No building in DC may be taller than 13 floors. This is so that no matter where in the city you are, you
can see the monument to our first President, Washington.
More presidents have been born in Virgina then any other state. Washington,
Jefferson, Madison, Monroe, William Henery Harrison, Tyler, and Wilson.
All U.S. Presidents have worn glasses, some of them just didn't like to be seen with them in public.
All of the presidents have had a sibling.
The most common first name for a president is James or some variation of it.
James Madison, James Monroe, James Polk, James Buchanan, James Garfield, Jimmy Carter
Nine U.S. Presidents never went to college: George Washington, Andrew
Jackson, Martin Van Buren, Zachary Taylor, Millard Fillmore, Abraham Lincoln,
Andrew Johnson, Grover Cleveland, and Harry Truman.
Only 3 mayors of U.S. cities went on to become president: Calvin Coolidge, Grover Cleveland, and Andrew Johnson.
Theodore Roosevelt was the only U.S. president to deliver an inaugural address without
using the word "I." Abraham Lincoln, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Dwight D. Eisenhower tied for
second place, using "I" only once in their inaugural addresses.
Each American President has had a personal piano, with the exception of Gerald Ford and
George Bush.
John F. Kennedy and Warren Harding were the only United States presidents to be survived
by their fathers.
Six U.S. Presidents were professional soldiers: Washington, Jackson, William Henry
Harrison, Taylor, Grant, and Eisenhower.
Norfolk County, Massachusetts, is the birthplace of three United States presidents: John
Adams, John Quincy Adams, and John F. Kennedy.
Out of the eight presidents that have died while in office, only two have died IN the
White House, William Henry Harrison and Zachary Taylor.
There were three presidents who went on to further federal service after leaving the
white house: John Qunicy Adams (House of Representitives), Andrew Johnson (Senate), and
William Howard Taft (Supreme Court).
April 30 is an important date in the history of the USA. On that date Washington was
sworn into office, Hitler commited suicide, and it was when the Vietnam War officially
ended.
Only 4 Presidents served their entire terms without having a Vice President (before the
25th
Amerndment which provided for filling vacancies in the Vice Presidency): Tyler, Fillmore,
Andrew
Johnson, and Arthur.
Only 4 US Presidents were elected to the Presidency without having held a single
elective
office: Taylor, Grant, Hoover and Eisenhower.
Benjamin Harrison, Chester A. Arthur, Rutherford B. Hayes, & James A. Garfield all
future
presidents at the time, attended Lincolns inauguration in 1860.
No president has ever died in the month of May.