Grover Cleveland: Grover Cleveland’s nickname was Uncle Jumbo.īenjamin Harrison: Benjamin Harrison was accidentally shocked by electricity in the White House, and refused to touch a switch. Arthur: Chester Arthur was a sharply dressed man, owning over 80 pairs of pants, which he often changed several times a day. Garfield: James Garfield was the first President to campaign bilingually, in both English and Spanish.Ĭhester A. Hayes was the first president to have a telephone and a typewriter in the White House, and began the tradition of the Easter Egg Roll of children on the White House Lawn. Grant was so good at breaking horses, many farmers came to him for assistance. After that, he was self-educated and had a habit of reading.Īndrew Johnson: As a teenager, Andrew Johnson was sold as a servant to a tailor with his brother, and ran away 2 years later. It was to Queen Victoria in 1858.Ībraham Lincoln: Lincoln only had 18 months of schooling. James Buchanan: James Buchanan never married, and was the first president to send a transatlantic telegram. Millard Fillmore: Queen Victoria once declared Millard Fillmore the most handsome man she’d ever seen.įranklin Pierce: Franklin Pierce perfected the comb-over. Zachary Taylor: Zachary Taylor’s nickname was “Old Rough and Ready” because of his sloppy dressing. Polk: It’s believed that Polk worked so hard while serving as president that he weakened himself, as he died shortly after leaving office. John Tyler: John Tyler fathered more children than any other president-15 among 2 wives in his lifetime.

William Henry Harrison: Although he gave the longest inauguration speech of any president, William Henry Harrison died in office after serving just one month, the shortest term of any president. Martin Van Buren: Martin Van Buren was the first president to be born an American citizen-all before him were British before the American Revolution. John Quincy Adams: John Quincy Adams liked to go skinny dipping in the Potomac.Īndrew Jackson: As a prank, Andrew Jackson invited prostitutes to the annual Christmas Ball. James Monroe: Once, James Monroe chased the Secretary of the Treasury out of the White House with tongs. James Madison: At 5’4″, James Madison was the shortest president-Lincoln was the tallest. Thomas Jefferson: After the Library of Congress was burned during the War of 1812, Thomas Jefferson sold his personal library of 6,487 books to the Federal government to restart it. John Adams: John Adams is the first president whose son became president. George Washington: Although George Washington was the first American millionaire, he had to borrow $1,500 in 1789 to travel for his inauguration. Here, we’ll share an interesting fact about each of the men that have held the title. As a rule, presidents tend to be extraordinary people, but there are just some facts about the presidents that are hard to believe.įrom skinny dipping to record numbers of offspring there’s a lot to learn about our past and present Commanders in Chief.

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