standing in the rain giving his inauguration speech.
